Matad of Atholl was Mormaer of Atholl, 1130s-1153/9. The title of mormaor or mormaer designated one of the rulers of the seven provinces of Celtic Scotland, i. ... The Highlands district of Atholl or Athole in the north of Perthshire in Scotland lies between Braemar, Badenoch, Breadalbane and Lochaber. ... Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century Decades: 1080s 1090s 1100s 1110s 1120s - 1130s - 1140s 1150s 1160s 1170s 1180s Years: 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 Events and Trends Romanesque church at Vezelay - carving completed 1130 Innocent II is elected pope 1139 Alphonso I becomes first... Events January 6 - Henry of Anjou arrives in England. ... Events In the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinals are given the right of election of the Pope. ...
It is possible that he was granted the Mormaerdom by a King of Scotland, as suggested by Roberts,1 rather than merely inheriting it. However, this is unlikely. If he did inherit it, he inherited it from his father, Máel Muire. According to the Orkneyinga Saga, Matad was the son of Máel Muire, who was son of king Donnchad I and younger brother of King Máel Coluim III Cenn Mór. It is highly unlikely that the kings of Scotland, with little more claim to the kingship than Matad himself, would have been in a position to "grant" the Mormaerdom. It is much more likely that Matad inherited part of a deal made with Máel Muire by the king in order to alienate Máel Muire and his descendents from the kingship. The Kingdom of Scotland (Alba) was first unified as a state by Kenneth I of Scotland ( Cináed mac AilpÃn in old Gaelic or Coinneach mac Alpin in modern Gaelic ) in 843. ... Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland... The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney) is an unique historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands from their capture by the Norwegian king in the 9th century onwards until about 1200 AD. The saga was written around 1200 AD by an unknown... Duncan I (Donnchad mac CrÃnáin) (1001 - August 15, 1040) was a son of Crinan the Thane de Mormaer, lay abbot of Dunkeld, and Princess Bethoc of Scotland. ... King Malcolm III of Scotland (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada), (1031 – November 13, 1093) also known as Ceann Mór (Anglicized as Canmore) meaning Big Head in the then Scottish language. ...
Mormaer Matad is most famous for being the father of Harald Maddadson, or Arailt mac Matada. He married Margaret, the daughter of Jarl Haakon Paulsson (the son of Thorfinn the Mighty). Through this marriage, their son Harald would succeed to the Earldom of Orkney (c. 1139). Jarl is the Scandinavian language cognate of Earl. ... Earl of Orkney - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Events Alphonso I (Afonso Henriques) becomes first king of Portugal Second Council of the Lateran Births Emperor Konoe of Japan Deaths Henry the Proud, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony Categories: 1139 ...
He is called Maddadr in the Orkneyinga Saga. He also features as a witness to charters of the reign of King David I, where he is called Madeth Comes and Maddoc Comes (=Mormaer Madat). 2 . Other names originating from the obvious difficulties encountered by his name are Madach and Maddad. The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney) is an unique historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands from their capture by the Norwegian king in the 9th century onwards until about 1200 AD. The saga was written around 1200 AD by an unknown... KIng David I (or DabÃd mac MaÃl Coluim), known as the Saint, (1084 – May 24, 1153), king of Scotland, the youngest son of Malcolm Canmore and of Saint Margaret (sister of Edgar Ætheling), was born in 1084. ...
According to Anderson, he died sometime between 1151 and 1161. He was succeeded by another of his sons, Máel Coluim. Events Ghazni is burned by the princes of Ghur Geoffrey of Anjou dies, and succeeded by his son Henry, aged 18. ... Events Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter. ...
References
1. Roberts, Lost Kingdoms, p. 48
2. Anderson, Early Sources, V.II, p. 139 , n.2
Bibliography
Anderson, Alan Orr, Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500-1286, 2 Vols, (Edinburgh, 1922
Roberts, John L., Lost Kingdoms: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages, (Edinburgh, 1997)
Topping, Patrick, "Harald Maddadson, Earl of Orkney and Caithness, 1139-1206," in The Scottish Historical Review, 62, 1983.
On the death of Madach towards the end of the reign of David the First, the earldom of Athol was obtained by Malcolm the son of Duncan, the eldest son of Malcolm Canmore, by Ingioborge, the widow of Thorflnn, earl of Orkney, whose descendants were excluded from the throne by that king’s younger sons.
The earl of Athol’s father, the Black Knight of Lorn, was the third son of Sir John Stewart of Lorn and Innermeath, descended from Sir James Stewart, fourth son of Sir John Stewart of Bonkill, who was second son of Alexander, high steward of Scotland.
On the death of his brother-in-law, the earl of Mar, in 1572, he and Sir Alexander Erskine of Gogar were appointed governors of the young king and joint keepers of the castle of Stirling, where his majesty resided, and he discharged the office with the applause of the whole kingdom till 1578.
Margaret married (1) Madach (Maddad) (Matad), Earl of Atholl son of Maelmuir (Melmare), Earl of Atholl.
Helen married (1) John le Scot, Earl of Chester son of Sir David of Huntingdon, Knt., Earl of Huntingdon, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Carlisle, Earl of Doncaster and Maude de Kevelioc in 1220/1222.
Joane married Humphrey de Bohun son of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, 1stEarl of Essex, Constable of England and Maud d'Eu.
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