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William II, Earl of Ross (Gaelic: Uilleam; died c. 1323) was ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland, and a prominent figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence. William was the only child of William I, Earl of Ross and his wife Jean Comyn, daughter of William, Earl of Buchan .
27 de abr. de 2022 · Uilleam was chief of the Clan Ross who fought on the side of the Bruce against the English at the Battle of Bannockburn. Uilleam was a signatory of the Declaration of Arbroath. Uilleam had six children, one of whom, Aodh, Earl of Ross, succeeded him when he died in 1323.
Hugh Ross of Rarichies who later became the 1st of Balnagowan was descended from Aodh, 4th Earl of Ross. He took over as Chief of the Clan Ross when Uilleam III 5th Earl of Ross died in 1372, however the title of Earl of Ross had gone elsewhere (see above).
28 de abr. de 2022 · Uilleam I of Ross was the first successor of Ferchar mac an tSagairt, as Mormaer of Ross, with his comital dates traditionally given as 1251–1274. Uilleam appears as early as 1232, witnessing a charter as the son of Ferchar. He was definitely Mormaer by 1258, but the traditional date is 1251.
Guillermo II, conde de Ross (gaélico: Uilleam; muerto c. 1323) fue gobernante de la provincia de Ross en el norte de Escocia y una figura destacada en las Guerras de Independencia de Escocia. William era el único hijo de William I, conde de Ross y su esposa Jean Comyn, hija de William, conde de Buchan .
Uilleam died in 1274 with his son, who also named Uilleam, becoming the next Earl of Ross. In 1284 Uilleam II joined with other Scottish noblemen who acknowledged Margaret, Maid of Norway as heir to King Alexander III.
During the Wars of Scottish Independence the Clan Ross fought against the English at the Battle of Dunbar (1296) where their chief, the Earl of Ross was captured. This meant that for a short time Uilleam II, Earl of Ross sided with the English but he later supported Robert the Bruce of Scotland.
