Andrew Moray (justiciar)
| Sir Andrew Moray | |
|---|---|
| Lord of Petty, Bracholy, Boharm and Arteldol Justiciar of Scotland | |
| Died | 8 April 1298 |
| Noble family | de Moray family |
| Spouses | A daughter of John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch Euphemia Comyn |
| Issue | Andrew Moray |
| Father | Walter de Moray |
| Mother | a daughter of Sir Walter Olifard of Bothwell |
Sir Andrew Moray, Lord of Petty (died 8 April 1298) was Justiciar of Scotia.
Life
Andrew Moray was the younger son of Sir Walter de Moray, and a daughter of Sir Walter Olifard of Bothwell who was the son of Sir David Olifard of Bothwell.[1] He and his son were amongst the Scottish noblemen captured following the Battle of Dunbar in 1296. Moray was imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he died on 8 April 1298.[2]
Marriage and issue
According to Andrew of Wyntoun, Sir Andrew Moray married a daughter of John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, and had issue:[3]
- Andrew Moray (dow following the Battle of Stirling Bridge, 1297)
Moray married secondly Euphemia, widow of William Comyn of Kilbride, daughter of Roger FitzJohn and Isabel de Dunbar.
References
- Back to citation Balfour Paul, vol ii, pp123-124
- Back to citation Barrow, Robert Bruce, fourth edition, p.445, n.111.
- Back to citation Wyntoun. Book viii, chap. vi.
Bibliography
Sources
- Barrow, G.W.S. "Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm", Fourth Edition, 2005;
- The Original Chronicle of Andrew of Wyntoun ed. F.J. Amours. vol v, Edinburgh 1907.
- Balfour Paul, Sir James, Scots Peerage ix vols, Edinburgh 1904.