Gille Brigte, Earl of Angus
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Gille Brigte of Angus is one of the earliest attested Mormaer
s of Angus
. He was possibly a descendant of Dubacan of Angus
.
Gille Brigte is recorded as a witness to a charter
dating to 1150. He probably fathered both Adam
and Gille Críst
. He was dead by 1189, when his son Adam was the Mormaer.
Mormaer
The title of Mormaer designates a regional or provincial ruler in the medieval Kingdom of the Scots. In theory, although not always in practice, a Mormaer was second only to the King of Scots, and the senior of a toisech.-Origin:...
s of Angus
Angus
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
. He was possibly a descendant of Dubacan of Angus
Dubacan of Angus
Dubacan of Angus is usually regarded as one of the earliest attested Mormaers. He is mentioned as Dubucan filius Indrechtaig mormair Oengusa in the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba, and it is told that he died along with his lord, Amlaib, son of Caustantín II at the Battle of Brunanburh Dubacan of...
.
Gille Brigte is recorded as a witness to a charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
dating to 1150. He probably fathered both Adam
Adam, Earl of Angus
Adam , ruled from sometime prior to 1189 as Mormaer of Angus. Almost nothing is known of him, but it is fairly certain that he was the son of Gille Brigte, the previous Mormaer. He died young and was succeeded by his younger brother Gille Críst.-Bibliography:* Roberts, John L., Lost Kingdoms: Celtic...
and Gille Críst
Gille Críst, Earl of Angus
Gilla Críst of Angus, ruled until 1206 as Mormaer of Angus. He was a son of Gille Brigte of Angus and younger brother of Adam of Angus.Almost nothing is known of him, except that he married Marjorie of Huntingdon, the daughter of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, and that he was...
. He was dead by 1189, when his son Adam was the Mormaer.