Gilbert, Earl of Orkney

Deceased Person

1210 – 1256

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Who was Gilbert, Earl of Orkney?

Gilbert, son of Magnus was Earl of Orkney and Caithness.

Son of Earl Magnus II, he succeeded his father in 1239. He was in turn father of Magnus III, who succeeded him, and Matilda, who married Malise II, Earl of Strathearn and was the great-grandmother of Malise V, Earl of Strathearn, who later also inherited the Earldom of Orkney.

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Born
1210
Died
1256

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on July 23, 2013

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