Prioress

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Beathag, daughter of Somerled

Title: 
Prioress
Other names: 
Her name is variously spelled Beathag, Bethoc, etc.
Dates: 
died c1207.

The daughter of Somerled, Lord of the Isles. She founded and was the first prioress of the Augustinian convent on Iona. She is buried on Iona.

Sources
Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women
Entry on Bethoc, daughter of Somerled, is on p34.
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