Family of Fergus of GALLOWAY
Partner: Fergus of GALLOWAY
Name: |
Fergus of GALLOWAY |
Sex: |
Male |
Father: |
- |
Mother: |
- |
Birth |
c. 1095 |
Carrick, Ayrshire |
Occupation |
|
1st Lord of Galloway |
Death |
12 May 1161 (age 65-66) |
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh |
Name: |
Gilbert of GALLOWAY |
Sex: |
Male |
Note on Husband: Fergus of GALLOWAY
King Fergus de Galloway (born 1096) was a contemporary and close relative of King Somerled [King of the Isles and Man], both being direct descendants through Godfraidh (Godfrey) mac Fergus, Lord of the Isles who died in 853 A.D. Sources list King Fergus as either son of Olave the Red, King of Man or of Gudrod Haraldsson (son of Harald) b. 1025 in Scotland, d. 1095 in Islay, Scotland and Marie Haraldsdatter (daughter of Harald) b. 1046 Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, d. 1086 Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Wikipedia: Although his familial origins are unknown, it is possible that he was of Norse-Gaelic ancestry.