- Yes, date unknown
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4. | Somerled Mor (King of Argyll) Macgillebride was born in 1100 (son of (King of The South Isles) Gillebrede); died in 1164 in Killed At Renfew. Notes:
Information from:
Margaret Maclaren of Maclaren. "The Maclarens. A History of ClanLabhran". 1976 & 1984. ISBN 0 946270 10 4. Copyright Donald Maclaren ofMaclaren. The Pentland Press, Edinburgh. Printed & bound by McCorquodale(Scotland) Ltd.
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Below from McDonald/MacDonnell Genealogy Page athttp://www.atlascomm.net/ecdavis/mcdonald.htm
Notes for Somerled MacGillebride:
King of Argyll. His father was a thane of Argyll, expelled from hispossessions and forced to conceal himself in Morven. Somerled led the menof Morven to resist a band of Norse pirates and Somerled's success led tohis father regaining his possessions and gave him control of a large partof Argyll.
Malcolm IV became jealous of Somerled's power and demanded Somerled toresign his possessions to him. Somerled declined and war was declared in1164, when Somerled sailed with 160 galleys up the Clyde river and landednear Renfrew. Battled ensued and Somerled and one son were killed and hisforces were defeated.
Children of Somerled MacGillebride and RAGNHILDA OLAVSDATTER are:
i. REGINALD OF ISLES, died 1207; married Fonia Moray
ii. ANGUS, died 1210.
iii. DUGALL, born Abt. 1140.
Somhairle Mor MACGILLEBRIDE of Argyll, King (1100 - 1164) at
http://www.macdonald50.freeserve.co.uk/genealogy/d0002/g0000030.html#I0018in Clan Donald Genealogy Database
Roddy Macdonald's Home Page
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(This is a very large data base of Macdonald/Macdonell information,probably the most extensive on the web.)
A lot more information about Somerled MACGHILLEBRIGHDE (Thane of Argyll)at
http://www.macleodgenealogy.com/ACMS/D0084/I79.html
at Associated Clan MacLeod Societies Genealogical Resources Center(http://www.macleodgenealogy.com/index.html)
Somerled married Ragnhilda Princess of The Isles & Man in 1140. Ragnhilda (daughter of Olaf I The Red "Morsel" Godredson King of Man and Elfrica Aufrica of Galloway) was born about 1111; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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