Gille Míchéil, Earl of Fife
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Mormaer Gille Míchéil, (d bef Jul 1136) is the second man we know for certain to have been Mormaer of Fife from 1130 to 1133, although it is unlikely he actually was the second. He probably had at least one son, called Aed (=Hugo). Aed would have succeeded Donnchad I under a Celtic system, but as feudal rules of primogeniture came into force during the reign of Donnchad I, it was Donnchad's son, and not Gille Míchéil's, who became the next mormaer. Aed though, probably succeeded to the leadership of Clann Duib, at least during Donnchad I's minority.
[edit] Bibliography
- Bannerman, John, "MacDuff of Fife," in A. Grant & K.Stringer (eds.) Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community, Essays Presented to G.W.S. Barrow, (Edinburgh, 1993), pp.20-38
| Preceded by Causantín |
Mormaer of Fife before 1130 – 1133 |
Succeeded by Donnchad |
Causantín · Gille Míchéil · Donnchadh I · Donnchadh II · Maol Choluim I · Maol Choluim II · Colbán · Donnchadh III · Donnchadh IV · Isabella ·
Robert Stewart · Murdoch Stewart
