Uhtred of Galloway, Lord of Galloway

Male 1120 - 1174  (~ 54 years)


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  • Name Uhtred of Galloway 
    Suffix Lord of Galloway 
    Birth ~ 1120  (Galloway, Scotland) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 Sep 1174  (Galloway, Scotland) Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I45639  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2016 

    Father Fergus of Galloway,   b. Bef 1100, (Galloway, Scotland) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1161, (Galloway, Scotland) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 61 years) 
    Mother Affraic, an illegitimate daughter,   b. (Scotland) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage (Galloway, Scotland) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Family ID F16662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gunhilda of Dunbar,   b. 1134, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1166, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Marriage (Dunbar, Scotland) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Sir Roland of Galloway, Lord of Galloway,   b. ~1164, (Galloway, Scotland) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1200, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 36 years)
    Family ID F16661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - ~ 1120 - (Galloway, Scotland) Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Sep 1174 - (Galloway, Scotland) Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - - (Dunbar, Scotland) Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Uchtred mac Fergusa (c. 1120 - September 22, 1174) was Lord of Galloway from 1161 to 1174, ruling jointly with his half-brother Gille Brigte (Gilbert). They were sons of Fergus of Galloway; their mothers' names are unknown, but Uchtred may have been born to one of the many illegitimate daughters of Henry I of England.

      As a boy he was sent as a hostage to the court of King Malcolm IV of Scotland. When his father, Prince Fergus, died in 1161, Uchtred was made co-ruler of Galloway along with Gilla Brigte. They participated in the disastrous invasion of Northumberland under William I of Scotland in 1174. King William was captured, and the Galwegians rebelled, taking the opportunity to slaughter the Normans and English in their land. During this time Uchtred was brutally mutilated, blinded, castrated, and killed by his brother Gille Brigte and Gille Brigte's son, Mâael Coluim. Gille Brigte then seized control of Galloway entire.

      Uchtred had married Gunhilda of Dunbar, daughter of Waltheof of Allerdale and they were the parents of Lochlann and Eve of Galloway, wife of Walter de Berkeley. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9288] "Alan of Galloway" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_of_Galloway, retrieved March 20, 2016 by David A. Henne.

    2. [S9295] "Uhtred of Galloway" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhtred_of_Galloway, retrieved March 20, 2016 by David A. H.

    3. [S9294] "Fergus of Galloway" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergus_of_Galloway, downloaded March 20, 2016 by David A.