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Óengus (Angus) Earl of Moray Malcolm Macheth Earl of Ross Wimund Bishop of the Isles

Opposition to David. Óengus (Angus) Earl of Moray Malcolm Macheth Earl of Ross Wimund Bishop of the Isles Somerled of Argyll and his nephews. Malcolm Macheth was a royal bastard, who married a sister of Somerled , King of Argyll.

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Óengus (Angus) Earl of Moray Malcolm Macheth Earl of Ross Wimund Bishop of the Isles

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  1. Opposition to David • Óengus (Angus) Earl of Moray • Malcolm MachethEarl of Ross • Wimund Bishop of the Isles • Somerled of Argyll and his nephews

  2. Malcolm Machethwas a royal bastard, who married a sister of Somerled, King of Argyll In 1157 he was restored to the Earldom of Ross, which he held until his death in around 1168 He was held at Roxburgh, and in 1156 his son was captured at Whithorn and imprisoned with him

  3. King Óengus was David's most powerful vassal, who, as grandson of King Lulach, had his own claim to the kingdom Moray was ruled by a Gaelic-speaking dynasty & may have been a separate kingdom for a time. • William may have been given the daughter of Óengus in marriage, cementing his authority in the region. • David appointed his nephew William fitz Duncan to succeed Óengus The death of Angus brought moray under Flemish and Norman control Moray acted as a buffer against Scandinavian invasion from the north

  4. The Battle of Renfrew The army of King Malcolm IV led by Walter fitzAlan was attacked by forces led by Somerled mac Gillebride • Including • King of Mann and the Isles, • King of Argyll, CinnTìre (Kintyre) and Lorne. Somerled was killed and his forces were defeated

  5. WimundBishop of the Isles • He became Bishop of the Isles in the period 1134–1140 • Wimund was hungry for even more power. He gathered together a band of supporters and convinced them that he was the rightful heir to the earldom of Moray, who had been deprived of his inheritance by the king of the Scots.

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