Alan fitz Roland

- Abt 1234

• Name	Alan fitz Roland  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 2 Feb 1234  [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Buried	Dundrennan Abbey, Kircudbright, Scotland   [2, 4]
  Siblings	1 sibling
  + 1. Alan fitz Roland ,   d. Abt 2 Feb 1234 + 2. Devorguilla of Galloway ,   d. Aft Jan 1240
  Person ID	I10693	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of DDB, Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of JMF, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of TNH, Ancestor of TSW, Ancestor of TWK, Ancestor of WPF
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Roland fitz Uchtred,   b. of Galloway, Perthshire, Scotland ,   d. 19 Dec 1200, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
  Mother	Ellen de Morville,   d. 11 Jun 1217, Galloway, Perthshire, Scotland
  Married	Bef 1185  [2]
  Family ID	F793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	(Unknown daughter of Roger de Lacy)
  Married	Between 1200 and 1205  [4]
  Children	+ 1. Helen of Galloway,   d. Aft 21 Nov 1245
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret of Huntingdon,   d. Abt 6 Jan 1233
  Married	1209  [4]
  Children	+ 1. Devorguille of Galloway,   d. 28 Jan 1290
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F10804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Also called Alan of Galloway. Hereditary Constable of Scotland. Present at Magna Carta as an advisor to King John. From the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: "Cross-border landholding and kinship with King John of England made Alan a man of consequence in both realms. His relationship with the king of Scots, based on loose overlordship rather than feudal subordination, allowed freedom of manoeuvre where his actions did not conflict with Scottish interests. Galloway's military resources and substantial fleet gave added influence; Alan's aid was courted unsuccessfully by John for his 1210 campaign against the Ulster Lacys, but he agreed to send one thousand men for the abortive Welsh campaign of 1212. [...] "From 1225 Alan used the freedom afforded by the loose overlordship of the Scottish crown to interfere in the feud between King Ragnvald of Man and his half-brother, Olaf. His private interest, arising from efforts to secure Antrim with Ragnvald's support against the threat of a Lacy restoration, coincided at first with Anglo-Scottish policy towards the region and received the tacit support of his Scottish overlord. The prospect of a pro-Scottish client in Man led Alexander II to acquiesce to the marriage in 1226 of Alan's bastard son, Thomas, to Ragnvald's daughter, but the marriage provoked revolt against Ragnvald. Despite the support of Galwegian galleys and warriors, Ragnvald was overthrown and slain in 1229 by Olaf. Alan's ensuing attempts to conquer Man for Thomas destabilized the Hebrides and western highlands, thereby threatening Scottish territorial interests, and in 1230–31 prompted active Norwegian support for Olaf. Joint action by Alan and Alexander averted catastrophe, but Scottish and Galwegian interests had diverged and the 1231 campaign marked the end of further Galwegian involvement in the Manx succession; Alan's dynastic ambitions had caused an undesirable war with a major foreign power." From Wikipedia: "Although under the traditional Celtic custom of Galloway, Alan's illegitimate son could have succeeded to the Lordship of Galloway, under the feudal custom of the Scottish realm, Alan's nearest heirs were his surviving daughters. Using Alan's death as an opportunity to further integrate Galloway within his realm, Alexander forced the partition of the lordship amongst Alan's daughters. Alan was the last legitimate ruler of Galloway, descending from the native dynasty of Fergus, Lord of Galloway."

  
  

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