Ferquhard of Strathearn 
Ferquhard of was born about 1125 in Ruthven, Perthshire, Scotland. Ferquhard of's father is Malise of Strathearn. His paternal grandfather is Forteith of Strathearn. He was an only child. He died in December 1170.General Notes
REFN: 3295AN
REFN: P3296EARLDOM OF STRATHEARN [SCT] (II)
FERTETH, or FERQUHARD, EARL OF STRATHEARN [SCT], probably son and hei
r, is thought to have had a principal share in the erection of the dioce
se of Strathearn, afterwards Dunblane, in or before 1155. In 1160, with fi
ve other of the old Celtic Earls, he headed an unsuccessful rebellion agai
nst King Malcolm IV, besieging him in the castle at Perth. He married, bef
ore 1150, Ethen, whose parentage is not known. He died before December 117
0, probably in 1170. [Complete Peerage XII/1:380, (transcribed by Dave Utz
inger)]
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