Earl Harald Maddadson Of Caithness^[1]

1130 - 1206  (76 years)

• Name	Harald Maddadson Of Caithness
  Prefix	Earl
  Birth	1130	Caithness-Shire, Scotland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1206	Orkney Islands, Scotland   [3]
  Person ID	I70476	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Madach (Madadd) Of Atholl,   b. Abt 1085, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d. Abt 1152, Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Margaret Hakonsdottir Of Orkney,   b. Abt 1113, Orkney Islands, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1133	1st Husband 2ND Wife   [2]
  Family ID	F30743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alfreka (Afrika) Of Fife,   b. Abt 1140, Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1st Wife - Repudiated After Death Of Her Father   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Margaret Haraldsdottir,   b. Abt 1157, Caithness-Shire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F30760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Gormflaeth Macheth Countess Of Orkney,   b. Abt 1143, Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1160	2ND Wife   [2]
  Children	1. John Haraldson Of Orkney   d. 1231
  Family ID	F30748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1130 - Caithness-Shire, Scotland Death - 1206 - Orkney Islands, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Harald, Jt Jarl of Orkney with his cousin Rognvald and perhaps Jt Earl of Caithness too; born 1130; killed his cousin Harald ugni 1198 and so became sole Earl of Caithness; married 1st Afrika/Alfreka, sister of Duncan Earl of Fife; married 2nd Gorm(f)la(e)th/Hvafleda/Harlod/Hvorflod, daughter of Malcolm MacHeth, 1st Earl of Ross, supposedly himself son of Angus Earl of Moray. [Burke's Peerage] ----------------------- EARLDOM of CAITHNESS (VI, 7, 8, 9, and 10) 1170? NORSE PREDECESSORS of the EARLS of ORKNEY - subject to King of Norway until after 1379 HARALD II Maddadsson or Macmadach (nephew of Jarl Paul the Silent and Jarl Slettmali), b. 1130, Jarl of half Orkney, so recognised by his second cousin once removed, Jarl Kali-Ragnvald III, before Easter, 22 Apr. 1139, at the instigation of Bishop John (? of Dunkeld). Left in charge of Kali-Ragnvald

  
  

• Sources

  [S1328] Schwennicke, Detlev, ES, (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt Verlag, 1980-), 2:89 (Reliability: 3). [S1629] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charl, 469 (Reliability: 3). [S1634] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great, X:A:22-25 (Reliability: 3). [S1629] Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charl, 359 (Reliability: 3). [S1634] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great, X:A:25 (Reliability: 3).