Raghnaill MacSomerled Lord of the Isles

• Preferred Name: Raghnaill MacSomerled Lord of the Isles^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}
  
• Alternate Name: Reginald or Ronald
  
• Gender: M
  
• Clan Name: with note: Description: progenitor of the Clan Gall of the Glens in Ireland
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of The South Isles
  
• Birth: 1148 in Morven, Argyll, Scotland at LATI: N6.5399 LONG: E5.7813
  
• Clan Name: with note: Description: from Ranald descended the Lords of the Isles, Clan Donald, Clan MacRory, and Clan MacAlister
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Clan MacDonald - 2nd Lord of the Isles
  
• Burial: in Scotland with note: Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
  
• Religion: founded the Benedictine Iona Abbey1203
  
• Death: in Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland at LATI: N5.5 LONG: E5.5833
  
• Clan Name: with note: Description: Progenitor of Clan Donald
  
• Christening: 1148 in Morven, Argyll, Scotland at LATI: N6.5399 LONG: E5.7813
  
• Residence: inherited Islay and Kintyre from his father1164
  
• Clan Name: with note: Description: MacIain lineage - 25th generation of Colla Uais
  
• MilitaryService: Ranald's sons defeated and killed Angus together with his 3 sons1210 in Skye Isle, Inverness-shire, Scotland at LATI: N7.3 LONG: E6.25
  
• FSID: MVMZ-N3Y
  
• MilitaryService: Angus defeated his brother Ranald; after that the latter disappears from record altogether1192
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  II. REGINALD, son of Somerled, m. Fonia, grand- daughter of Fergus, Prince of Galloway. By this lady he had:
  1. Donald, from whom the Clan Donald.
  2. Roderick,
  3. Dugall,
  4. daughter said to have married Allan of Galloway.
  https://archive.org/details/clandonald03macduoft/page/180/
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  Ragnall mac Somairle (also known in Gaelic as Raghnall, Raonall, Raonull; in English as Ranald, Reginald; in Latin as Reginaldus; and in Old Norse as Rögnvaldr, Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr; died 1191/1192–c. 1210/1227) was a significant late twelfth century magnate, seated on the western seaboard of Scotland. He was probably a younger son of Somairle mac Gilla Brigte, Lord of Argyll and his wife, Ragnhildr, daughter of Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles. The twelfth-century Kingdom of the Isles, ruled by Ragnall's father and maternal-grandfather, existed within a hybrid Norse-Gaelic milieu, which bordered an ever strengthening and consolidating Kingdom of Scots.
  
  In the mid twelfth century, Somairle rose in power and won the Kingdom of the Isles from his brother-in-law. After Somairle perished in battle against the Scots in 1164, much of his kingdom was probably partitioned between his surviving sons. Ragnall's allotment appears to have been in the southern Hebrides and Kintyre. In time, Ragnall appears to have risen in power and became the leading member of Somairle's descendants, the meic Somairle (or Clann Somairle). Ragnall is known to have styled himself "King of the Isles, Lord of Argyll and Kintyre" and "Lord of the Isles". His claim to the title of king, like other members of the meic Somairle, is derived through Ragnhildr, a member of the Crovan dynasty.
  
  Ragnall disappears from record after he and his sons were defeated by his brother Áengus. Ragnall's death-date is unknown, although certain dates between 1191 and 1227 are all possibilities. Surviving contemporary sources reveal that Ragnall was a significant patron of the Church. Although his father appears to have aligned himself with traditional forms of Christianity, Ragnall himself is associated with newer reformed religious orders from the continent. Ragnall's now non-existent seal, which pictured a knight on horseback, also indicates that he attempted to present himself as an up-to-date ruler, not unlike his Anglo-French contemporaries of the bordering Kingdom of Scots.
  
  Ragnall is known to have left two sons, Ruaidrí and Domnall, who went on to found powerful Hebridean families. Either Ragnall or Ruaidrí had daughters who married Ragnall's first cousins Rǫgnvaldr and Óláfr, two thirteenth-century kings of the Crovan dynasty.
  
  About Ragnall mac Somhairle, Lord of the Isles
  REGINALD, son of SOMERLED Lord of Argyll & his wife --- of Man (-after 1192). The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum names “Dulgallum, Reginaldum, Engus et Olavum” as the four sons of “Sumerledo regulo Herergaildel” and his wife the daughter of Olav King of Man. Balfour Paul states that Reginald inherited "Kintyre and Isla" but drove his brother Angus out of Bute and Arran, but does not cite the corresponding primary source. Lord of the Isles. "Reginaldus filius Sumerled dominus de Inchegal…et uxor mea Fonie" donated cows and other revenue to Paisley monastery by undated charter. Balfour Paul dates this charter to 1180, although he does not state the basis for this speculation. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that Engus, son of Somerled, defeated his brother Reginald in 1192. The Book of Clanranald records the death of Reginald in 1207.
  m FONIE, daughter of ---. "Reginaldus filius Sumerled dominus de Inchegal…et uxor mea Fonie" donated cows and other revenue to Paisley monastery by undated charter. Reginald & his wife had 3 children:
  
  1. DONALD (-Island of Kerrara 1249, bur Iona). He succeeded his father as Lord of the Isles. "Douenaldus filius Reginaldi filii Sumerled…et uxor mea" confirmed his father’s donation of cows and other revenue to Paisley monastery by undated charter. The Annals of Ulster record that "the sons of Raghnall, son of Somurlech” fought "the men of Sciadh" [Skye] in 1209 "wherein slaughter was inflicted on them". The Chronicle of John of Fordun records that King Alexander II led an army into Argyll, dated to 1221 from the context, and subdued the land. Balfour Paul states that Donald died "in the island of Kerrara in 1349" and was buried "in Iona", but he does not cite the corresponding primary source.
  m --- Stewart, daughter of WALTER FitzAlan Stewart High Steward of Scotland & his wife ---.
  Donald & his wife had 3 children:
  a) ANGUS Macdonald (- 1296). He succeeded his father as Lord of the Isles. A charter dated 1292 records safe conduct granted to "Anegus filius Dovenaldi et Alexander filius eius". "Angus filius Douenaldi" donated revenue to Paisley monastery by undated charter, witnessed by "Alexandro fratre meo…". Balfour Paul says that the Lord of the Isles became the vassal of the Scottish king under the terms of the treaty with Magnus IV King of Norway in 1266.
  m --- Campbell, daughter of COLIN Campbell of Lochow.
  b) ALEXANDER Macdonald . "Angus filius Douenaldi" donated revenue to Paisley monastery by undated charter, witnessed by "Alexandro fratre meo…". Balfour Paul says that Alexander was known as "Alastair Mor" and was ancestor of "the Alexanders of Menstrie, Earls of Sterling, and the Alexanders, Earls of Caledon, the MacAlisters of Loup, with their cadet families of Strathaird, Glenbarr and Torrisdal", but he does not cite the corresponding primary sources.
  c) MURCHAID Macdonald
  
  2. RUAIRI . Balfour Paul states that "Roderick" inherited "North Kintyre, Bute and the lands of Garmoran, extending from Ardnamurchan to Gleneig", previously the possessions of his paternal uncle Angus, but does not cite the corresponding primary source. The Annals of Ulster record that "the sons of Raghnall, son of Somurlech” fought "the men of Sciadh" [Skye] in 1209 "wherein slaughter was inflicted on them".
  He had 2 children:
  a) DUGALD (-1268).
  b) ALAN (-after 1263).
  
  3. unnamed daughter --- (-before 1209). Balfour Paul says that Alan Lord of Galloway married first "a lady unknown", said to be a daughter of Reginald Lord of the Isles by whom he had 2 daughters
  
  Ragnall mac Somairle
  (Wikipedia)
  Ragnall mac Somairle
  
  Spouse: Fonia
  Issue:
  - Ruaidrí
  - Domnall
  Dynasty: Clann Somairle
  Father: Somairle mac Gilla Brigte
  Mother: Ragnhildr Óláfsdóttir
  
  Ragnall mac Somairle (also known in Gaelic as R
  
  My Maternal 21st. Great Scottish Grandfather, Raghnaill MacSomerled, 2nd. Lord of the Isles
  
  Name: Raghnaill "Reginald" MacSomerled, 2nd. Lord of the Isles
  Born: 1148 in Morven, Argyll, Scotland
  Christening: 1148 in Morven, Argyll, Scotland
  Married: before 1178 in Argyll, Scotland to Lady Fio
  
  === Randal, or Reginald, second son of Some ===
  Randal, or Reginald, second son of Somerled, is known as a benefactor of the Abbey of Paisley and is credited with founding Cisterian Monastery. Randal succeeded his father about 1164 and served as lord of the Isles until his death.
  
  === Nickname: Reginald Name Prefix: Nickname: Reginald Name Prefix: Lord Name Suffix: Of The Isles Ancestral File Number: 9T9R-9N I wish I was sure of every name in this file & that I didnt need to know what you think :) hey, but always refining this, So if you spot a place where Im just flat wrong please tell me orsomeone I didnt go on out with, I do this file out of fun andwanting to know,but do not respond to the 'know it alls' , that dont have manners.I dont consider them Kin! Thanks and Happy Hunting!
  
  === Clan MacDonald of the Isles www.tartans. ===
  Clan MacDonald of the Isles www.tartans.com/clans/MacDonald/isles.html states: Reginald was liberal to the church and founded the monastery of Saddell. http://mathematical.com/somarlidassonrognvald1148.html gives birth, death, and sibling data on Rognvald, also his wife and children. It states he had two additional daughters. [Dates are adjusted by editor]
  
  === He inherited his father's mighty fleet a ===
  He inherited his father's mighty fleet and the isle of Islay and the Kintyre peninsular. When his older brother Dugald died, he inherited Lorne and the islands of Mull, Coll, Tiree, and Jura. Ragnald embodied a mixture of Norse and Gaelic values. As a christian he founded monasteries and rebuilt churches destroyed by the Vikings, and with his powerful fleet he patrolled the seas along western Britain plundering when opportunity allowed.
  
  === Reginald, who succeeded Somerled, inheri ===
  Reginald, who succeeded Somerled, inherited as his patrimony Kintyre and Isla. He drove his brother Angus and his sons out of both Bute and Arran. On the death of Angus and his sons the mainland and island possessions of the sons of Somerled were pretty equally divided between the families of Reginald and Dugall. Reginald, according to the Irish historians, seems to have been popular both in Scotland and in Ireland, and to have been a man of peace. In or about the year 1180 he granted a charter to the monastery of Paisley, giving eight cows and two pennies for one year, and one penny in perpetuity from every house on his territories from which smoke issued. In this charter he is styled Lord of the Isles, which is the first reference in any authentic document to this title as assumed by the family. He is also styled King of the Isles and Lord of Argyll and Kintyre. His arms are thus described: 'In the middle of the seal on one side a ship filled with men-at-arms; on the reverse side, the figure of an armed man on horseback with a drawn sword in his hand. Reginald, on completing the Abbey of Saddel, granted to the monks the lands of Glensagadul and the twelve-marks lands of Balebean, in the lordship of Kintyre, and Cesken in Arran, and 'unum denarium ex qualibet domo.' He died in 1207, having, it is said, married Fonia, daughter of the Earl of Moray, and granddaughter of Fergus, Prince of Galloway. The authority for this is not clear, and he is also said to have married 'Macrandel's daughter, or, as some say, a sister of Thomas Randal, Earl of Moray.' This last is inadmissible, but Reginald may have married a daughter of Randulph, son of Dungall, an ancestor of the famous Earl. [The Scots Peerage V:31-32]
  
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  Son of Somerled King of the Isles and Ragnhild Olafsdoittir.
  
  === King of The Isles 1164-1210.. ===
  King of The Isles 1164-1210..
  
  === !SOURCE: spouse sealing: film #1903554. ===
  !SOURCE: spouse sealing: film #1903554. MARRIAGE DATE: also shown as 1157. !CHILDREN: others shown as: Olavus (King of MAN), Donald (Lord of the ISLES), Roderick, Dugall de l'Isle, and Ruaidhri REIGNALDSON.
  
  === Also known as "Lord of the Isles" ===
  Also known as "Lord of the Isles"
  
  === !Name also "Reginald"; became king of Is ===
  !Name also "Reginald"; became king of Islay and Kintyre
  
  === !SOURCE: Ancestral File. See also "Roy ===
  !SOURCE: Ancestral File. See also "Royal Ancestors," PC #464. !NOTE: Date of birth also given as abt 1148.
  
  === THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 ===
  THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.101, 102; THE COMPLETE PEERAGE (GS NUMBER 942 D24C) VOL 4 CHART IV, VOL 5 P.604, VOL 12 P.934; NICHOLS' LEICESTERSHIRE (GS NUMBER Q942.54 H2NIC) VOL 1 PART 1 P.98; THE GENEALOGIST (GS NUMBER 942 D2BB) P.215; DUGDALE'S GARONAGE OF ENGLAND VOL 1 P.688; SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.13, 22; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
  
  === Reginald, who succeeded Somerled, inheri ===
  Reginald, who succeeded Somerled, inherited as his patrimony Kintyre and Isla. He drove his brother Angus and his sons out of both Bute and Arran. On the death of Angus and his sons the mainland and island possessions of the sons of Somerled were pretty equally divided between the families of Reginald and Dugall. Reginald, according to the Irish historians, seems to have been popular both in Scotland and in Ireland, and to have been a man of peace. In or about the year 1180 he granted a charter to the monastery of Paisley, giving eight cows and two pennies for one year, and one penny in perpetuity from every house on his territories from which smoke issued. In this charter he is styled Lord of the Isles, which is the first reference in any authentic document to this title as assumed by the family. He is also styled King of the Isles and Lord of Argyll and Kintyre. His arms are thus described: 'In the middle of the seal on one side a ship filled with men-at-arms; on the reverse side, the figure of an armed man on horseback with a drawn sword in his hand. Reginald, on completing the Abbey of Saddel, granted to the monks the lands of Glensagadul and the twelve-marks lands of Balebean, in the lordship of Kintyre, and Cesken in Arran, and 'unum denarium ex qualibet domo.' He died in 1207, having, it is said, married Fonia, daughter of the Earl of Moray, and granddaughter of Fergus, Prince of Galloway. The authority for this is not clear, and he is also said to have married 'Macrandel's daughter, or, as some say, a sister of Thomas Randal, Earl of Moray.' This last is inadmissible, but Reginald may have married a daughter of Randulph, son of Dungall, an ancestor of the famous Earl. [The Scots Peerage V:31-32]
  
  === King of Kintyre and the Isles ===
  King of Kintyre and the Isles
  
  === !SOURCE: "Magna Charta," Part VIII, by J ===
  !SOURCE: "Magna Charta," Part VIII, by John B. Wurts, chp 285, pp2693 -2699 Lord of the Isles

1. Beatrice Somerled, b. 1185 in Argyll, Scotland     d. 1240 in Scotland
2. Sir David Muir of Polkelly, b. 1174 in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom     d. 1249 in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
3. Helen Ragnvaldsdottir of the Isles, b. 1174 in Galloway, Wigtownshire, Scotland, United Kingdom     d. 1245 in Wigtownshire, Scotland

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