1921. Duncan II , King of Scotland
For many years (1072?-87) Duncan lived as a hostage of teh Norman English, allegedly as a confirmation of his father's homage to William I of England. He became king of the Scots while driving out his uncle, Donald Bane, in 1094, an enterprise in which he was helped by some English and Normans. He was killed at the instigation of Donald Bane, possibly at Monthechin, making way for Donald Bane's restoration.
[Enc. Brit. 4:272]
1936. Hakon (Akaris) Paulsson , Earl of Ornkey
AKARIS, or AKARY FIL BARDOLF, Lord of Ravenswath, first son of BARDOLF,
was born at Ravenswath about A. D. 1080.
"AKARIS was the pious founder of Jourvaulx, a famous Abbey of the Cisterian order in this northern track." "In 5 Stephen (1,139), AKARIS founded also an Abbey at Tors, in Wensley-dale in Com. Ebor, then called the `Abbey of Charity.' He departed this life 7 Henry 11 (1,161). He gave three carucates of land in Warton, and one carucate and a half at Tors to the Abbey, where he was buried, leaving nine sons."
[The Pedigree and History of the Washington Family, xiii]
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