William, son of Freskin
William, son of Freskin | |
|---|---|
| Lord of Duffus and Strathbrock | |
| Died | c. 1203 |
| Noble family | de Moravia family |
| Father | Freskin |
William, son of Freskin (died c. 1203), Lord of Duffus and Strathbrock, was a Scoto-Flemish noble.
He was the eldest son of Freskin, a Flemish settler who arrived in Scotland in the reign of King David I of Scotland.[1] William obtained a grant from King William I of Scotland, of the lands of Strathbrock in West Lothian, as well as Duffus, Roseisle, Inchkeil, Machir and Kintrae in Moray, between 1165 and 1171.[2]
Map of medieval Moray from A History of Moray and Nairn by Charles Rampini, Edinburgh, 1897
Marriage and issue[]
William is known to have had the following issue:
- Hugh de Moravia of Duffus and Strathbrock, had issue.
- William de Moravia of Petty, Bracholy, Boharm and Arteldol (died c. 1226), married a daughter of David de Olifard, had issue.
- Andrew de Moravia, parson of Duffus.
References[]
- ^ G.W.S. Barrow, "Badenoch and Strathspey, 1130-1312: 1. Secular and Political" in Northern Scotland, 8 (1988), p. 3.
- ^ Paul, Sir James (1909). The Scots Peerage. Vol. 8. Edinburgh: David Douglas. p. 319.
Categories:
- 12th-century Scottish people
- 12th-century births
- 1200s deaths
- Moray
- People associated with West Lothian
- De Moravia family
- Clan Murray
- Clan Sutherland
- Scottish people of French descent
- People of Flemish descent