Gille Críst, Earl of Menteith
- Gille Críst, Earl of Menteith
Gille Críst is the first known Mormaer (in Scotland, a regional or provincial ruler, equivalent to Latin "comes", French "comte" and English "earl") of Menteith, but almost certainly not actually the first. He is named in a charter of King Máel Coluim IV, dated to 1164, regarding the restoration of Scone Priory, which had recently been destroyed by fire. He appears again in a charter of King William the Lion, dated 1175x1178, as one of the witnesses to a grant of privileges to the newly established burgh of Glasgow.
Gille Críst had two known sons, Muireadhach Mór and Muireadhach Óg. He also had a daughter, Éua, who married Ailín II, Earl of Lennox.
Gille Críst had died by 1189x1198, when Muireadhach Mór appears as Mormaer for the first time.
Bibliography
* Paul, James Balfour, "The Scots Peerage", Vol. VI, (Edinburgh, 1909)
* Roberts, John L., "Lost Kingdoms: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages", (Edinburgh, 1997), pp. 52
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