King of Mann and the Isles
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The King of Mann and the Isles ruled over the Orkneys, Shetland, Hebrides and the Isle of Man, known collectively as the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles.
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[edit] List of kings of Mann and the Isles
- The Kings of Mann and the Isles were vassals of the Kings of Norway.
- Godred IV Crovan (1079-1095)
- Direct Norwegian rule: Magnus III of Norway (1095-1102)
- Direct Norwegian rule: Sigurd I of Norway (1102-1103)
- Lagman (1103-1104)
- Olaf I Bitling the Red (1104-1153)
- Godred V the Black (1153-1158)
- Somerled (1158-1164)
- Ragnald III (1164)
- Godred V the Black reinstated (1164-1187)
- Ragnald IV (1187-1226)
- The King of Mann and the Isles was a vassal of the King of Scots, Alexander II.
- Olaf II (1226-1237)
[edit] Break-up of the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles
In 1237, the Scottish isles broke away from the Isle of Man and became an independent kingdom, before being ceded to the Scottish crown in 1265 by the Treaty of Perth.
- See King of Mann and Lord of the Isles.
[edit] References
- Handbook of British Chronology, Cambridge University Press 1986
- The Chronicles of Mann
