Fergus Colban, 4th Earl of Buchan

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Sex Male

Lived In Scotland

Died Bef 1199

Person ID I00177701 Leo

Last Modified 06 Sep 1998

Children > 1. Margaret, Countess of Buchan, b. est 1183

Last Modified 06 Sep 1998

Family ID F00243362 Group Sheet

Notes BIOGRAPHY

The earldom (mormaerdom) of Buchan is one of the most ancient dignities in Scotland. Fergus held it in the time of King William 'the Lion'. He was the last native Gaelic Mormaer (provincial ruler) of Buchan, and only the third to be known by title as Mormaer. Fergus appears to have had strong connections in Fife, and it is possible that his father, named in some sources as Colbán, was from Fife. It is recorded that Fergus made a grant of a mark of silver annually to the abbey of Aberbrothwick, which had been founded by King William.

A feudal charter issued by Fergus, granting lands to a subordinate, appears to have survived. The charter had some witnesses with French names, which may have been due to his Comyn connections. Fergus had no male heirs, and married his widowed only daughter Margaret to William Comyn, justiciar of Scotland, bringing Gaelic control of the mormaership to an end. On Fergus' death, believed to have been before 1199, Buchan became the first native mormaerdom to pass into the hands of a foreign family, when Margaret's husband became earl of Buchan in her right.

Sources 1. [S00058] The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: II 374

2. [S00860] The Great Historic Families of Scotland, London, 1889, Taylor, James

Fergus, Earl of Buchan

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Fergus of Buchan was the last native Gaelic Mormaer of Buchan, and only the third to be known by name as Mormaer. Fergus appears to have had strong connections in Fife, and it is possible that his father (if he was his father) Colbán was a Fifer. A charter issued by Fergus appears to have survived. The charter is a feudal charter granting lands to a subordinate. The charter had a few witnesses with French names, presumably a phenomenon related to the his Comyn connections.

Fergus had no male heirs, and married his only daughter Marjory to William Comyn, bringing Gaelic control of the Mormaership to an end. On Fergus' death, Buchan became the first native mormaerdom to pass into the hands of a foreign family

He died sometime before 1214, possibly much earlier.

[edit] Bibliography

Roberts, John L., Lost Kingdoms: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages, (Edinburgh, 1997), pp. 55-6

Young, Alan, "Buchan in the 13th century" in Alexander Grant & Keith J. Stringer (eds.) Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community Essays Presented to G.W.S Barrow, (Edinburgh, 1993)

[edit] See also

Earl of Buchan

Preceded by

Colbán Mormaer of Buchan

d. before 1214 Succeeded by

Marjory of Buchan, m. William Comyn

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Categories: Earls or mormaers of Buchan | People of medieval Scotland | Medieval Gaels | People from Aberdeenshire

Fergus, 4th Earl of Buchan, was recorded as living circa 1170. He was the last native Gaelic Mormaer of Buchan, and only the third to be known by name as Mormaer.

He died sometime before 1214, possibly much earlier.

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Mormaer Fergus Colban Buchan
BIRTH 1165
DEATH 1199 (aged 33–34)
BURIAL
Burial Details Unknown
MEMORIAL ID 226842404

Family Members
Children

Margaret Buchan Comyn
1184–1244