Gille CRIST 4th Earl of Angus [7031] 1657
- Born: 1154, Forfar, , Angus, Scotland 1657
- Marriage (1): Marjory of Scotland [7032]
- Died: 11 December 1207, Forfar, , Angus, Scotland at age 53 1657
- Buried: Dunfermline Abbey, Dumfermline, Fife, Scotland 1657
FamilySearch ID: L8MB-CRD.
General Notes:
Gille Críst, Earl 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 of Scotland and Ada de Warenne, and that he was succeeded by his son Donnchad before 1206. His daughter Bethóc (Beatrix) was married to Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland and was mother to Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland. It is claimed that Marjorie of Huntingdon married secondly (as his second wife), Sir William de Lindsay of Luffness and Crawford (born c. 1148 \endash died c. 1200), but such a marriage did not occur. Gille Críst, Earl of Angus and Marjorie of Huntingdon were ancestors of Robert I (known as Robert the Bruce), King of Scots (b. 11 July 1274 - d. 7 June 1329).
Gille Críst, 4th Earl of Angus had by his first wife, Marjorie of Huntingdon (youngest daughter of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon and his wife, Ada de Warenne), the following son and daughter:
. Donnchadh (or Donnchad), 5th Earl of Angus who succeeded him before 1206.
. Bethóc (or Beatrix) who was married to Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland and mother to Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland.
Gille Críst, 4th Earl of Angus had by his second wife, Ingibiorg Ericsdottir of Caithness (daughter of Eric Thorliotsson), the following son:
. Magnus II, Earl of Orkney and Caithness
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Gilchrist, 4th Earl of Angus was born before 1187.
He was the son of Gillbride, 2nd Earl of Angus. He married Marjorie of Huntingdon, daughter of Henry of Huntingdon, Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, after 1200.
He died between 1207 and 1211. He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Angus [S., c. 1115] before 1198. In 1198 he was a great benefactor to the Arbroath Abbey.
Children of Gilchrist, 4th Earl of Angus Beatrix of Angus:
Duncan, 5th Earl of Angus+1 d. bt 1207 - 1214
Noted events in his life were:
1. Title Of Nobility: He succeeded his brother as Earl/Mormaer of Angus., in 1206,. 1659
2. Title Of Nobility: 4th Earl of Angus; Mormaer of Angus, before 1206, in , , , Scotland. 1659
Gille married Marjory of Scotland [7032] [MRIN: 5538], daughter of Henry OF SCOTLAND 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria [7043] and Ada DE WARENNE [7044]. (Marjory of Scotland [7032] was born in 1152 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England,1657 died in 1213 in Forfar, , Angus, Scotland 1657 and was buried in 1213 in Sawtry, , Huntingdonshire, England 1657.)
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