The Abbot of Lindores (later Commendator of Lindores) was the head of the
Tironensian
The Tironensian Order or the Order of Tiron was a medieval monastic order named after the location of the mother abbey (Tiron Abbey, french: Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité de Tiron, established in 1109) in the woods of Thiron-Gardais (sometimes ''Ti ...
monastic community and lands of
Lindores Abbey in
Fife (the nearby town of
Newburgh was created by and belonged to the abbey). The position was created when the abbey was founded some time between 1190 and 1191 by King
William the Lion
William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough"''Uilleam Garbh''; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch Cé, s.a. 1213.10. ( 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Scots from 11 ...
's brother
Prince David,
Earl of Huntingdon
Earl of Huntingdon is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The medieval title (1065 creation) was associated with the ruling house of Scotland ( David of Scotland).
The seventh and most recent creation dates t ...
, and
Lord of Garioch. The following is a list of abbots and commendators.
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List of abbots
* Guy, 1191-1219
* John, 1219-1244
* Thomas, 1259-1273
* John, 1273-1274
* Nicholas, 1274-1282
* John, 1287-1291
* Thomas, 1296
* Andrew de Lenna, x 1306
* William, 1306x1307
* Adam, 1331-1344x1346
* William, 1358-1363
* Roger, 1370-1380
* John Steele, 1380 x 1381-1383 x 1390
* William de Angus, 1380-1395
* John Steele (again), fl. 1402-1421
[Previously Prior of Coldingham and abbot-elect of Lindores.]
* James de Rossy, 1425-1451
* John Ramsay, 1457-1474
* Andrew Cavers, 1475-1502
* Henry Orme, 1502-1528
* John Philp, 1523-1566
List of commendators
*
John Lesley, 1566-1568
*
Patrick Leslie
Patrick Leslie (25 September 1815 – 12 August 1881) was a Scottish settler in Australia. Leslie and his two brothers (Walter and George) were the first to settle on the Darling Downs, and he was the first person to buy land in Warwick ...
of Pitcairlie, 1st
Lord Lindores, 1569-1600
Notes
Bibliography
* Watt, D.E.R., ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638'', 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), p. 69-70
* Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), ''The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries'', The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001), p. 136-39
See also
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Lindores Abbey
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History of Fife
People associated with Fife
Scottish abbots
Tironensians
Lists of abbots