Alan of Galloway
Monarch
1175 – 1234
Who was Alan of Galloway?
Alan of Galloway, also known as Alan fitz Roland, was a leading thirteenth-century Scottish magnate. As the hereditary Lord of Galloway and hereditary Constable of Scotland, Alan was one of the most influential magnates in the Irish Sea zone. He first appears in courtly circles in about 1200. After inheriting his father's possessions, and his mother's possessions almost almost two decades later, Alan was one of the most powerful magnates in the Kingdom of Scotland. He was one of John, King of England's advisors concerning Magna Carta, and later played a considerable part in Alexander II, King of Scotland's ambitions in violent aftermath of John's repudiation of the charter. Alan participated in the English colonisation of Ulster, simultaneously aiding the Scottish crown against rebel claimants in the region. He also entered into an inter-dynastic struggle for control of the Kingdom of the Isles, supporting one of his kinsman over another. Alan was the last legitimate ruler of Galloway descending from the dynasty of Fergus, Lord of Galloway.
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- Born
- 1175
- Children
- Lived in
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Died
- 1234
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on July 23, 2013
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