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Lord Ferquhard MacTaggart , Chief of Clan Ross, 1st Earl of Ross 1170–1251 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1170

Birth Location: Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1251

Death Location: Delny Castle, Kilmuir, Cromartyshire, Scotland

Father: Abbot Applecross

Mother: Lady Ross

Spouse(s): Lady Macgillvray

Children(s): Lord Scotland

In 1170, Lord Ferquhard MacTaggart , Chief of Clan Ross, 1st Earl of Ross entered the world in Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland, born to Abbot An Sagart O Beolan Lay Abbot Of Applecross And Lady Intagart De Ross. Lord Ferquhard MacTaggart , Chief of Clan Ross, 1st Earl of Ross married Lady Margaret Macgillvray, and had children including Lord William I De Ross Mac Fearchar Second Earl Of Ross Justiciar Of Scotland. Lord Ferquhard MacTaggart , Chief of Clan Ross, 1st Earl of Ross passed away in 1251 in Delny Castle, Kilmuir, Cromartyshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1170, Lord Ferquhard MacTaggart , Chief of Clan Ross, 1st Earl of Ross entered the world in Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland, born to Abbot An Sagart O Beolan Lay Abbot Of Applecross And Lady Intagart De Ross.
  • Lord Ferquhard MacTaggart , Chief of Clan Ross, 1st Earl of Ross married Lady Margaret Macgillvray, and had children including Lord William I De Ross Mac Fearchar Second Earl Of Ross Justiciar Of Scotland.
  • Lord Ferquhard MacTaggart , Chief of Clan Ross, 1st Earl of Ross passed away in 1251 in Delny Castle, Kilmuir, Cromartyshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abbot Applecross
1135–1228
Birth Location: Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland
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Lady Ross
1147–1170
Birth Location: Ross-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Macgillvray
1178–
Birth Location: Ross, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lord Scotland
1203–1274
Birth Location: Fearn, Ross-shire, Scotland
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Lord Ross's Ancestors

Self
Lord Ross
1170–1251
Birth Place: Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland
Parents
Abbot An Sagart O'Beolan , Lay Abbot of Applecross
1135–1228
Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland
Lady (Intagart de) Ross
1147–1170
Ross-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Gillanrias O'Beolan ,) Earl
1110–1170
Ross-shire, Scotland
Lady (Gillandrias O'Beolan ,) Countess
1110–1170
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Martin Paul
1082–1140
Lady Unknown
1082–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Paul Kenneth
1054–
Unknown
1054–

Lord Ross's Descendants

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Lord (Ferquhard MacTaggart , Chief of Clan Ross, 1st Earl of) Ross (1170–1251) m. Lady (Margaret) Macgillvray (1178–)
  1. 1. Lord (William I de Ross mac Fearchar , Second Earl of Ross, Justiciar of) Scotland 1203–1274 m. Lady (Johanna Jean de Comyn , of) Altyre 1198–1274
    1. 1. Lord (William II de Ross , 2nd Earl of) Ross 1239–1323 m. Lady (Euphemia de) Barclay 1258–1296
      1. 1. Lord (Hugh , 3rd Earl of Moray and 4th Earl of) Ross 1297–1333 m. Lady (Margaret de Graham , Countess of) Ross 1295–1372
        1. 1. Queen (Euphemia de Ross , Queen Consort of Scotland, Countess of) Moray 1320–1386 m. King (Robert II Stewart , King of) Scots 1316–1390

Lord Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1170
1170
Birth of Lord Ferquhard MacTaggart , Chief of Clan Ross, 1st Earl of Ross in Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland
Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland
1251
1251
Age 81
Death of Lord Ferquhard MacTaggart , Chief of Clan Ross, 1st Earl of Ross in Delny Castle, Kilmuir, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Delny Castle, Kilmuir, Cromartyshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1170
    Event Place: Applecross, Ross-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1251
    Event Place: Delny Castle, Kilmuir, Cromartyshire, Scotland
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