Person:William de Ross (2)
Earl William de Ross, 2nd Earl of Ross
b.Abt 1214 Fearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
d.May 1274 Earl's Allan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
  1. Earl William de Ross, 2nd Earl of RossAbt 1214 - 1274
  2. Christina de Ross
Spouse and Children
(edit)
  • H.  Earl William de Ross, 2nd Earl of RossAbt 1214 - 1274
  • W.  Joan Comyn
  1. Earl William de Ross, 3rd Earl of RossAbt 1249 - 1323
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name Earl William de Ross, 2nd Earl of Ross
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1214 Fearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Marriage to Joan Comyn
Death? May 1274 Earl's Allan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Reference Number? Q7612888?


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

William I, Earl of Ross (Gaelic: Uilleam; d. 1274) was ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland.

William appears as early as 1232, witnessing a charter as the son of Ferquhard, Earl of Ross. He succeeded his father as Earl around 1251. He played a pioneering role in the Scottish reconquest of the Hebrides, which had been under Norwegian control. Indeed, in many ways, he may be regarded as the instigator of Scottish aggression. Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar tells us that in Norway:

"In the previous summer [i.e. that of 1262], letters came east from the Hebrides ... and they brought forward much about the dispeace that the Earl of Ross ... and other Scots, had made in the Hebrides, when they went out to Skye, and burned towns and churches, and slew very many men and women ... They said that the Scottish king intended to lay under himself all the Hebrides." 1

Uilleam's attacks on Norwegian possessions earned him the ire of King Haakon, who planned an expedition against him. However, William escaped this expedition. He was probably rewarded with Skye and Lewis after the Scottish reconquest of the Hebrides, a reward secured when the conquests were ratified by the Treaty of Perth in 1266.

William married Jean Comyn, daughter of William, Earl of Buchan. So far as is known he had only one son, also named William, who succeeded him as Earl. William died in May 1274 at "Earles Allane", likely the site of modern Allanfearn or Allangrange.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Uilleam I, Earl of Ross. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
References
  1.   William de Ross, 2nd Earl of Ross, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.

    William de Ross, 2nd Earl of Ross
    M, #4670, d. May 1274

    Last Edited=13 Jun 2008
    William de Ross, 2nd Earl of Ross was the son of Ferquard Mac Taggart, 1st Earl of Ross. He died in May 1274.
    He gained the title of 2nd Earl of Ross.
    Child of William de Ross, 2nd Earl of Ross and Joan Comyn

    William de Ross, 3rd Earl of Ross+ d. 28 Jan 1323

Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_de_Ross_%282%29"