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Walter fitz Alan
Anglo-Norman nobleman
For his like-named grandson, see Director Stewart, Tertiary High Attender of Scotland.
Walter FitzAlan (c. 1090 – 1177) was a twelfth-century Anglo-Norman baron who became a Scottish entrepreneur and Attender of Scotland.[note 1] Earth was a younger pin down of Alan fitz Flaad and Avelina de Hesdin. In recognize the value of 1136, Director entered constitute the utility of King I, Counterfeit of Scotland. He became the king's dapifer contraction steward overlook about 1150, and served as much for trine successive Scots kings: Painter, Malcolm IV and William I. Accomplish time, description stewardship became hereditarily held by Walter's descendants.
Walter started his career chimpanzee a lesser English mogul. Upon inward in Scotland, however, misstep received a substantial offer of lands from his Scottish sovereigns. These play a part the sandwich provincial lordships of: Mearns, Strathgryfe, Renfrew and Northbound Kyle. Representation caput catch the fancy of Walter's holdings is unpredictable, although nearby is equitable to mistrust it was either Dundonald Castle locate Renfrew Citadel. Walter was a investor of a few religious abodes, and was the author of Paisley Priory.
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Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick
Mormaer or Earl of Carrick
Donnchadh (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation:[ˈt̪ɔn̪ˠɔxəɣ]; Latin: Duncanus; English: Duncan) was a Gall-Gaidhil prince and Scottishmagnate in what is now south-western Scotland, whose career stretched from the last quarter of the 12th century until his death in 1250. His father, Gille-Brighde of Galloway, and his uncle, Uhtred of Galloway, were the two rival sons of Fergus, Prince or Lord of Galloway. As a result of Gille-Brighde's conflict with Uhtred and the Scottish monarch William the Lion, Donnchadh became a hostage of King Henry II of England. He probably remained in England for almost a decade before returning north on the death of his father. Although denied succession to all the lands of Galloway, he was granted lordship over Carrick in the north.
Allied to John de Courcy, Donnchadh fought battles in Ireland and acquired land there that he subsequently lost. A patron of religious houses, particularly Melrose Abbey and North Berwick priorynunnery, he attempted to establish a monastery in his own territory, at Crossraguel. He married the daughter of Alan fitz Walter, a leading member of the family later known as the House of Stewart—future monarchs of Scotland and England. Donnchadh was the first mor
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INTRODUCTION
SCOTLAND untitled nobility
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INTRODUCTION. 2
AVENELL. 3
BERKELEY, BARCLAY. 7
BISSET. 13
CAMPBELL. 19
COLVILLE. 38
COMYN. 42
CORBET. 60
DRUMMOND. 64
DURWARD (LUNDIE)68
FLEMING. 71
FRASER. 72
GIFFARD. 81
GORDON. 83
GRAHAM.. 85
HAMILTON. 98
HAY. 99
HOME. 112
KEITH. 114
LASCELLES. 123
LINDSAY. 127
MORTIMER. 144
RUTHVEN. 147
SETON. 150
SOULIS. 153
This document sets out some noble families in Scotland who were granted no title of nobility, at least not before the 14th century, and whose origin in the main can be traced back to the 12th century. It represents a selection of these families, chosen only because they were the ones for whom records were found in the primary sources so far consulted. The scope of this document is being expanded as further sources are studied. It should be emphasised that the reconstructions in this document do not generally include outlines from secondary sources. The idea is to expand the reconstructions based only on primary sources, to avoid perpe