William of Ross

- Abt 1274

• Name	William of Ross
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 18 May 1274  [1]
  Person ID	I27300	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of GFS, Ancestor of JMF, Ancestor of TWK
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Farquhar Mactaggart   d. Abt 1251
  Family ID	F16298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Comyn
  Children	+ 1. William Ross   d. 28 Jan 1323, Delny, Ross-shire, Scotland
  Family ID	F16297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2020

  
  

• Notes

  2nd Earl of Ross. "He married Jean, daughter of William Comyn, earl of Buchan, and supported his brother-in-law Walter Comyn, earl of Menteith, during the minority of Alexander III. But when Alexander began to rule in person in the early 1260s, and resumed his father's efforts to extend royal power into the west of Scotland, William was active on the king's behalf. In 1262 he was one of the leaders of a force which ravaged Skye, and in the aftermath of the following year's unsuccessful expedition by the king of Norway appears to have been given custody of Skye and Lewis." [Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, citation details below]

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004-ongoing.