Cuncar of Angus

Cuncar of Angus was Mormaer of Angus somewhere in the mid or later 10th century, which makes it quite possible that he was the successor of Dubacan. One divergent source calls him thanus (i.e. toísech), but otherwise he is comes (i.e. Mormaer). The tradition called by Anderson the Chronicle of the Kings of Scotland records in several manuscripts that Cuncar's daughter Finnguala was responsible for the death of king Cináed II, because the aforementioned King of Scots had put her son to death. Otherwise, Cuncar is obscure. Even the name "Cuncar" is obscure, and may not be authentic, representing either the Gaelic name Conchobar or the Brythonic name Cincar. John of Fordun calls him Cruchne, which is clearly equivalent to Cruithne, as in Fordun's period, owing to French influence, cs often replace ts. Cruithne was the Gaelic word for a Pict, but why Fordun gives Cuncar this name is even more obscure than Cuncar himself.

Bibliography

Anderson, Alan Orr, Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500-1286, 2 Vols, (Edinburgh, 1922), v.i, pp. 512–14

Preceded by ?Dubacan	Mormaer of Angus fl. mid-900s	Succeeded by ?

Mormaers or Earls of Angus

[Known] 10th-century mormaers	Dubacan Cuncar

[Known] Mormaers from the Angus and Umfraville line	Gille Brigte Adam Gille Críst Donnchadh Máel Coluim Matilda (with 1. John Comyn; 2. Gilbert de Umfraville) Gilbert de Umfraville Robert de Umfraville

Earls from the Stewart line	John Stewart Thomas Stewart Margaret Stewart (with Thomas, Earl of Mar)

Earls from the Douglas line	George Douglas, 1st Earl William Douglas, 2nd Earl James Douglas, 3rd Earl George Douglas, 4th Earl Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl David Douglas, 7th Earl Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl William Douglas, 9th Earl William Douglas, 10th Earl William Douglas, 11th Earl

As a subsidiary title	William Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus and 1st Marquess of Douglas James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas (and James Douglas, Earl of Angus) Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas Duke of Hamilton from 1761

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