Kung Isle of Man 1187-1226. Blev högst 64 år.
1165 Isle of Man, England.
1229 Isle of Man, England.
Espell:
Ragnvald of Isle of Man
Kung på Isle of Man, England 1187-1226.
Far: Godred the Black of Isle of Man (1127 - 1187)
Född: 1165 England, Isle of Man 1)
Död:
1229 England, Isle of Man 1)
Bar
Familj med: Nn of Kintyre (1170 - 1230)
Vigsel:
1186 2)
Barn:
1. Godred Don Isle of Man (1186 - 1230)
In the year 1187, on the 10th of November, Godred, King of the Isles, died in the Island of St. Patrick, in Man. In the beginning of the following summer his body was removed to the Island called lona. He left three sons, Reginald, Olave, and Ivan. Reginald, then a full grown young man, was absent in the Isles. Olave, yet a very young boy, resided in Man. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys)
Godred during his life had appointed Olave to succeed to the kingdom, for the inheritance belonged to him by right, because he was born of lawful wedlock; and had commanded all the people of Man to appoint Olave king after his own death, and preserve inviolate their oath of allegiance. How ever, after the death of Godred, the Manxmen sent their messengers to the Isles for Reginald, and made him king, be cause he was a man of energy and of riper age. For they dreaded the weakness of Olave, for he was but a boy ten years old, and they considered that a person, who on account of his tender age, knew not how to direct himself, would be wholly incapable of governing his subjects. This was the reason why the people of Man appointed Reginald king. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys)
A struggle took place between Reginald Godredson and Olaf Godredson II. Reginald elder, but declared illegitimate. Olaf, younger, claiming legitimate succession. (Frances Coakley)
In the year 1205, John de Courcy, recovering his strength, collected a large force, and was accompanied by Reginald, King of the Isles, with nearly one hundred ships, to Ulster. Putting into the port called Strangford, they laid siege, but carelessly, to the fort of Rath. Walter do Lacy came upon them with a large army, and totally routed them; aiid after that time John do Courcy never recovered his pos sessions. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys)
Reginald gave his brother Olave a certain island called Lewis, which is said to be more extensive than the other islands, but thinly peopled, because it is mountainous and rocky, and almost totally unfit for cultivation. The inhabitants live mostly by hunting and fishing. Olave took possession of this island and dwelt there; living, how ever, very scantily. Finding that the island could not support himself and his followers, he went frankly to his brother Reginald, who was then residing in the Isles, and spoke to him as follows: You know, my brother and king, that the kingdom of the Isles was mine by hereditary right, but as the Lord chose you for its governor, I do not grudge it you, nor am I discontented because you have been raised to the supreme dignity of king. I now therefore beg that you will allot me hand somewhere in the Isles sufficient for my own decent maintenance and that of my followers, for the island of Lewis which you gave me is unequal to my support. When Reginald had heard this, he promised to take advice on the subject, and return an answer to the petition next day. When next day had dawned, and Olave had conic by summons, to speak with the king, Reginald ordered him to be seized, bound, and carried in chains to William, King of Scotland, to be kept prisoner by that Sovereign. This order was executed, and Olave remained prisoner with the King of Scotland nearly seven years. In the seventh year, William, king of Scotland, died, and was succeeded by his son Alexander. Before his death, however, William gave directions for the liberation of all who were confined in his prisons. Olave then, having his chains removed, and being restored to liberty, went to Man to his brother Reginald, and shortly afterwards set out with a considerable attendance of men of rank for the shrine of St. James. Returning from the pilgrimage, he again visited his brother Reginald, by whom he was received in a friendly manner. At that time Reginald caused his brother Olave to marry Lanon' the daughter of a certain man of rank of Kintyre, sister to his own wife, and gave him the afore said island of Lewis, whether Olave, taking leave of his brother, went with his wife, amid dwelt there. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys)
A short time 1225 after this, Reginald received from the people of Man 100 merks under the pretence of going to the court of the Lord King of England, but he went to the court of Alan, Lord of Galloway. At the same time he gave his daughter in marriage to the son of Alan. When the Manxmen heard of this they were greatly incensed, and sending for Olave appointed him king. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys)
In 1228 Alan of Galloway invaded the Isle of Man and fought a sea-war against Norway in support of Reginald, Prince of Man, who was engaged in a fratricidal struggle with his brother Olaf for possession of the island. Alan died in 1234 and is buried at Dundrennan Abbey in Galloway. (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
En dotter utan namn blev gift med Thomas av Galloway. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys, doc 55)
Bar
Källor
1)
Fra Skanke-slektens historie, G.V.C. Young
2)
Beräkning
Rushen
Slottet Rushen på Isle of Man, byggt år 1153. Det är öns bäst bevarade byggnadsminne från dess norska tid. De sista jarlerna residerade där och slottet är numera museum. (En nordisk kronologi, Alf Henrikson)
Isle of Man
Isle of Man är en ö med cirka 80 000 invånare, och den är belägen mellan England och Irland.
© Forskning av: Björn Espell, Frösön, Jämtland. Uppdaterad 2009-11-14.
Raghnall mac Gofraidh
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Raghnall mac Gofraidh or Rognvald Guthredssonn (killed 1229), was King of Mann and the Isles 1187-1229. He is referred to in some texts as Reginald, and was a son of Gofraidh mac Amhlaibh. Raghnall was a dominant figure in the West in later twelfth century.[1]
Raghnall's younger half-brother Olaf was their father's intended successor. Raghnall was not happy with that prospect, and when however succeeded their father in the Manx kingdom, he sort of usurped; or was and is seen by some as an usurper of; the throne. He however got to face his brother's constant opposition, claims, and internecine war. After years of campaigning, his brother managed to have Raghnall killed, and took the throne in the year 1229.
In the 1190s, Raghnall's kinsman Harald Maddadsson, Earl of Orkney and mormaer of Caithness faced troubles with William I of Scotland, who therefore had granted Harald's Scottish fief of Caithness to Earl Harold the Young, whom Harald Maddadsson then had killed in about 1198. Raghnall was the King's next appointee to Caithness, to deprive Harald of that land. King William, the Orkneyinga Saga says, called upon Raghnall, Manx ruler, to fight against Harald.[2]By Scottish King Raghnall was spuriously assigned with claims to Harald's lands, because people remembered that Harald's mother was younger daughter of Earl Haakon Paulsson, whereas the elder daughter had married the king of Isle of Man (although Raghnall's father Godfrey had been that lady's stepson and not her own son). Earl Harald, however, retook Caithness from Raghnall.
In this campaign, dated to 1201, the Saga tells that Harald came to the stronghold of Bishop John of Caithness, at Scrabster. Bishop John went to meet Harald, apparently to greet him, but the Earl had him seized, tortured and mutilated.[3]
The Gesta Annalia reports that Harald's treatment of Bishop John in 1201 stemmed from the fact that John was an informant set on making trouble between Harald and King William.[4] In 1219, Raghnall resigned his Manx rulership to the Holy See, imitating King John of England, though he remained as king of the island. On 14 February 1229 he was killed by his brother Olaf, by some opinions the rightful heir to the throne.
Early in the 13th century, Raghnall did homage to King John of England (reigned 1199 - 1216). That is the first we hear of English intervention in the affairs of Manx kingdom. A period of Scots domination would precede the establishment of full English control. During the whole of the Scandinavian period the isles remained nominally under the suzerainty of the kings of Norway, but the Norwegians only occasionally asserted it with any vigour.
From the middle of the 12th century until 1217 the suzerainty, because Norway had become a prey to civil dissensions, had remained of a very shadowy character. But after that date it became a reality and Norway consequently came into collision with the growing power of Scotland.
Raghnall's brother and killer succeeded him as King Olaf II.
[edit] References
1. ^ McDonald, Andrew (1996-10-21). The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland's Western Seabord in the Central Middle Ages, C.1000-1336. Tuckwell Press Ltd. pp. 85–88, 144, 150–151 & 212. ISBN 1898410852.
2. ^ Orkneyinga Saga, c.110.
3. ^ Vigfusson, Gudbrand (1887). Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney. Rolls Series. Addenda 1. ISBN 1862322368. www.northvegr.org/lore/orkney/029.php.
4. ^ McDonald, Andrew (2003-09-29). Outlaws of Medieval Scotland: Challenges to the Canmore Kings, 1058-1266. Tuckwell Press Ltd. pp. 107–109. ISBN 1862322368.
Head of State of the Isle of Man
Preceded by
Gofraidh King of Mann and the Isles
1187-1229 Succeeded by
Olaf
[edit] References
1. ^ McDonald, Andrew (1996-10-21). The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland's Western Seabord in the Central Middle Ages, C.1000-1336. Tuckwell Press Ltd. pp. 85–88, 144, 150–151 & 212. ISBN 1898410852.
2. ^ Orkneyinga Saga, c.110.
3. ^ Vigfusson, Gudbrand (1887). Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney. Rolls Series. Addenda 1. ISBN 1862322368. www.northvegr.org/lore/orkney/029.php.
4. ^ McDonald, Andrew (2003-09-29). Outlaws of Medieval Scotland: Challenges to the Canmore Kings, 1058-1266. Tuckwell Press Ltd. pp. 107–109. ISBN 1862322368.
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