Angus Moray (abt. 1087 - 1130)

Born about 1087 in Angus, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 1130 at about age 43 in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland

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Biography

”Oenghus mac inghine Lulaich,” “ri Moréb”

Angus (Oenghus mac inghine Lulaich) Moray was born the son of Unknown Moray, daughter of Lulach MacGilleomgain, King of Scots. ^[1][2][3] He ”was earl of Moray, and nephew of Malsnechtan (Máelsnechtai MacLulaich).” ^[4]

He was killed in 1130 at the Battle of Stracathro. “In the year of our Lord 1130, while King David was…in King Henry’s court…Angus, earl of Moray, with Malcolm and five thousand men, entered Scotia…with the intention of reducing the whole kingdom to subjection. Upon this Edward, the son of Siward, earl of Mercia…assembled troops and suddenly threw himself in the enemy’s way. A battle was at length fought, in which Earl Angus was slain and his troops defeated, taken prisoners, or put to flight…” ^{[5][6][7][8][9]} His death ended the direct line of early Moray mormaers. ^[10]

Research Notes

1. The cited sources do not adequately support Unknown Moray as the spouse of Æthelred (Edelret mac Maíl Coluim) Dunkeld, including her children, Angus (Oenghus mac inghine Lulaich) Moray and Unknown Moray; all relationships have been removed.
2. Alison Weir, wiithout confirming sources, asserts the marriage of his mother, Unknown Moray to Aedh, “Daughter (name not known)…married Aedh, Mormaer of Moray.” ^[11]
3. Angus MacKay speculates a marriage of his mother, Unknown Moray, “Aedh became mormaer, or Earl, in 1078, when Maelsnectan was expelled; in that same year he married the daughter of Lulach, who was Maelsnectan's sister.” ^[12]
4. Balfour asserts that the husband of his mother, Unknown Moray, was likely named, Eth; “———— a daughter, who is recorded to have been the mother of Angus, the Earl of Moray…It is nowhere stated who her husband was, but it is generally maintained that his name was Eth…” ^[13]
5. “The People of Medieval Scotland database also has an Eth (landowner in Moray) and Eth is the Latin name, but POMS translates his name as Aed.” John Atkinson ^[14]
6. Two families claimed direct descendance from Angus ; one, a family of MacHeth, claimed a Wymund was a son of Angus ^[15] and another, MacWilliam, claimed similar. Both pretensions were rejected and claims extinguished by Alexander II in 1222. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Anderson, Allan Orr. "Early Sources of Scottish History A.D 500 to 1286.” Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd (1922), vol. 2, citing, Annals of Ulster, vol. ii, p. 124, S. A. 1130, “…Angus, the son of Lulach’s daughter…” p. 173
2. ↑ Skene, William Forbes. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban. Volume I. History and Ethnology, Edinburgh: David Douglas (1886), This edition Paisley PA: Grian Press (2014), loc. 5602, citing, “Angus, son of the daughter of Lulach the Mormaer of Moray, and successor of Macbeth as king of Scotia, for three months, who on the death of Lulach’s son Maelsnechtan in 1085 had succeeded to him, according to the Pictish law of succession, as Mormaer of Moray, or, as it was now termed, Earl.” https://a.co/eXulJ81.
3. ↑ Skene, William F. The Highlanders of Scotland. Excursus and Notes, MacBain, Alexander (ed.) Stirling: Eneas MacKay (1902), citing, “The sons of Malcolm Mac-Heth were nephews of Somerled (mepotes then meant nephew). Malcolm himself was brother to Angus of Moray, whose father Aed was husband of King Lulach’s daughter. Malcolm’s history is mixed up with that of an imposter – Bishop Wymund of Man – who asserted that he was Malcolm Mac-Heth. The surname is now Mackay.” chap. II.
4. ↑ Anderson, Allan Orr. “Scottish annals from English chroniclers, A.D. 500 to 1286.” London: D. Nutt (1886), citing, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle MS. D. s.a. 1080, “Angus was earl of Moray, and nephew of Malsnechtan.” p. 166.
5. ↑ Anderson, Allan Orr. "Early Sources of Scottish History A.D 500 to 1286.” Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd (1922), vol. 2, citing, Annals of Ulster, vol. ii, p. 124, S. A. 1130, p. 173
6. ↑ Skene, William Forbes. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban. Volume I. History and Ethnology, Edinburgh: David Douglas (1886), This edition Paisley PA: Grian Press (2014), loc. 5614, https://a.co/dGK2UcE
7. ↑ Oram, Richard. Domination and Lordship: Scotland, 1070-1230 (New Edinburgh History of Scotland Book 3), Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. (2001), loc. 1543, citing, “David’s absence from Scotland in early 1130 was taken as an opportunity by his enemies to mount a fresh challenge to him. Behind the rebellion stood Malcolm, Alexander I’s bastard son, but his principal associate was another royal pretender. Angus of Moray was the grandson of King Lulaig mac Gilla Comgain (1057–8), who had been overthrown and killed by David’s father. Chronicle accounts of this rising, sparse though they are, imply that Angus was its leader, presumably as the legitimate descendant of a recognised king, and the aim was to place him on the throne. All sources agree that Angus was halted by an army commanded by David’s constable, Edward, https://a.co/2PfDg7O
8. ↑ Cawley, Charles Medieval Lands: a Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. Hereford, UK: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (2006), chap. 6.A.2.b.)I.) LULACH (b)(1).
9. ↑ Dalrymple, David, Sir. “Annals of Scotland, from the Accession of Malcolm III, surnamed Canmore to the Accession of Robert I.” Edinburgh: J. Murray (1776), p. 373
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Rampini, Charles. “A History of Moray and Nairn.” Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons (1897, p. 44
11. ↑ Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage (1989), p. 183-184, https://a.co/f6xc92S
12. ↑ MacKay, Angus. A Brief History of Clan MacKay. National Library of Scotland (Leabhariann Naissonta re h.Alba). Edinburgh: Norman MacLeod (1896, pps. 20-21.
13. ↑ Paul, J. Balfour., Wood, J. Philip., Douglas, R. The Scots peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), citing, “———— a daughter, who is recorded to have been the mother of Angus, the Earl of Moray…It is nowhere stated who her husband was, but it is generally maintained that his name was Eth…” p. 284.
14. ↑ Beam, Amanda, et al. People of Medieval Scotland: 1093–1371 Glasgow and London: (2019), Áed (landholder in Moray), PoMS
15. ↑ Anderson, Allan Orr. "Early Sources of Scottish History A.D 500 to 1286.” Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd (1922), vol. 2, citing, William of Newburgh and Ailred de Rievaulx, ”Wimand…declared falsely that he was the son of the King of Moray, i.e., of Angus, King Lulach’s grandson.” p. 97;

See also:

• Wikipedia: Óengus of Moray
• Wikipedia: Earl of Moray