# Gille Críst, Earl of Menteith

> Gille Críst is the first known Mormaer of Menteith, but almost certainly not actually the first. He is named in a charter of King Máel Coluim IV, dated to 1164, regarding the restoration of Scone Priory, which had recently been destroyed by fire. He appears again in a charter of King William the Lion, dated 1175x1178, as one of the witnesses to a grant of privileges to the newly established burgh of Glasgow.

*Scottish noble*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Died:** 1180
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Gille Críst is the first known Mormaer of Menteith, but almost certainly not actually the first. He is named in a charter of King Máel Coluim IV, dated to 1164, regarding the restoration of Scone Priory, which had recently been destroyed by fire. He appears again in a charter of King William the Lion, dated 1175x1178, as one of the witnesses to a grant of privileges to the newly established burgh of Glasgow.

## Fame
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- **Momentum:** 0.4

## Sources
- [Gille Críst, Earl of Menteith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gille_Cr%C3%ADst%2C_Earl_of_Menteith)
- [Gille Críst (comte de Menteith)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gille_Cr%C3%ADst_(comte_de_Menteith))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5561992)

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