NameAufrica Of Man ![](../img/i_tree.png)
Deathaft 1293
Spouses
Birth1250, Montacute, Somersetshire, England
Death26 Sep 1316, Priory, Burton, Somersetshire, England
Marriageabt 1270, Shepton Montague, Somersetshire, England
Notes for Aufrica Of Man
Notes:
Turton's "Plantagenet Ancestry" identifies her as wife of Simon and probable granddaughter of John de Courcy (RIN 7771*) and his wife Aufrica.
Stewart Baldwin, in the post cited below, however, shows her conjecturally as a daughter of Magnus.
Stewart Baldwin (sbald@@auburn.campus.mci.net) posted to Gen-Medieval-L@@RootsWeb.com on 22 Mar 1999 (in part)
Subject: Kings of Man - Part 3 of 4 . "Note 6: In 1266, the kingdom of Man was transferred to Alexander III, king of Scotland, and the line of native rulers of Man ended ended (except for the brief attempt mentioned above in note 5). According to "English Genealogy" by Anthony Wagner (2nd ed., Oxford, 1972), p. 79, two heiresses attempted to get their rights recognized in 1293. They were Aufrica de Connoght, kinswoman and heiress of king Magnus of Man, who made over her rights to Simon Montagu/Montacute (see the Complete Peerage under Montagu), and Mary, daughter of Reginald, who married John Waldboef. I was able to verify Mary's status from the Roll of Parliament for 33 Edward III (Rolls Series 98), p. 131, but I do not know what primary source gives Aufrica's status as heiress of Magnus, nor do I know the source of the statement of the Dictionary of National Biography (under Simon Montacute) that Aufrica was the daughter of a certain Fergus and "sister of Orray, king of Man" (whoever that was). According to The Complete Peerage, there is no evidence to support the statement of DNB that Aufrica married Simon."