Roland fitz Uchtred

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Also called Lachlan, de Galwaye, Galloway. "Known in his youth as Lachlan, his preference in adulthood for being known as Roland, the Norman-French equivalent of Lachlan, symbolizes the spread of foreign influences into Galloway which followed the overthrow in 1160 of his grandfather, Fergus of Galloway." [Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]

Hereditary Constable of Scotland, 1196-1200 (jure uxoris).

Roland married Ellen de Morville before 1185. Ellen (daughter of Richard de Morville and Avice de Lancaster) died on 11 Jun 1217 in Galloway, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

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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

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"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]

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Also called Isabella.

Family/Spouse: Alexander Comyn. Alexander (son of William Comyn and Margaret of Buchan) was born in of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died before 6 Apr 1290. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: of Brackley, Northamptonshire, England

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Also called Helen; Elena; Elene.

Ellen married Alan la Zouche before 1242. Alan (son of Roger la Zouche and Margaret Biset) was born in of Molton, Devon, England; died on 10 Aug 1270. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 1294

Margaret married William de Ferrers before 1239. William (son of William de Ferrers and Agnes of Chester) was born about 1193 in of Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England; died on 24 Mar 1254 in Evington, Leicestershire, England; was buried on 31 Mar 1254 in Merevale Abbey, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married John Comyn between 1279 and 1283. John (son of John Comyn and Eve) was born in of Badenoch, Scotland; died before 26 May 1302. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John de Burgh. John (son of John de Burgh and Hawise de Lanvallay) was born about 1235 in of Walkern, Hertfordshire, England; died before 3 Mar 1280. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: Bef 10 Feb 1282

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Or Baldwin le Wake.

Family/Spouse: Ela de Beauchamp. Ela (daughter of William de Beauchamp and Idonea de Longespée) died before 1265. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Baldwin married Hawise de Quincy before 5 Feb 1268. Hawise (daughter of Robert de Quincy and Ellen of Wales) was born about 1250; died before 27 Mar 1285. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joan married Philip de Kyme about 1280. Philip (son of William III de Kyme and Lucy de Ros) was born after 1238 in of Sotby, Lincolnshire, England; died on 1 Mar 1323. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]