Magnús Jónsson, Earl of Orkney

Magnús Jónsson was Jarl of Orkney (covering the whole of Norðreyjar Which includes not only the Orkney Islands, but the Shetland (Hjaltland) Islands c. post {Hjaltland} 1300–1321.

Magnús Jónsson
Born
Magnús Jónsson

(1291-01-01)January 1, 1291
Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
Died(1329-01-01)January 1, 1329

The Shetland isles were officially transferred to the Scottish from the Norwegians in 1472. Scots soon emigrated there between the 16th and 17th century.[1][2]

He was a signatory to the Declaration of Arbroath, which describes him as Earl of Caithness and Orkney.

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  1. ^ Macdougall, Norman (1982). James III: a political study. J. Donald. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-85976-078-2. Retrieved 19 February 2012. What James III had acquired from Earl William in return for this compensation was the comital rights in Orkney and Shetland. He already held a wadset of the royal rights; and to ensure his complete control, he referred the matter to parliament. On 20 February 1472, the three estates approved the annexation of Orkney and Shetland to the crown...
  2. ^ Goodacre, S. et al (2005) "Genetic evidence for a family-based Scandinavian settlement of Shetland and Orkney during the Viking periods" Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Heredity 95, pp. 129–135. nature.com, Retrieved 20 March 2011

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