Gilchrist de Lennox, 1st Baron of Arrochar

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Gilchrist de Lennox, 1st Baron of Arrochar

Scots Gaelic: GilleCriosd MacAilin, 1st Baron of Arrochar
Also Known As: "Gilchrist de Levenax"
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Birthplace: Faslane Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Death: circa 1263 (68-85)
Forfar, Angushire, Scotland
Place of Burial: Forfar, Angushire, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Son of Alwyn "The Younger" de Levenax, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Eva de Menteith, Countess of Menteith
Husband of Lady Marjory de Lennox
Father of Duncan de Arrochar, 2nd Baron of Arrochar and Marion de Lennox
Brother of Mauldouen of Lennox, 3rd Earl of Lennox; Dùghall of Lennox; Malcolm Of Lennox; Donnchadh Of Lennox; Henry Of Lennox and 2 others

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About Gilchrist de Lennox, 1st Baron of Arrochar

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Founder of the House of Arrochar. Born circa 1190; died after 1250; 7th son of Ailin/Alwyn, 2nd Earl of Lennox (see HOUSE of LENNOX above); received the feudal barony of Arrochar from his eldest brother Maoldomhnaich/Maldouen, 3rd Earl of Lennox (see HOUSE of LENNOX above), circa 1225 during King Alexander II.’s reign. Witnessed many of his brother's charters between 1217 and 1250; if he lived beyond the latter year he may not have survived the Norse invasion of the Scottish mainland in 1263 which devastated Arrochar and Loch Lomondside, but in any case he died previous to a charter being granted to his heir sometime before 1284. Married an heiress from the Lothians whose lands he exchanged with the king for those of Glenfalloch and Glendochart. They had, with a youngest son GilleCriosd/Gilchrist

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Gilchrist de Lennox, 1st Baron of Arrochar's Timeline

1154
1154
Forfar,Angushire,Scotland
1186
1186
Faslane Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1227
1227
1230
1230
Scotland
1263
1263
Age 77
Forfar, Angushire, Scotland
1263
Age 77
Forfar, Angushire, Scotland