Gilbert, son of Magnus (1210–1256) was
jarl
Jarl was a rank of the nobility in Scandinavia during the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages. The institution evolved over time and varied by region. In Old Norse, it meant "chieftain", specifically one appointed to rule a territory in a king's stea ...
of
Orkney
Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used, but locals now consider it outdated. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, ...
(which, at the time, included
Caithness
Caithness (; ; ) is a Shires of Scotland, historic county, registration county and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area of Scotland.
There are two towns, being Wick, Caithness, Wick, which was the county town, and Thurso. The count ...
and
Sutherland
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).
Although
this was a Norwegian title, some writers use the Scottish term ''earl'', as when the land became Scottish, in the 15th century, the position was replaced by an
earl
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the Peerages in the United Kingdom, peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. A feminine form of ''earl'' never developed; instead, ...
.
Son of Jarl
Magnus II, he succeeded his father in 1239. He was in turn father of
Magnus III, who succeeded him, and Matilda (or Maud), who married
Malise II, Earl of Strathearn, and was the great-grandmother of
Malise V, Earl of Strathearn, who later also inherited the
jarldom.
References
1210 births
1256 deaths
Earls of Orkney
13th-century mormaers
People associated with Highland (council area)
Caithness
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