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Fergus Prince Canmore 1º Earl King of Galloway 1090–1166 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1090

Birth Location: Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 May 1166

Death Location: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Gospatric Canmore

Mother: Æthelreda Dunbar

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In 1090, Fergus Prince Canmore 1º Earl King of Galloway entered the world in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Gospatric Canmore And Thelreda Wessex Saxon Princess Of Northumbria Countess Of Dunbar. Fergus Prince Canmore 1º Earl King of Galloway passed away in 1166 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1090, Fergus Prince Canmore 1º Earl King of Galloway entered the world in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Gospatric Canmore And Thelreda Wessex Saxon Princess Of Northumbria Countess Of Dunbar.
  • Fergus Prince Canmore 1º Earl King of Galloway passed away in 1166 in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Fergus Galloway's Ancestors

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Fergus Galloway
1090–1166
Birth Place: Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Gospatric Canmore
1040–1074
Northumberland, England
Æthelreda (Wessex Saxon Princess of Northumbria Countess of) Dunbar
1046–1090
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Maldred I) Dunkeld
1003–1045
Dunbar Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Edith (Ældgyth 'the Fair' Princess of) Northumberland
1016–1086
Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Crinan Dunkeld
–1045
Bethoc Scone
–1043
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Duncan Dunkeld
Lady Dunbar
–1009

Fergus Galloway's Timeline

2 Records

1090
1090
Birth of Fergus Prince Canmore 1º Earl King of Galloway in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
1166
12 May 1166
Age 76
Death of Fergus Prince Canmore 1º Earl King of Galloway in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1090
    Event Place: Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1166
    Event Place: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland

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