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     Alexander, Earl of Leven & Melvile, married Jane Thornton Countess of Leven & Melvile, daughter of John Thornton and Lucy Watson, on 11 August 1784. They had issue - see Hunter for further details.

     Alexander, II, King of Scotland was born on 24 August 1198. He was the son and successor of William the Lion, was raised to the throne in 1214, being then in his 16th year. He aided the English barons against King John, but made peace with Henry III, whose sister Joan he married in 1221. He had the reputation of a singularly just and wise ruler. He was the son of William the Lion,, King of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont.
     Alexander, II, King of Scotland married Joan, Sister of Henry III, in 1221.
     Alexander died on 8 July 1249 aged 50.

     Alexander, III, King of Scotland was born circa 1241. Alexander III, King of Scotland; was son of the preceding, and succeeded him 1249, when only eight years of age. He married Margaret, daughter of Henry III. of England, and lived upon terms of close friendship with his father-in-law, whom, in his wars with the barons, he assisted with 5000 men. In his reign Scotland was invaded by Haco, king of Norway, but the invaders were defeated, peace was made, and Alexander gave his daughter in marriage to Eric, the successor of Haco. The rest of his reign was peaceful, and he carried on the plans of his father for the good administration of the laws. He was the son of Alexander, II, King of Scotland and Joan, Sister of Henry III.
     Alexander died being killed in a horse riding accident in 1285. His grand-daughter was Margaret, the Maid of Norway who died in 1290.

     Algitha or Ealdgith,, was the daughter of Uchtred Earl of Northumberland and Elgiva or Aelgifu (?). Algitha or Ealdgith,, was also known as Aldgyth (?) in some records.
     Algitha or Ealdgith,, married Maldred or Malcolm,, King of Cumbria, son of Crinan the Thane,, and Beatrice or Bethoc,,. He married Ealdgith or Algitha, daughter of Uchtred, Earl of Northumberland, by his wife Aelgifu or Elgiva, daughter of Aethelred II King of England.

     Alirad was the son of Flotharius.

     Allan, Earl of Brittany, was born at France.

     Alpin,, King of Scots was the son of Eochaid, the poisonous.
     Alpin died in 841.

     Anarawd ap Rhodri,, Prince of Gwynedd, King of North Wales was born before 870 at Wales. He was the son of Rhodri Mawr ap Merfyn and Angharad ferch Meurig.
     Anarawd died in 916 at WLS.

     Angus Og of Islay was born at Scotland.

     Arnulf, Seigneur de Hesdin, was born. He was brother to Count Enguerrand de Hesdin.
     When he joined the crusade in 1090 his daughter Aveline became his nominated deputy in England.

     
     Aveline,, married Flaald Seneschal of Dol, son of Alan Seneschal of Dol.
     She was known as the Lady of Norton and her son Alan Fitz Flaald was baron of Oswestry during the reign of Henry I.. Aveline,, was the daughter of Arnulf, Seigneur de Hesdin.

     
     Banquo, Thane of Lochaber, married Muldivana (Maud) (?), daughter of Phaetus (?). Banquo, Thane of Lochaber, was born in 990. He was the son of Kenneth and Dunclina.
     Banquo died in 1043. He was slain by MacBeth.

     Beatrice or Bethoc,, was born say 980 at Scotland. She was the daughter of Malcolm, II, King of Scots.
     Beatrice or Bethoc,, married Crinan the Thane,, circa 1000.

     
     Bleiddig (Bleddri) married Tangwystl ab Owain (?), son of Owain ap Maredudd. Bleiddig (Bleddri) was born at Wales.

     Brochwel Ysgythrog ap Cyngen,, King of Powys was born at Wales. He was the son of Cyngen Glodrydd ap Cadell Ddyrnllug and Tudglid ferch Brychan.
     Brochwel Ysgythrog ap Cyngen,, King of Powys married Arddun Benasgell ferch Pabo, daughter of Pabo Post Prydyn ap Ceneu (?).
     Brochwel died in 617.

     Cadell ap Rhodri,, King of South Wales was born before 876 at Wales. He was the son of Rhodri Mawr ap Merfyn and Angharad ferch Meurig.
     Cadell died in 910. He was the second son..

     
     Cadell died at Powys, Wales.
     His parentage is dubious.. He was the son of Cateyrn ap Gwrtheyrn.

     Casnar Wledig was born at Powys, Wales.

     Cathen ap Gwlyddien,, King of Dyfed & Brychan was born at Wales. Cathen was King of Dyfed & Brychan. He was the son of Gwlyddien ap Nowy (?) and Ceindrech ferch Rhiwallon.

     Catherine, of Cleves, was born on 25 May 1417. She was the daughter of Adolph Duke of Cleves and Mary.
     Catherine, of Cleves, married Arnold d'Egmond Duke of Gueldres, son of John II d'Egmond and Mary von Arkel.
     Catherine died on 10 February 1479 at Lobith, the Netherlands, aged 61. In Schilfgaarde's book, same page 105, her mother, Catharina van Kleef, died at Lobith 20 February 1476, and was buried in the Karthusian Convent/monastery "op ten Grave" near Wesel. The appropriate footnote tells that her remains, in 1590, were moved to the Dominican church in Wesel.

     
     Child died on 19 May 1450. He was born on 19 May 1450. He was the son of James, II, King of Scotland and Mary of Gueldres Queen of Scotland.

     Christian, I, King of Denmark was born at Denmark.

     Coel Hen or Godebog was born at England.
     Coel Hen or Godebog married Ystradwel ferch Gadeon, daughter of Gadeon ap Cynan (?).

     
     J Balfour Paul states: Dunbar: 'the castle on the hill,' in East Lothian, gave name to this family, who are of Celtic origin, their earliest known ancestor being 'Crinan the Thane,' who flourished between 975 and 1045. His grandson was 'Gospatrick the Earl,' who was Earl of Northumberland from 1067 to 1072, in which year he had a grant of Dunbar with the adjacent lands in Lothian from King Malcolm Ceannmor. When surnames came into use Earl Gospatrick's descendants took their name from Dunbar, the lands and earldom of which they held for nearly four hundred years, from 1072 until the forfeiture on 11 January 1434-35 of George of Dunbar, eleventh Earl of Dunbar and fourth Earl of March. The Earls of Dunbar held great territories both in Scotland and in England, and they had the guardianship of the East March, a charge which either seems to have been sufficient to occupy them, or they were not ambitious, as although they were perhaps the most powerful of the Scottish nobility they do not appear to have ever held any of the high offices about the King. Though Gospatrick was the first Earl of Dunbar, it is necessary before treating him to give a short statement of his ancestry and immediate parentage. His grandfather, Crinan, known as 'Crinan the Thane,' of the kin of St Columba, was hereditary lay-abbot of Dunkeld and Seneschal of the Isles. He also held, with other lands, the territory called the 'Abthania, de Dul,' part of which is now the parish of Dull in Atholl'. Crinan the Thane,, was born circa 975 at Scotland.
     Crinan the Thane,, married Beatrice or Bethoc,,, daughter of Malcolm, II, King of Scots, circa 1000.
     Crinan died in 1045. In attempting to avenge the death of his elder son King Duncan I Crinan was slain in battle 'with nine times twenty heroes'.
     I presume the lineage of the Earls of Dunbar is established by the Durham muniments (barring any forgeries); namely that Gospatric Earl of Dunbar was the son of Gospatrick, Earl, brother of Dolfin [Durham Cathedral Muniments: Miscellaneous Charters, Ch. 779].
that Waldef. Earl of Dunbar was the son of Gospatric, Earl of Dunbar [Durham Cathedral Muniments: Miscellaneous Charters, Ch. 787]
that Patrick I, Earl of Dunbar was the son of Waldef, Earl of Dunbar [Durham Cathedral Muniments: Miscellaneous Charters, Ch. 764]
that Patrick II, Earl of Dunbar was the son of Patrick I, Earl of Dunbar [Durham Cathedral Muniments: Miscellaneous Charters, Ch. 785]' and so on.
>Further to my last post. the following appears to be the reference in Historia Regum regarding the Earls of Northumberland/Dunbar.
Quo mortuo, Cospatricus, filius Maldredi filii Crinani, Willelmum regum adiens, multaemptum pecunia adeptus est comitatum Northymbrensium. Nam ex materno sanguine attinebat ad eum honor illius comitatus. Erat enim ex matre Algitha, filia Uchtredi comitis, quam habuit ex Algiva filia Agelredi Regis. Hanc Algitham pater dedit in conjugium Maldredo filio Crinani. Tenuit autem comitatum, donec rex causis ex supradictis ei auferret. Fugiens ergo ad Malcolmum non multo post Flandriam navigio petit. Cui post aliquantum tempus Scotiam reverso, donavit ei rex supradictus Dunbar cum adjacentibus terris in Lodoneio, ut ex his, donec lætiora redirent tempora, se suosque procuraret. Iste Cospatricus est pater Dolfini, Walthevi, et Cospatrici. Post Cospatricum datus est comitatus Walthevo, Siwardi comitis filio [Symeon of Durham. Symeonis Monachi Opera Omnia: Historia Regum. ed. Thomas Arnold. 2 vols. (London, 1885). Vol. 2, p. 199. Rolls Series no. 75].
From what I can gather it was Skene who promoted the connection between the two Crinans. Anderson's "Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers" pp. 80-1 cites vol. 1, pp. 215-6 of Symeon's work (from his "De Obsessione Dunelmi"), which Anderson translates as:
"But afterwards when he, that is, Utred, advanced more and more in the art of war, king Ethelred gave to him as wife his daughter Elfgiva. And by her he had a daughter Aldgitha, whom her father gave in marriage to Maldred, son of Crinan the thane; and by her Maldred had Gospatric, the father of Dolfin, of Waldeve and of Gospatric."
Anderson does take some liberties in his translations (most notably with respect to names), so the original Latin obviously needs to be checked.

     Cunedda Wledig was born at Scotland. He was the son of Edern (Aeternus).
     Cunedda Wledig married Gwawl ferch Coel, daughter of Coel Hen or Godebog and Ystradwel ferch Gadeon.

     
     Daughter of Gilbert, Earl of Strathearn, married William de Hambleden.

     Daughter,, was the daughter of Crinan the Thane,, and Beatrice or Bethoc.
     Crinan's daughter was the mother of Moddan, titular Earl of Caithness, who was slain at Thurso in 1040.

     
     Daughter,, married Aed or Aeth, MacAlpin, King of Scotland, son of Kenneth, MacAlpin, King of Scots.
     Daughter,, married Doir,,, son of Aed or Aeth, MacAlpin, King of Scotland and Daughter,,. She was born. She was the daughter of King Osbert of Northumberland.

     Daughter,, was the daughter of Robert the Chamberlain.
     Daughter,, married Ralph fitz Olaf. She brought a moiety of the smaller manor of Wilbraham in marriage. She may have been the sister of Robert.
There is no direct statement that Ralph married a daughter of Robert, the Chamberlain of the earl of Richmond, but the conclusion is derived from the evidence of Henry II's confirmation charter that his wife brought with her a moiety of the smaller manor of Wilbraham, and a garbled account given in 1279 from a Hundred Roll entry abstracted by Farrer in Feudal Cambridgeshire, p.122/123, as follows: "An unknown King of England held (the vill of) Great Wilburham in his own hands and gave one moiety thereof to Nele de Chaunberlein with the advowdson of the church; the said Nele gave a moiety of his moiety to one Robert de (Insu)la with one of his daughters, which tenement Robert de Insula now holds, namely 200 a., of the honor of Richmond after Nele's death 100 a. descended hereditarily to his 5 daughters, of which Edmund de Sardelowe holds 90a. for the term of his life of John de Lovetot, who held of the honor of Brittany; R.Hund. II 490 b".