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2nd Earl of Angus Gillbride (b. Abt. 1128, d. 1187)

2nd Earl of Angus Gillbride (son of 1st Earl of Angus Dufugan) was born Abt. 1128, and died 1187 in also called Gille Brigte of Angus.

Notes for 2nd Earl of Angus Gillbride:
He fought in the Battle of the Standard on 22 August 1138, when the Scots were totally defeated at Northallerton, Yorkshire. In 1174 he was one of the hostages for King William the Lion [Scotland].

Gille Brigte, Earl of Angus
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Gille Brigte of Angus is the one of the earliest attested Mormaers of Angus. He was possibly a descedant of Dubacan of Angus.

Gille Brigte is recorded as a witness to a charter dating to 1150. He probably fathered both Adam and Gille Críst. He was dead by 1189, when his son Adam was the Mormaer.

Children of 2nd Earl of Angus Gillbride are:

+Gilchrist 4th Earl of Angus, b. 1180, d. 1211, also called Gille Críst, Earl of Angus.
Adam 3rd Earl Of Angus, b. 1164, d. 1198.