Gilbert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus

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Gilbert de Umfraville, 1st Earl of Angus (r. 1246x-1307) was the first of the Anglo-French de Umfraville line to rule the Earldom of Angus in his own right. His father was Gilbert de Umfraville, a Norman baron from Northumberland. Through his mother Matilda, Countess of Angus, whom he succeeded in infancy, he also carried on the line of earlier Gaelic earls. He succeeded sometime after 1246 as an infant, perhaps not even one year old, but certainly no older than three. Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, paid £10,000 to act as Gilbert's warden. Gilbert eventually grew into his inheritance, and although he was primarily an English magnate, there are still a few of his recorded grants. Gilbert was the nominal ruler of the province for more than half a century. He died in 1307, and was succeeded by his second son, Robert de Umfraville, 2nd Earl of Angus.