Richard de Morville

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Hereditary Constable of Scotland.

Family/Spouse: Avice de Lancaster. Avice (daughter of William de Lancaster and Gundred de Warenne) was born in 1155; died in 1191. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellen married Roland fitz Uchtred before 1185. Roland (son of Uchtred of Galloway and Gunnild of Dunbar) was born in of Galloway, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 19 Dec 1200 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England; was buried in Priory of St. Andrew, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. [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."

Alan married (Unknown daughter of Roger de Lacy) between 1200 and 1205. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alan married Margaret of Huntingdon in 1209. Margaret (daughter of David of Scotland and Maud of Chester) died about 6 Jan 1233. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Nicholas II de Stuteville. Nicholas (son of Nicholas I de Stuteville) was born in of Cottingham, Yorkshire, England; died between 8 Sep 1233 and 19 Oct 1233. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also called Ellen.

Alan Fitz Roland, often called Alan of Galloway, married three times. His first wife was a daughter of Roger of Chester, who is often called Roger de Lacy. His second wife was Margaret of Scotland, daughter of David, Earl of Huntington. His third wife was a daughter of Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster.

The presence of two marriages to daughters of men called de Lacy, both of which daughters' names have been lost, has created understandable confusion. Many online sources show Alan Fitz Roland's daughter Ellen as a daughter of his third marriage. In fact she was a daughter of his first; her maternal grandfather was Roger of Chester, also called Roger de Lacy -- not Hugh de Lacy. To the best of our knowledge, Alan Fitz Roland's third marriage was without issue.

Family/Spouse: Roger de Quincy. Roger (son of Saher de Quincy and Margaret of Leicester) was born about 1195; was christened in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England; died on 25 Apr 1264. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Devorguille married John de Balliol in 1233. John (son of Hugh de Balliol and Cecily de Fontaines) died before 27 Oct 1268. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: Bef 6 Apr 1276

Notes:

"In c. 1266, as widow for the second time, she ignored both husbands on her seal and had herself represented riding side-saddle carrying just her father's shield." [Peter Howarth, citation details below.]

Joanne married Hugh Wake before 29 May 1229. Hugh (son of Baldwin Wake and Isabel de Briwerre) was born about 1203 in of Bourne, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England; died in 1241 in Jerusalem. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joanne married Hugh III le Bigod before 5 Feb 1244. Hugh (son of Hugh II le Bigod and Maud Marshal, Marshal Of England) was born about 1215 in of Bosham, Sussex, England; died before 7 May 1266. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]