Magnus
Jonsson of Caithness and Orkney
formerly Jonsson
Born about in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John (Magnusson) Magnusson of Orkney and of Caithness
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Margaret (Sinclair) Fraser [half]
Husband of
Katherine (Unknown) Countess of Caithness
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died about
at about age 38
in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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| Magnus (Jonsson) Jonsson of Caithness and Orkney signed the Declaration of Arbroath. Join: Scotland Project Discuss: Scotland |
| Preceded by Jon Magnusson |
Earl (Jarl) of Orkney and Caithness 1312 to 1322 |
Succeeded by Malise, Earl of Strathearn, Orkney and Caithness |
Biography
Magnus Jonsson, also known as Magnus V, was born about 1291, most likely at Kirkwall, Orkney. Magnus Jonsson was born to John (Magnusson) Magnusson of Orkney and of Caithness (abt.1259-1311) and an unknown wife.[1] He was a minor at the time of his father's death in 1303[2] and during his minority, he was a ward of Weland de Stiklaw[2] He came of age in 1312.[2]
Magnus first appears in charter records on 28 Oct 1312, as witness to a treaty between King Robert Bruce and King Hakkon V of Norway.[3][4][5] He was one of the men who signed the Declaration of Arbroath on 6 Apr 1320.[3][1]
He married Katherina (aka Caterina), sometime shortly before his death.[3] Under her own name, she granted a charter in which she identified her late husband as the heir of Earl John.[3][1] They had no known children.[3][1]
Magnus Jonsson died between 1322 and 1329, without an heir.[3] most likely in Orkney or Caithness.[2][1] He was succeeded by Malise, Earl of Strathearn.[1]
Research Notes
Date of Birth: Calculated: 1312 (year of maturity) - 21 = 1291
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Balfour Paul, James; The Scots Peerage; (Douglas, D; Edinburgh, 1904-1914); Vol II, pg. 318
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Crawford, Barbara; Thesis: The Northern Earldoms, Orkney and Caithness; Edinburgh University Press; Journal Article
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Anderson, Joseph; The Orkneyinga Saga; (Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh, 1873); Vol I, p. liv-lv
- ↑ Balfour-Paul; James; The Scots Peerage, (Douglas, D; Edinburgh, 1904-1914); Vol II, p. 319
- ↑ People of Medieval Scotland; 4/1/5 (RRS v, no.25); PoMS Record
See Also
- SCOTLAND EARLS>"SCOTLAND EARLS". 2020. Fmg.Ac.Medlands, Earls of Strathearn
- SCOTLAND EARLS>"SCOTLAND EARLS". 2020. Fmg.Ac.Medlands Project, Norwegian Jarl's of Norway
- SCOTLAND EARLS>"SCOTLAND EARLS". 2020. Fmg.Ac.Medlands, Earls of Caithness
- Orknyinga Saga - Project Gutenberg
- Wikipedia Article
- Declaration of Arbroath
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Amy (Crawford) Gilpin
Amy (Crawford) Gilpin
Debra (Downs) Allison
Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
Amy (Crawford) Gilpin
I'll be working on this profile on behalf of the Scotland Project's Arbroath Team. This is a duplicate of Magnus Jonsson, Earl of Orkney and Caithness. If you have additional information or sources, please contact me directly.
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Amy (Crawford) Gilpin
I've added an estimated date to this profile and will be working on it on behalf of the Scotland Project. Please feel free to share any information or sources you have for this profile here, or contact me directly.
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[Living Horace]
Balfour Paul, Scots Peerage, Vol. 2, p. 319.
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[Living Horace]
De Orkney-1 and Gilchrist-271 appear to represent the same person because: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/951050/earls-of-strathearn
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Debra (Downs) Allison
Needs Category: Scotland Project
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Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
Magnus-99 and Gilchrist-271 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same death date, same location, same time frame, The Jarl's of Orkney are descendants of the Earls of Angus.
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