Brusse
- 1031
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Brusse (son of Sigurd Earl of Orkney and Donada); died in 1031. Notes:
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Brusse was Earl of Caithness and Sunderland. {-Carr P. Collins, "Royal
Ancestors of Magna Charta Barons" (Dallas, 1959), p.226, gives his descent
to Robert I, King of Scotland 1306-29.} The name is from the town of Bruis
in France. Brusse was Privy Councillor to King Olaus the Holy, according to
"The Bruce Journal," 1:4, p. 47.Brusse married Gothland, Ostrida of on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Rognvald died in 1046.
2. Sigurd Earl of Orkney (son of Hlodve Earl of Orkney and Audna); died on 23 Apr 1014 in Battle of Clortarf. Notes:
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Sigurd died in the Battle of Clortarf, Ireland. {For this line see the
sometimes unreliable "Royal Ancestors of Magna Charta Barons," Carr P.
Collins, Jr., Dallas, 1959, pp. 201-02} He is the 7th Earl of Orkney. John
S. Wurts, "Magna Charta," p. 2693, states he is "a descendant of Harold,
Prince of Rogaland, living A.D. 650, and of Auda the Deep-Minded, wife of
Olaf of Dublin, who died in 871.married Donada on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Donada (daughter of MacKenneth, King of Scots Malcolm II). Notes:
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{Carr P. Collins, "Royal Ancestors of Magna Carta Barons" (Dallas: 1959),
p. 228, gives her husband as Sigurd II, Earl of Orkney, who d. 1014.
Finlay Mac Rory is given as her husband by Patrick W. Montague-Smith, "The
Royal Line of Succession," p. 21.} Donada ("Alice") was youngest of two
daughters and is also known as Dovada.Children:
- 1. Brusse died in 1031.
Generation: 3
4. Hlodve Earl of Orkney (son of Thorfinn, I and Gaithness, Grelod of); died in 988. married Audna on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Audna (daughter of Kiarva King of Ireland). Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: 2690
Children:
- 2. Sigurd Earl of Orkney died on 23 Apr 1014 in Battle of Clortarf.
6. MacKenneth, King of Scots Malcolm II was born in 953 (son of MacMalcolm, King of Scots Kenneth II); died on 25 Nov 1034 in Glamis Castle, Angus; was buried in Isle of Iona. Notes:
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[Malcolm phps. m. a daughter of Sigurd, Jarl or Earl of Orkney, who died
23 April 1014 in the Battle of Clortarf, Ireland, and wife Donada (Alice) of
Scotland. S's ancestry is known as far back as Sveide the Viking, a Norse
King who died in 760.] Malcolm II reigned 25 March 1005-1034 & was murdered.
Malcolm frequently invaded northern England and at the battle of Carham in
1015 finally secured Lothian for Scotland. OR Malcolm "is said to have m. an
Irishwoman from Ossory" [more likely].Children:
Generation: 4
8. Thorfinn, I (son of Turf Einar, Earl of Orkney I); died in 977. I married Gaithness, Grelod of on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Gaithness, Grelod of Notes:
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"A Guide to Irish Roots," William & Mary Durning (La Mesa, CA: Irish Family
Names Society, 1995), p. II-110, gives her speculative ancestry.Children:
- 4. Hlodve Earl of Orkney died in 988.
10. Kiarva King of Ireland Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: 2691
Children:
- 5. Audna
12. MacMalcolm, King of Scots Kenneth II was born in of Alba (son of MacDonald, King of Scots Malcolm); died in 995 in Finela's Castle, Fettercain; was buried in Isle of Iona. Notes:
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Kenneth II was murdered by his own men. He is said to have married
a princess of Leinster.Children:
- 6. MacKenneth, King of Scots Malcolm II was born in 953; died on 25 Nov 1034 in Glamis Castle, Angus; was buried in Isle of Iona.