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Matad Earl of Atholl
(About 1085-Before 1152) |
Matad Earl of Atholl 2
Another name for Matad was Madach or Madeth Earl of Atholl.1 User ID: K134. General Notes: "The first Earl of Atholl who appears in actual Scottish record is Earl Madach, or Madeth, who is named as a witness to the foundation charter of the Abbey of Scone, granted by King Alexander I., which is usually said to be granted in the year 1113-14, but was probably after 1116. Earl Madach is described by the Norwegian writer Matad married First WIFE.1 (First WIFE was born about 1105.) Marriage Notes: "Earl Madach .... appears to have been twice married. If so, the name and parentage of the first wife are unknown. About 1133 he married Margaret, daughter of Hakon, Earl of Orkney ..." (page 416) Matad next married Margaret, daughter of Hakon Earl of Orkney and Unknown, about 1133.1 (Margaret was born about 1110.) Marriage Notes: "Earl Madach died some time before 1152, when his wife Margaret returned to |
1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 1 (1904).
2 Internet Site, https://www.poms.ac.uk/record/person/593/ Matad, Earl of Atholl (D>1139x1159).
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