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'''Robert of Strathearn''' |
'''Robert, Earl of Strathearn''' (died ''c.'' 1244) is the fourth known earl of [[Strathearn]] in Scotland. |
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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. |
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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]]. |
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Robert, Earl of Strathearn married a daughter of Hugh de Moravia (or Sir Hugh Freskin) by a daughter of Duncan, Earl of Fife (this identification made by Andrew B. W. MacEwen. Her maritagium evidently included lands in Durie, Fife later granted by Reynold le Cheyne to their son Gilbert<ref>Scots Peerage vol. VIII, p. 245</ref>). Their issue included: |
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* Hugh |
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* Gilbert |
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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: |
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* Mary |
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* Matilda, wife of [[Alexander, Earl of Menteith]] |
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* Hugh, who became a [[friar]] and died ''c.'' 1290 |
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* Sir Gilbert, who acquired the lands of Durie and Belnollo in [[Fife]], become the progenitor of the Duries of that Ilk |
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* Mary, married Sir John Johnstone |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:52, 19 June 2015
Robert, Earl of Strathearn (died c. 1244) is the fourth known earl of Strathearn in Scotland.
Robert was the fourth son of 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 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.
Earl Robert died before April 1244.[1]
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:
- Malise, who succeeded as Earl
- 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
- Annabella, who married firstly John of Restalrig, and secondly Sir Patrick Graham of Kincardine, who was killed at the Battle of Dunbar
- Mary, married Sir John Johnstone
References
Bibliography
- Neville, Cynthia J., Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland: The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox, c. 1140-1365, (Portland & Dublin, 2005)
- Paul, James Balfour, Sir, "The Scots Peerage" (Edinburgh : D. Douglas 1911), vol. VIII, pp. 244-245
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