Elizabeth FitzRoy

1095 - 1166  (71 years)

• Name	Elizabeth FitzRoy
  Birth	1095	Talbey, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Burial	May 1166	Holyrood Abbey, Midlothian, Scotland
  Death	12 May 1166	Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
  Person ID	I863	Our Family History
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Beauclerc, King of England Plantagenet I,   b. Abt 1068, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Dec 1135, Saint-Denis-en-Lyons, Eure, Normandy, France (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F8998178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fergus of Galloway,   b. 1080, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland bur. 12 May 1161, Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland (Age ~ 81 years)
  Children	+ 1. Roland MacUchtred of Galloway,   b. Abt 1164, Scotland d. 12 Dec 1200, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F8998177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Several descendants of Fergus of Galloway are referred to as relatives of kings of England. This has led to various speculation as to the nature of the relationship, which seems to have come via Fergus' wife, whose name or identity is not found in contemporary records. Through the course of centuries, she has come to be called 'Elizabeth', a name for which there is no historical basis. The earliest placement made her a daughter of William II Rufus, but there is no evidence this was the case, and that king is not known to have had any children. A modern consensus has arisen that she was instead daughter of Henry I, close enough to be consistent with the claims of a relationship, and known to have had numerous illegitimate children. Fergus had 3 children, presumably by this wife: - Uchtred of Galloway - Gille Brigte of Galloway, also known as Gilbert macFergus - Affraic of Galloway who married Olaf, King Isle Man There is some question if Gille Brigte was 'Elizabeth''s son or born of a different mother. Uhtred is specifically identified as a cousin of King Henry II, Henry I's grandson, however no such indication has been found in reference to Gille Brigte. Elizabeth's husband Fergus died May 12 1161, it is not known exactly when Elizabeth died. * Scots Peerage Volume 4, page 136, names her as 'Elizabeth, the youngest natural daughter of King Henry I of England' * The Magna Charta Sureties, Line 121B and 121C, pg. 119, names her as "Elizabeth(Isabel) yngst illeg dau of Henry I" * Caledonia or a Historical and Topographic Account of North Britain, Vol. 1, pg. 366, names her as "Elizabeth, the youngest natural daughter of Henry I" * Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, Line 38, pg. 46-47, names her "prob. Elizabeth yngst illeg dau of Henry I " * The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy says Fergus "m. ELIZABETH, daughter of ---." * Fergus of Galloway in Wikipedia says "There is a considerable amount of evidence indicating that Fergus married a daughter of Henry I (many believe it was Elizabeth Fitzroy)" and names 5 sources.