Hervey de Keith
Hervey de Keith (also Herveus or Herbert ; * before 1140, † between 1196 and 1199) was a Scottish nobleman, first documented Marshal of Scotland and ancestor of Clan Keith .
His origin name refers to the Barony of Keith in East Lothian , the northeastern part of it under King I. David had received for possession. Simon Fraser ( Clan Fraser ) owned the southwestern part . After Fraser had transferred the church of Keith and its income to the Abbey of Kelso in 1160 , Hervey had his own chapel built on his land, which the Abbey of Kelso had to pay for. Later there was a dispute between Keith and the abbey over the amount of these taxes. Around 1176, under the chairmanship of the papal mediators Jocelin, Bishop of Glasgow , and Osbert, Prior of Paisley , an agreement was finally notarized. In this document Hervey de Keith is first named Marescall Regis Scocie ("Marshal of the King of Scotland"), so he held the royal court office of the marshal . From 1178 he is documented as a witness in some documents of King Wilhelm I in the office of Marshal .
It seems uncertain whether his wife was actually Margaret, daughter of William, Laird of Douglas († around 1214) of the Douglas clan . Keith and his wife had a son, Malcolm de Keith, who is mentioned as a witness in documents of 1178 and 1220, but apparently did not hold the office of marshal. Instead, the office was held jointly by his two sons Philip de Keith († around 1225) and David de Keith († after 1225).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liber S. Marie de Calchou , No. 96, pp. 70 f.
literature
- James Balfour Paul: Scots Peerage. Volume VI, Edinburgh 1905, p. 25 f. ( archive.org )
- Liber S. Marie de Calchou. Registrum cartarum abbacie tironensis de Kelso, 1113–1567. Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh 1846. ( archive.org )
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| SURNAME | Keith, Hervey de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Marshal of Scotland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1140 |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 1196 and 1199 |