Isle of Man Kings

Like the Welsh, the ancient Manx were also of Gaelic origin, and were ruled by kings or princes of their own race. More lately the island became subject to the crown and kingdom of Northumberland—one of the kingdoms of the Saxon Heptarchy in England; but from them it was taken by the Danes, Norwegians, and other people of the North, in their irruptions on England and the adjacent islands. The Northmen appointed herein a king of their own nation; commencing, A.D. 1065, with Godred, son of Syrric, and ending with Magnus III., who commenced to reign, A.D. 1266. This Magnus, King of the Isle of Man, having left no issue, Alexander III., King of Scotland, partly by conquest and partly by money paid to the Norwegians, brought this and all the rest of the Western Isles of Scotland under his obedience. After which time it was sometimes dependent on the Crown of Scotland, and sometimes on England, according as their respective fortunes varied; until, in the end it was regained finally from the Scots, William Montacute, Earl of Salisbury (who was descended from the ancient Kings of Man), and by him afterwards sold to the Lord Scrope, on whose attainder it fell to the Crown of England, and changed lords, as follows: