Maurice Moray, 1st Earl of Strathearn

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Maurice Moray, 1st Earl of Strathearn , also Morice or Thomas , also de Moravia , (* around 1290 ; † October 17, 1346 in the Battle of Neville's Cross ), was a Scottish nobleman .

Life

His father was John Moray of Drumsagard. Maurice came from his first marriage, but his mother's name is not known. In his second marriage around 1322 his father married Mary, daughter of Maol Íosa, 7th Earl of Strathearn .

He was first mentioned as one of the leaders of the "patriotic party" in August 1335, together with Partick V, Earl of Dunbar . This decided further resistance against Edward III. and rejected all offers of peace. On December 2, 1336, Edward Balliol gave his lands to Anthony Lucy ; From then on, Maurice was considered an enemy and opponent.

In 1339 he acted as Sheriff of Clydesdale; In 1341 he was present at the first meeting of the Scottish Parliament after David II returned from his French exile. After the capture of Stirling Castle in April 1342, he was used as its keeper. As a result, he was awarded the lands of Avondale, Hawick, Sprouston and Airthrey - a larger property like that of other lords - but without a corresponding title. He was an obvious favorite of the king and on February 9, 1344, David II awarded him the title of Earl of Strathearn by the disgraced Maol Íosa . This appointment was confirmed by parliament on June 12, 1344 after Maol Íosa did not appear there in person in his defense.

Nothing is known about his life and work during his short time as Earl. He followed his king in the invasion of England in 1346 and fell at the Battle of Neville's Cross on October 17, 1346.

Maurice was married once. From the marriage, concluded (with papal dispensation on the basis of his wife's plan) after July 11, 1339 as her third husband with Joan Menteith, daughter of John Menteith and widow of Maol Íosa, 7th Earl of Strathearn and John Campbell, Earl of Atholl . From this marriage came a daughter Joan, who in turn was married in second marriage to Archibald ( the Grim ) Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas .

literature

  • James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Lord Lyon King of Arms: The Scots Peerage . tape 8 . Douglas, Edinburgh 1909, Moray, Earls of Strathearn , p. 255 ff . ( online at www.archive.org [accessed September 7, 2014]).
  • David Laing (Ed.): Andrew of Wyntoun : The Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland . tape 2 . Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh 1872 ( online at www.archive.org [accessed September 7, 2014] OCR reprint: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2009, ISBN 978-1-151-43677-1 ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wyntoun , p. 451, B. VIII, Ch. XXXVII, lines 5461-5462
  2. ↑ Wyntoun , p. 451, B. VIII, Ch. XXXVII, lines 5621-5624
predecessor Office successor
New title created Earl of Strathearn
1344-1346 		Title expired
personal data
SURNAME Maurice Moray, 1st Earl of Strathearn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morice; Thomas; de Moravia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1290
DATE OF DEATH October 17, 1346
Place of death Battle of Neville's Cross