Aufrica MacDuff of Fife

• Preferred Name: Aufrica MacDuff of Fife^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
  
• Gender: F
  
• Burial: 1160
  
• Death: 1160 in Fife, Scotland at LATI: N6.25 LONG: E3.1667
  
• Birth: 1135 in Methil, Fife, Scotland at LATI: N6.1667 LONG: E3.0167 with note: This record contains little information: GZ7G-YNR. There is enough evidence to believe it is the same person as LYP4-M8Z.
  
• FSID: LYP4-M8Z
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors
  
  Aufrica MacDuff1,2
  Last Edited 30 Jul 2018
  F, #39627
  Father Duncan MacDuff, 4th Earl of Fife2,1 d. 1154
  Aufrica MacDuff married Harald Maddadson, Earl of Caithness, Co-Jarl of Orkney, son of Madach, 1st Earl of Athol and Margaret of Orkney; 1st wife. No known issue.3,4
  Family
  Harald Maddadson, Earl of Caithness, Co-Jarl of Orkney b. 1130, d. 1206
  Child
  David Haraldsson, Jarl of Orkney3 d. 1214
  
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  Africa (Afeka) MacDuff
  d/o Duncan I MacDuff, 4th Earl of Fife &
  b- Fife, Scotland
  m- Harold , the elder, Earl of Orkney
  d-
  had a son & 2 daughters
  
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  AFREKA, daughter of [DUNCAN Earl of Fife & his wife ---].
  
  iii) [AFREKA . Orkneyinga Saga records that Earl Harald married “a woman called Afreka”[307]. Balfour Paul’s Scots Peerage states that she was the daughter of Duncan Earl of Fife but cites no primary source apart from the Orkneyinga Saga, as shown previously which does not state the parentage of Jarl Harald’s wife[308]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. m (repudiated [1154/55]) as his first wife, HARALD Maddadsson Jarl of Orkney, son of MADDAD [of Scotland] Earl of Atholl & his second wife Margaret of Orkney (1134-1206).]
  
  https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#AfrekaMHaraldOrkney
  
  C. EARLS of ORKNEY 1140-1231, HOUSE of DUNCAN (KINGS of SCOTLAND)
  
  HARALD Maddadsson, son of MADDAD [Madach] Earl of Atholl & his second wife Margaret of Orkney (1134-1206[993]). Orkneyinga Saga names “Harald” as son of “Margaret Hakon’s-Daughter” and her husband “Earl Maddad of Atholl” when recording that his mother proposed him as earl of Orkney when he was three years old[994]. He was given ½ Orkney by Kali-Ragnvald in Dec 1139, and was installed in early 1140 as Jarl of Orkney. Jarl Kali-Ragnvald left him in charge of Orkney during his absence in Palestine 1151-1155. He was captured by Eystein II Haraldsson King of Norway in [1152] at Thurso, and forced to recognise him as his overlord. He was forced to surrender his share of Orkney 30 Sep 1154 after his first cousin Erlend defeated him at Kiarrek-Stadir, although he retained his ½ Caithness. He allied himself with Kali-Rognvald 25 Sep 1156 against Jarl Erlend. He was defeated by Erlend 24 Oct 1156, but in a surprise counter-attack he murdered Jarl Erlend 21 Dec 1156 and was recognised as joint Jarl of Orkney at Kirkwall. Sole Jarl after the murder of Jarl Kali-Rognvald 20 Aug 1158, until the investiture of Jarl Harald [III] "Ungi" Eriksson. He was deprived of Shetland in 1195 by Sverre King of Norway. He seized ½ of Caithness from Jarl Harald [III] "Ungi" after killing him at the battle of Wick 1198. "Haraldus Orcarder Hetlander et Catañ comes" confirmed a donation to Scone Abbey by undated charter witnessed by "Turfino filio meo…"[995]. The Icelandic Annals record the death in 1206 of "Haraldus, Maddadi filius, comes Orcadum, et Gisur Halli filius" and the succession of "comites…David et Johannes"[996].
  
  m firstly (repudiated [1154/55]) AFREKA, daughter of [DUNCAN Earl of Fife & his wife ---]. Orkneyinga Saga records that Earl Harald married “a woman called Afreka”[997]. Balfour Paul’s Scots Peerage states that she was the daughter of Duncan Earl of Fife but cites no primary source apart from the Orkneyinga Saga, as shown previously which does not state the parentage of Jarl Harald’s wife[998]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified.
  
  m secondly HVORFLAED [Hvafleda or Gormflaeth/Gormlath], daughter of MALCOLM MacEth Earl of Ross [illegitimate son of Alexander I King of Scotland] & his wife --- of Argyll . Orkneyinga Saga records that “Hvarflod, the daughter of Earl Malcolm of Moray” was the second wife of Earl Harald[999]. The Chronicle of John of Fordun (Continuator - Annals) records that "Harald the earl" was "goaded on by his wife, the daughter of Mached" to rebel against King William in 1196[1000].
  
  Earl Harald & his first wife had four children:
  
  1. HEINREK [Henry] (-maybe beheaded Jun 1215). Orkneyinga Saga names (in order) “Heinrek, Hakon, Helena and Margaret” as the children of Earl Harald and his wife “a woman called Afreka”[1001]. Orkneyinga Saga records that “another son, Heinrek” (of Earl Harald) “ruled over Ross in Scotland”[1002]. Maybe Earl of Ross 1206. Maybe beheaded after the defeat of Donald Bane MacHeth by Ferquhard MacIntagart, afterwards created Earl of Ross.
  
  2. HAKON (-maybe killed outside Dublin autumn 1170). He roved the sea with his foster-father Sweyn Asleifsson.
  
  3. HELEN .
  
  4. MARGARET .
  
  https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#HaraldIIMaddadssonOrkneydied1206

• m. ABT 1148

1. Title: UK, Extracted Probate Records
   Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1610&h=1289666&indiv=try;
   
2. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
   Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/31779379;
   
3. Title: Book - The East Neuk of Fife : Its History & Antiquities
   
4. Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
   
5. Title: Ancestry Family Trees
   Author: Ancestry Family Tree
   
6. Title: Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors
   Author: Citations [S11566] The Scots Peerage, Vol. IV, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 6. [S11564] The Scots Peerage, Vol. II, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 315. [S11564] The Scots Peerage, Vol. II, edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, p. 315-316. [S11772] Unknown author, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Vol. II (4), p. 277-300. "Merleswain and the Comyn Earls of Buchan: Their Antecedents in Atholl and Fife". Written by MichaelAnne Guido.
   Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1319.htm#i39627;
   Note: Aufrica MacDuff1,2 Last Edited 30 Jul 2018 F, #39627 Father Duncan MacDuff, 4th Earl of Fife2,1 d. 1154 Aufrica MacDuff married Harald Maddadson, Earl of Caithness, Co-Jarl of Orkney, son of Madach, 1st Earl of Athol and Margaret of Orkney; 1st wife. No known issue.3,4 Family Harald Maddadson, Earl of Caithness, Co-Jarl of Orkney b. 1130, d. 1206 Child David Haraldsson, Jarl of Orkney3 d. 1214