Gille Brigte, Earl of Angus

Gille Brigte of Angus is the one of the earliest attested Mormaers of Angus. The title of Mormaer designates a regional or provincial ruler in the Medieval Kingdom of the Scots. Angus ( Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the 32 local government Council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. He was possibly a descendant of Dubacan of Angus. Dubacan of Angus is usually regarded as one of the earliest attested Mormaers He is mentioned as Dubucan filius Indrechtaig mormair Oengusa (i

Gille Brigte is recorded as a witness to a charter dating to 1150. A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified He probably fathered both Adam and Gille Críst. Adam (perhaps representing the name Áedán) ruled from sometime prior to 1189 as Mormaer of Angus. Gilla Críst of Angus, ruled until 1206 as Mormaer of Angus. He was a son of Gille Brigte of Angus and younger brother of Adam of Angus. He was dead by 1189, when his son Adam was the Mormaer.

Bibliography

Roberts, John L. , Lost Kingdoms: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages, (Edinburgh, 1997), pp. 53-4

Preceded by ?	Mormaer of Angus fl. The Mormaer or Earl of Angus was the ruler of the medieval Scottish province of Angus. 1150	Succeeded by Adam

Adam (perhaps representing the name Áedán) ruled from sometime prior to 1189 as Mormaer of Angus.

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