Morggán, Earl of Mar

Morggán, also Morgund (* unknown; † before March 30, 1183 ), 2nd Earl of Mar, was a Scottish nobleman.

Life

Morggáns name first appears as a witness to the signature on a deed of King David I. to the monks of Dunfermline Abbey, which is dated to the period 1147-1152. Other documents from this period show that he already several years held the title of Earl of Mar at this time. Also, in a charter of King Malcolm IV in 1154, in which the rights of the monks of Dunfermline be confirmed, he is listed as Morgund.

His name also appears in several documents as a generous patron of the priory of St. Andrews. Between 1165 and 1171, he donated large sums for the construction of the Church of Tarland in Cromar on the condition that he and his wife were definitely buried after her death in St. Andrews. Further donations with the same support he gave in 1178 for the construction of the church in Migvie.

In a single document from the year 1171 he was named for King William the Lion, the son of Gyloclery, Earl of Mar, in order to disconfirming accusations of illegitimacy. Historical research considers this document, although as a form of forgery, the named Gillocher is associated with the early Earldom of Moray. With this instrument, however, the claim to the title of Earl of Mar was also justified on the basis of descent - and confirmed by the King.

From his marriage with Agnes came six sons; Malcolm, James, Duncan (later the 4th Earl ), Donald, David and John. Except for Duncan dive the other names only once or twice in church records or certification as witnesses in the years 1182-1232. His death at the end of 1182 or at the beginning of the year 1183 is in a bull of Pope Lucius III. performed by the March 30, 1183.