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Somerled of the Isles

Male - 1164


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  • Name Somerled of the Isles 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1164  [1, 2
    Person ID I27462  Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2020 

    Children 
     1. Reginald of the Isles   d. 1207
     2. Angus   d. 1210
    Family ID F16398  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2020 

  • Notes 
    • "Somerled, a Celtic chief, who is said to have acquired the Western islands, assumed the designation of King of the Isles." [Complete Peerage, citation details below]

  • Sources 
    1. [S128] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant ed. Vicary Gibbs, H. A. Doubleday, Duncan Warrand, Howard de Walden, Geoffrey H. White and R. S. Lea. 2nd edition. 14 volumes (1-13, but volume 12 spanned two books), London, The St. Catherine Press, 1910-1959. Volume 14, "Addenda & Corrigenda," ed. Peter W. Hammond, Gloucestershire, Sutton Publishing, 1998.

    2. [S800] The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of That Kingdom. Ed. James Balfour Paul. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904-1914.