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'''Robert, Earl of Strathearn''' (died ''c.'' 1244) is the fourth known earl of [[Strathearn]] in Scotland.
'''Robert of Strathearn''' (died ''c.'' 1244) was the 4th [[Earl of Strathearn]] in Scotland.


Robert was the fourth son of [[Gilbert, Earl of Strathearn|Earl Gilbert]] and his wife Matilda. He first appears on record in 1199, when he and his brothers were witnesses to their father's charters to the [[Inchaffray Abbey|Abbey of Inchaffray]]. By 1210, all three of his elder brothers had died, and he became heir to the earldom of Strathearn. In 1219 he confirmed as heir-apparent all his father's grants to the abbey, and after his accession as earl around 1223, he made a vow never to disturb the monks in their possessions.
Robert was the fourth son of [[Gille Brigte, Earl of Strathearn|Gille Brigte of Strathearn]] and his wife Matilda.{{sfn|Neville|2002|p=457}} He first appears on record in 1199, when he and his brothers were witnesses to their father's charters to the [[Abbey of Inchaffray]]. By 1210, all three of his elder brothers had died, and he became heir to the earldom of Strathearn. In 1219 he confirmed as heir-apparent all his father's grants to the abbey, and after his accession as earl around 1223, he made a vow never to disturb the monks in their possessions.


Aside from his taking part in the abbey's affairs, he appears in a wider sphere in 1237, when he travelled to [[York]] with [[Alexander II of Scotland|King Alexander]], to negotiate the [[Treaty of York]] with [[Henry III of England]].
Aside from his taking part in the abbey's affairs, he appears in a wider sphere in 1237, when he travelled to [[York]] with [[Alexander II of Scotland|King Alexander]], to negotiate the [[Treaty of York]] with [[Henry III of England]].{{sfn|Neville|2005|p=23}}


Earl Robert died before April 1244.<ref>[http://thepeerage.com/p468.htm#i4679 thepeerage.com]</ref>
Earl Robert died before April 1244.<ref>[http://thepeerage.com/p468.htm#i4679 thepeerage.com "Robert, 4th Earl of Strathearn" on ThePeerage.com citing TCP]</ref>


==Marriage and progeny==
==Marriage and progeny==
The name of Earl Robert's wife is not known, but she outlived him, and was still alive beyond 1247. They had three sons and two daughters:
Earl Robert's wife was named Matilda (1178-1247). They had three sons and two daughters:


* [[Maol Íosa II, Earl of Strathearn|Malise]], who succeeded as Earl
* [[Maol Íosa II, Earl of Strathearn|Malise II of Strathearn]], who succeeded as Earl{{sfn|Neville|2010|p=132}}
* Hugh, who became a [[friar]] and died ''c.'' 1290
* Hugh, who became a [[friar]] and died ''c.'' 1290
* Sir Gilbert, who acquired the lands of Durie and Belnollo in [[Fife]], become the progenitor of the Duries of that Ilk
* Gille Brigte/Gilbert, who acquired the lands of Durie and Belnollo in [[Fife]], become the progenitor of the Duries
* Annabella, who married firstly John of Restalrig, and secondly Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine, who was killed at the [[Battle of Dunbar (1296)|Battle of Dunbar]]
* Annabella, who married firstly John of Restalrig, and secondly Sir [[Patrick de Graham|Patrick Graham of Kincardine]], who was killed at the [[Battle of Dunbar (1296)|Battle of Dunbar]]
* Mary, married Sir John Johnstone
* Mary, married Sir John Johnstone
* Matilda/Maud, who married [[Alexander, Earl of Menteith]]


==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*Neville, Cynthia J., ''Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland: The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox, c. 1140-1365'', (Portland & Dublin, 2005)
*{{cite journal |last=Neville |first=Cynthia J. |title= Native Lords and the Church in Thirteenth-Century Strathearn, Scotland |journal=The Journal of Ecclesiastical History |volume=53 |issue=3 (July) |year=2002 |publisher=Cambridge University Press }}
*{{cite book |last=Neville |first=Cynthia J. |title=Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland: The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox, c. 1140-1365 |publisher=Four Courts Press |year=2005 }}

*{{cite book |last=Neville |first=Cynthia J. |title=Land Law and People in Medieval Scotland |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |year=2010 }}132
*Paul, James Balfour, Sir, "The Scots Peerage" (Edinburgh : D. Douglas 1911), vol. VIII, pp. 244-245
*Paul, James Balfour, Sir, "[[The Scots Peerage]]" (Edinburgh : D. Douglas 1911), vol. VIII, pp.&nbsp;244–245


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Latest revision as of 19:01, 11 November 2024

Robert of Strathearn (died c. 1244) was the 4th Earl of Strathearn in Scotland.

Robert was the fourth son of Gille Brigte of Strathearn and his wife Matilda.[1] He first appears on record in 1199, when he and his brothers were witnesses to their father's charters to the Abbey of Inchaffray. By 1210, all three of his elder brothers had died, and he became heir to the earldom of Strathearn. In 1219 he confirmed as heir-apparent all his father's grants to the abbey, and after his accession as earl around 1223, he made a vow never to disturb the monks in their possessions.

Aside from his taking part in the abbey's affairs, he appears in a wider sphere in 1237, when he travelled to York with King Alexander, to negotiate the Treaty of York with Henry III of England.[2]

Earl Robert died before April 1244.[3]

Marriage and progeny

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Earl Robert's wife was named Matilda (1178-1247). They had three sons and two daughters:

References

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Bibliography

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  • Neville, Cynthia J. (2002). "Native Lords and the Church in Thirteenth-Century Strathearn, Scotland". The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 53 (3 (July)). Cambridge University Press.
  • Neville, Cynthia J. (2005). Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland: The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox, c. 1140-1365. Four Courts Press.
  • Neville, Cynthia J. (2010). Land Law and People in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh University Press.132
  • Paul, James Balfour, Sir, "The Scots Peerage" (Edinburgh : D. Douglas 1911), vol. VIII, pp. 244–245
Preceded by Earl of Strathearn
1223–1244
Succeeded by