Godfred Magnuson of the Isle of Man
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Godred VI was briefly King of Man in 1275.
He was son and heir of king Magnus III, born of his wife Mary of Argyll.
His father's whose realm was annexed at his death 1265. Godred tried to re-establish the family throne, but failed.
Alexander III of Scotland had initiated hostilities which terminated in the complete defeat of the Norwegian fleet at Largs in 1263. Magnus, king of Man and the Isles (reigned 1252 - 1265), who had fought on the Norwegian side, had to surrender all the islands over which he had ruled, except Man, for which he did homage to Alexander. Two years later Magnus died and in 1266 King Magnus VI of Norway ceded the islands, including Man, to Scotland in the Treaty of Perth in consideration of the sum of 4000 marks (known as "merks" in Scotland) and an annuity of 100 marks. But Scotland's rule over Man did not become firmly established till 1275, when the Manx suffered defeat in the decisive Battle of Ronaldsway, near Castletown.
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