Friday, April 29, 2011

Viviane del Acqs, Dynastic Queen of Avallon

Illustration: The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse


Viviane del Acqs was a descendant of Joseph of Arimathea (St. James the Just) and the Dynastic Queens of Avallon, who descend from the Counts of Toulouse in Burgundy, France.

She was reportedly the wife of the great Druidic bard Taliesin, and the mother of Ygerne (Ygraine) of Arthurian legend.

See: Bloodline of the Holy Grail by Sir Laurence Gardner, p. 174 "Messianic Descent in Britain and Europe, 1st to 7th Century."

"This family was prominent in Aquitaine, an area with a name that also has its roots in acquae ("waters") or acqs, as indeed does the town name of Dax, west of Toulouse, which stems from d'Acqs. Here, Merovingian kingly branches that evolved from the Fisher Kings became Counts of Toulouse and Narbonne, also Princes of the Septimanian Midi (the territory between France and Spain).

"Another family branch, related through the female line, was granted the Celtic Church heritage of Avallon, with Viviane del Acqs acknowledged as the hereditary High Queen in the early 6th Century. Subsequently, in Brittany, a corresponding male branch of the Provencal House del Acqs became the Comtes (Counts) de Leon d'Acqs in descent from Viviane I's granddaughter Morgaine." (p. 112)

Regarding the legendary matrilineal descent of this line from Mary Magdalene, see:

Brown, Dan. The Da Vinci Code.

Gardner, Laurence. The Magdalene Legacy

Starbird, Margaret. The Woman with the Alabaster Jar.

Ygerna del Acqs


Illustration: The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon by Edward Burne-Jones

Ygraine was the daughter of:

Viviane del Acqs, Dynastic Queen of Avallon, and

Taliesin (500 - 540 A.D.) Archdruid and Prince Bard to King Urien of Rheged & Goure

Ygerna (Ygraine) was born before 540 A.D.

Ygerna Married (1) to Gwr-Llew, Dux Caruele, Warlord of Carlisle

by whom she had issue: Morgaine (Morgana le Fay) who married Urien of Rheged

Ygerna Married (2) Aidan mac Gabran, King of Dalriada, Pendragon and Guletic, d. 608

by whom she had issue:

(1) Arthuir mac Aidan, High King and Guletic, d. 603, who married Gwenhwyfar de Bretagne

(2) Eochaid Buide, King of Scots Dalriada who ruled 608 - 630,

ancestor of Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, who married 29 April 2011 Prince William Windsor

Sunday, April 24, 2011

King Arthur: The Scottish Legend

Above: Cover art from Sir Laurence Gardner's book Bloodline of the Holy Grail (Boston: Element Books, 2000), which provides a family tree for King Arthur on page 145.


One of the sons of the Scottish King Aidan of Dalriada was named Arthur (Arthuir Mac Aidan), and this Arthur is a strong candidate for the real King Arthur behind the ancient legend.

Traditionally, the Arthurian legends are divided among the Matter of Britain (Wales and Cornwall), and the Matter of France (Brittany and Acquitaine).

However, some revisionists have argued that there is such a thing as the Matter of Scotland -- a respectable body of sources pointing to Scotland as the birthplace of the real-life King Arthur.

Prince Arthur Mac Aidan stands high on their list of candidates for King Arthur for the following reasons:

  • His name is right

  • The time period (6th Century) is right

  • Arthuir MacAidan was a war lord who fought against Northumbrians and Picts

  • Arthuir is said to have used a Roman fort called Camelon near Falkirk

  • Arthuir had a sister called Morgan (like the legendary King Arthur)

  • Arthuir's brother was named Euwen (Owain)

  • Arthuir was a contemporary of Myrddin Wyllt, a mystic madman (model for Merlin)

  • Arthuir's father, Aidan, was buried on the Island of Iona

  • Arthuir himself was buried (582 A.D.) at a place called Invalone (Avalon?), an island near the river of Forth

  • Several local sites carry the name Arthur (Loch Arthur, bin Arthur, Arthur's seat)

  • The Kingdom of Strathclyde had close cultural and linguistic links to Wales

  • Refugees from Strathclyde may have carried their legends to Wales ca. 1000.

Sources

Carroll, David F. "The Kingdom of Manann." Arturius - A Quest for Camelot.

"Historical Basis for King Arthur - 6th Century Candidates - Artuir MacAidan" Wikipedia

King Arthur Sites in Scotland: Legend of King Arthur Homepage

National Geographic: "Was King Arthur Really King McArthur?"

Scotland's King Arthur: "Was King Arthur from Scotland?"

Undiscovered Scotland: King Arthur Feature Page

Woods, Michael. In Search of Myths and Heroes: King Arthur (Univ California Press: 2007).
Based on PBS Series at this link

Ziegler, Michelle. "Artur mac Aedan of Dalriada," The Heroic Age, Issue 1, Spring / Summer

Eochaid I "The Fair," King of Dalriada


aka Eochaid Buide ("The Yellow-Haired"), King of Picts and Dalriada, Eochu Buide, Eochaid mac Aidan, Eugene IV

In Gaelic, Eochaid = Euwen, Ewen, Owain

Son of: King Aidan mac Gabhran

Born: ca. 583

Christened: 605 A.D.

Married: Spouse and Year Unknown

Reigned: 608 - 629 A.D.

Died: 630 A.D.

Buried: Ilcomkill, Scotland





From Mike Ashley's Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens p. 199

"According to Admonan's Life of Columba, Columba identified Eochaid as the successor to Aedan mac Gabhran, even though he was one of Aedan's younger sons, recognizing that the elder sons would be killed in battle. This prophecy happened before the battle against the Maetae in around 590, at which time Eochaid was still young enough to sit on Columba's lap, which suggests he was probably born around the year 583 or 584."

Domnall "The Speckled," King of Dalriada

aka Domnall Brecc ("The Speckled") of Argyll, Domnal Brece, Donal Breacc, Donald IV

Son of:

King Eochaid Buide (Eugene IV)

Born: ca. 576

Marriage: Year and Spouse Unknown

Reigned: 629 - 642

Christened: 636

Battles: Victorious in 622 at the Battle of Cend Delgthen (east midlands of Ireland). Lost battles in 635, 637 (the Battle of Magrath) and 638.

Died: 642 A.D., killed at the Battle of Strathcarron, near Falkirk, by Owen map Bili.

Domangart II, King of Dalriada

aka Domangart mac Domnall, Domangart II of Argyll, King of Dalriada

Son of:

King Domnall Brecc ("The Speckled")

Born: Bef. 643

Married: Year and Spouse Unknown

Died: 673 A.D.

Eochaid II "Crooked Nose," King of Dalriada

aka Eochaid mac Domangairt, Eochaid Riannamail "Crooked Nose," Eugene V, Prince Findan or Findanus

Son of:

King Domangart II (? - 673), aka Domangart mac Domnaill

Born: Bef. 674

Married: Year and Spouse Unknown

Father of Eochaid mac Echdach, aka Eochaid III

Died: 697, murdered Ferchar's son Ainbcellach

Eochaid III, King of Dalriada

aka Eochaid III of Argyll, Eochaid mac Echdach, or Eugene VII

Gaelic: Heoghan, Eogan, Ewan, Eugen, Owain, Owen

Son of:

Eochaid II "Crooked Nose" King of Dalriada

Born: ca. 695

Married: Year Unknown

Spondan or Spontana

Died: 733

Aedh Finn "Fire White," King of Dalriada

aka Aodh-Fionn, Aed Find, Ethafind, Etfinus.

In Gaelic, Aedh means "fire" and Find means "white."

Son of:

Eochaid III of Argyll, King of Dalriata

Born: ca. 700 A.D.

Christened: 730 A.D.

Married:

Fergina

Died: 761 (771?) A.D. during an invasion of Northumbria.

Eochaid IV "The Venomous," King of Dalriada



aka Eochaid Anguibh "The Poisonous"

Son of:

Aedh Finn, King of Dalriada (730 - 778, reigned 750 - 778)

Fergina

Born: ca. 755

Married: ca. 781

Unknown Person

Ruled: Dalriada (sub-king of Kintyre) 781 - 805?

Died: 819 A.D.

Achaius, Prince of Dalriada

aka Eochaius, Achaias or Achaisas,
Grandson of King Aedh Finn, warlord and sub-king of Dalriada (Kintyre)

According to legend, Achaius established an accord with Charlemagne of the Franks (and thus the origins of the "Auld Alliance") and commemorated the alliance by founding the Noble Order of the Thistle in 809 (See Ashley, p. 206 and Wikipedia "Order of the Thistle.")

Eldest Son of:

King Eochaid IV "The Poisonous" (ca. 755 - 805), r. King of Dalriada ca. 781 - 805?

Born: ca. 782

Married: ca. 805

Fergusia aka "Urgusia" dau of King Angus II of Dalriada (who reigned 821 - 834)

Died: Bef. 834

Sources:

Ashley, Mike. The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens (New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1998) p. 206

Moriarty, George Andrews. The Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III and Queen Philippa (1960) pp. 29, 278

Paget, Gerald. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Edinburgh: Charles Skilton, 1977) p. 151

Alpin of Kintyre

Red-headed man. Illustration of Celtic Art from The Book of Kells (9th Century)

Alpin of Kintyre, aka Alpin mac Echdach, Alpin mac Eochaid, sub-king of Galloway (Kintyre) and father of Kenneth Mac Alpin, first King of Scots

Son of:

Achaias, Eocha or Eochaid IV "The Poisonous" King of Dalriada (741 - 834)

Fergusia, aka "Urgusia," daughter of Angus II, King of Dalriada (r. 821 - 833)

Born: Year Unknown

Married: Year Unknown

Person Unknown

Died: 20 July 834 at Galloway, Scotland, while fighting Picts

The following note from Burke's Peerage may be of interest:

"The official genealogy of the Kings of Dalriada, declaimed by the royal Sennachie at the Scottish Coronation, traces their succession from Fergus Mor MacErc (circa 496), a scion of the Royal House of the Kings of Ireland, down to the above mentioned.

"The Royal House of Scotland arose from the union in 843 of the Kingdom of the Scots, Dalriada with Caledonia, the kingdom of the Picts, which latter comprised the northern and eastern parts of the country. The Kings of the Picts, Ard Righ Albann, according to their chroniclers, derived from Cruithne, King of the Picts (from whose seven younger sons the original Seven Earls or provincial Kings of Caledonia were deduced) through seventy kings (of whom the 49th, Brude MacMaelcon, 565, and Nectan MacDerili, 596-617, were converted to Christianity), to the 71st, Constantine MacAngus, whose successor, Angus II (821-833) had a son Eoghain MacAngus (73rd) and a daughter, Fergusia, married to Eocha, of the Royal House of Dalriada, and had Alpin, who claimed the Pictish throne on Eoghain's death in 839, and was father of Kenneth MacAlpin, of whom presently as 74th Ard Righ Albann."

Kenneth I MacAlpin



aka King of Galloway (834), King of Dalriada (841), King of Picts (844), King of Scots (846). Legendary founder of the House of Alpin, first King of Scots (Alba).

Called An Ferbasach ("The Conqueror")

Son of:

Alpin of Kintyre, King of Scots (? - 834)

Unknown Person

Born: 810

Married: Year Unknown

Person Unknown

Died: 859 at Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

Buried: Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland

Constantine I, King of Scots



aka Causantin mac Cinaeda, King of Picts, King of Scots

Son of:

Kenneth I MacAlpin, King of Scots and Picts

Unknown Person

Born: 836

Married: Unknown Date

Unknown Person

Died: 877 at Inverdorat, the Black Cove, Angus, Scotland. Killed in battle against Halfdan.

Buried: Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland


Donald II, King of Scots


aka Donald II, King of Picts, King of Alba
In Gaelic: Domnall mac Causantin, Domhnall mac Choiseim

Called dasachtach ("the Madman") by the Prophecy of Berchan

Son of:

King Constantine I (836 - 877)

Unknown Person

Born: Year Unknown

Married: Year Unknown

Unknown Person

Died: 900 at Dunnottar (Dunfother), Scotland. Killed in battle.

Buried: Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland

Malcolm I, King of Scots

aka King Malcolm I of Alba,

Son of:

Donald II of Alba, King of Scots (? - 900)

Unknown Person

Born: Bef. 900

Married: ? Unknown Year

Unknown Person

Died: 954 A.D.

Buried: Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland

Kenneth II, King of Scots

aka King Kenneth of Alba, King Kenneth II of Scotland

Son of:

Malcolm I of Alba, King of Scots (ca. 899 - 954)

Unknown Person

Born: ? Unknown

Married: ?

Unknown Person

Died: 995 A.D., Finella's Castle, Fettercain, Scotland

Malcolm II, King of Scots



aka King Malcolm of Strathclyde, King Malcolm II of Alba, King Malcolm of Lothian

Son of:

Kenneth II of Alba, King of Scots (? - 995)

Unknown Person

Born: ca. 954

Married: ca. 980

Unknown Person

Died: 25 November 1034, Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Scotland

Buried: Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland

Bethoc, Princess of Alba

Above: Dunkeld Abbey, home of Bethoc's husband, Crinan, Abbott of Dunkeld

Full Scottish name: Bethoc ingen Mail Coluim meic Cinaeda

aka Beatrix of Scotland, Lady of Atholl, Heiress of Scone

Daughter of:

Malcolm II, King of Alba (954 - 1034)

Unknown

Born: ca. 984, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Married: ca. 1000

Crinan, Mormaer of Atholl, hereditary Abbott of Dunkeld (945 - 1045)

Died: Unknown

Duncan I, King of Scots



aka King Duncan I of Alba, King Duncan of Strathclyde, "The Gracious"

Son of

Crinan, Mormaer of Atholl and Abbot of Dunkeld (975 - 1045)

Bethoc of Scotland, Heiress of Scone and Lady of Atholl, dau of King Malcolm II (984 - ?)

Born: ca. 1001

Married: ca. 1030

Sybilla, dau of Siward Digera, Earl of Northumberland

Died: 14 August 1040 at Pitgaveny, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland, killed by MacBeth

Buried: Isle of Iona, Argyllshire, Scotland


Saturday, April 23, 2011

Malcolm III, King of Scots



aka Malcolm "Caenmor" or "Cranmor"

Son of:

Duncan I, King of Scots (1031 - 1093)


Born: ca. 1031

Married (1): ca. 1060

Ingioborg Finnsdottir (? - 1070)

Married (2): 1069, Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Saint Margaret "The Exile" (1045 - 1093)

Died: 13 November 1093 at Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England


Editha of Scotland





aka Queen Consort Matilda of England, mother of "Empress Matilda" of England

Daughter of:

King Malcolm III "Canmore" of Scotland (1031 - 1093)

Saint Margaret "The Exile" (1045 - 1093), dau of Edward "Atheling"

Born: ca. 1079, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Married: 11 November 1100, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

King Henry I "Beauclerc" (1068 - 1165), son of William the Conqueror

Died: 1 May 1118 at Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England

Empress Matilda of England



aka Matilda of England, Queen Maude

Daughter of:

King Henry I of England (1068 - 1135), son of William the Conqueror

Editha of Scotland (1079 - 1118), daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Born: August 1102 at Winchester, Hampshire, England

Married (1): 7 January 1114

Heinrich V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086 - 1125)

Married (2): 22 May 1128

Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Comte d'Anjou et Maine (1113 - 1151)

Died: 10 September 1167, Notre Dame du Pre, Rouen, France






King Henry II

aka "Curtmantle"

Son of:

Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Comte d'Anjou et Maine (1113 - 1151)

Mathilda, "The Empress" of England (1102 - 1167)

Born: 5 March 1133, Le Mans, France

Married: 18 May 1152 Bordeux, France

Eleanor, Duchesse of Aquitaine (1121 - 1204)

Died: 6 July 1189 at Chinon Castle, Chinon, Berri, France

King John I "Lackland"



aka "Good King John"

Son of:

King Henry II "Curtmantle" d'Anjou (1133 - 1189)

Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine (1121 - 1204)

Born: 24 December 1167 at Beaumont Place, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Married (1): 29 August 1189

Isabella de Clare, Countess of Gloucester (1176 - 1217)

Married (2): 24 August 1200, Bordeaux, France

Isabella d'Angouleme (1188 - 1246)
Died: 19 October 1216 at Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

King Henry III


Son of:

King John I "Lackland" (1167 - 1216)

Isabelle d'Angouleme (1188 - 1246)

Born: 1 October 1207, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Married: 14 January 1236 at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England

Eleanor of Provence (1223 - 1291)

Died: 16 November 1272


Below: The tomb effigy of King Henry III


King Edward I "Longshanks"


aka "The Hammer of the Scots"

Son of:


King Henry III of England (1207 - 1272)

Eleanor of Provence (1223 - 1291)

Born: 17 June 1239, Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England

Baptised: 21 June 1239 by Eudes, the Pope's legate.

Married (1): Eleanor de Castilla (1244 - 1290), Comtesse de Ponthieu

Married (2): Marguerite de France (1279 - 1317), dau of Philippe III, King of France

Died: 7 July 1307. Buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London.

King Edward II


Son of:

King Edward I "Longshanks"

Eleanor de Castilla, Comtesse de Ponthieu

Born: 25 April 1284

Married: 25 January 1307/8

Isabelle de France (1292 - 1358)

Died: 21 September 1327

King Edward III



Son of:

King Edward II
Isabelle de France

Born: 13 November 1312

Married: 24 January 1328

Philippe de Hainaut (1311 - 1369)

Died: 21 June 1377

John of Gaunt



First Duke of Lancaster

Son of:

King Edward III
Philippe de Hainaut

Born: March 1340

Married: 13 January 1396

Catherine Roet (1350 - 1403)

Died: 3 February 1399

Lady Joan de Beaufort

Daughter of:

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
Catherine Roet

Born: ca. 1375

Married (1): 1391

Sir Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers (of Wim) (1373 - 1396)

Married (2): November 1396

Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1364 - 1425)

Died: 13 November 1440

Mary Ferrers

Daughter of:

Lady Joan de Beaufort
Sir Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers (of Wem)

Born: ca. 1379

Married: ca. 1436, Oversley, Warwickshire, England

Ralph de Neville (1392 - 1458) son of Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland

Died: 25 January 1458

John Neville

Son of:

Mary Ferrers
Ralph de Neville

Born: ca. 1416

Married: ca. 1442, Oversley, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth Newmarch (1420 - ?)

Died: 17 March 1482

Joan (Jane) Neville

Daughter of:

John Neville
Elizabeth Newmarch


Born: ca. 1443 at Oversley, Warwickshire, England

Married: ca. 1460, Oversley, Warwickshire, England

Sir William Gascoigne (1439 - 1464)

Died: ?

Sir William Gascoigne

Son of:

Joan (Jane) Neville
Sir William Gascoigne

Born: ? Aft. 1459 Lived at Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England.

Married: Bef. 1473

Lady Margaret Percy, dau of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland,
and Eleanor de Poynings, Baroness de Poynings.

Died: 1486

Agnes (Anne) Gascoigne

Daughter of:

Sir William Gascoigne
Lady Margaret Percy

Born: ca. 1474, Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Married: ca. 1495

Sir Thomas Fairfax (1475 - 1520)

Died: ca. 1504

William Fairfax

Son of:

Agnes (Ann) Gascoigne
Sir Thomas Fairfax

Born: Bef. 1495

Married: Unknown

Died: Unknown

William Fairfax

Son of:

William Fairfax
& Unknown

Born:

Married:

Lucy Goodman

Source:

Reitwiesner, William Addams. The Ancestry of Catherine Middleton. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, April 2011) citing "The Suffolk Bartholomeans: A Memoir of the Ministerial and Domestic History of John Meadows."

John Fairfax

Son of:

William Fairfax
Lucy Goodman

Born:

Married:

Mary Birch

Died:

Benjamin Fairfax

Son of:

John Fairfax
Mary Birch

Born: 1592. Lived at Rumburgh.

Married:

Sarah Galliard

Died: 1675

Benjamin Fairfax

Son of:

Benjamin Fairfax (1592 - 1675)
Sarah Galliard

Born: ?

Married: Bef. 1654

Bridget Stringer

Died: ca. 1708

Sarah Fairfax

Daughter of:

Benjamin Fairfax (? - 1708)
Bridget Stringer

Born: 1654

Married: Bef. 1679

Rev. John Meadows (1622 - 1697)

Died: 1688


Source: The Suffolk Bartholomeans, pp. 64, 72, 81

Philip Meadows

Son of:

Sarah Fairfax
Rev. John Meadows

Married:

Margaret Hall

Source: The Suffolk Bartholomeans, pp. 116

Sarah Meadows

Daughter of:

Philip Meadows (1679 - 1752)
Margaret Hall (1691 - 1765)

Born: ca. 1725

Married: 21 July 1752 at St. George Colgate, Norwich, Norfolk, England

David Martineau (1726 - 1768)

Died: 26 November 1800

Thomas Martineau

Son of:

Sarah Meadows (ca. 1725 - 1800)
David Martineau (1726 - 1768)

Born: 9 April 1764 at Norwich, Norfolk, England

Married: Bef. 1794

Elizabeth Rankin (1771 - 1848)

Died: 21 June 1826

Elizabeth Martineau

Daughter of:

Thomas Martineau (1764 - 1826)
Elizabeth Rankin (1771 - 1848)

Born: 20 August 1794,

Married: Bef. 1821

Dr. Thomas Michael Greenhow (1792 - 1881)

Died: 10 February 1850

Frances Elizabeth Greenhow

Daughter of:

Elizabeth Martineau (1794 - 1850)
Dr. Thomas Michael Greenhow (1792 - 1881)

Born: 1821, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England

Married: 1 July 1847, at Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England

Francis Lupton (1813 - 1884), son of William Lupton and Ann Darnton

Died: 9 March 1892

Francis Martineau Lupton

Son of:

Frances Elizabeth Greenhow
Francis Lupton

Married:

Harriet Albina Davis

Olive Christina Lupton

Daughter of:

Francis Martineau Lupton
Harriet Albina Davis

Married:

Richard Noel Middleton

Peter Francis Middleton

Son of:

Olive Christina Lupton
Richard Noel Middleton

Married:

Valerie Glassborow

Michael Francis Middleton

Son of:

Peter Francis Middleton
Valerie Glassborow

Married: Carole Elizabeth Goldsmith

Kate Middleton



b. 9 January 1982

Daughter of:

Michael Francis Middleton
Carole Elizabeth Goldsmith