Mormaer
In early medieval Scotland, a mormaer was the Gaelic name for a regional or provincial ruler, theoretically second only to the King of Scots, and the senior of a ''Toísech'' (chieftain). Mormaers were equivalent to English earls or Continental c ...
Máel Coluim of Fife (1204–1228), or Maol Choluim anglicised as Malcolm, was one of the
mormaers of Fife.
He married Matilda, the daughter of
Gille Brigte, the
mormaer of Strathearn. He is credited with the foundation of
Culross Abbey
Culross Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Culross, Scotland, headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Culross. Part of it is still used as the local parish church by the Church of Scotland.
History
The abbey was founded in 1217 by Malcolm I, M ...
. Upon the death of Máel Coluim I, probably in 1228, he was succeeded by his nephew
Máel Coluim II, son of Máel Coluim I's brother Donnchadh, son of
Donnchadh II.
[Bannerman, "Macduff", p. 33.]
Bibliography
* Bannerman, John, "MacDuff of Fife," in A. Grant & K.Stringer (eds.) ''Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community, Essays Presented to G.W.S. Barrow'', (Edinburgh, 1993), pp. 20–38
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coluim, Mael, Earl Of Fife
1228 deaths
Clan MacDuff
People from Fife
1204 births
Mormaers of Fife
13th-century mormaers