Sir Alexander Scrymgeour (died 4 August 1306) was a

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knight who took part in the

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, as a supporter of Robert de Brus. He was constable of Dundee and Scottish standard bearer who was captured and later executed by the English in 1306.

Life

Alexander was the son of Colin Scrimgeour. He was appointed constable of

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and the standard bearer of Scotland at the Scottish parliament of 29 March 1298, held by Guardian William Wallace at Torphichen.{{sfn, Paterson, 1869, p=199 He was with Robert the Bruce at the

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.{{sfn, McNair, 1982, p=82 During the battle on 19 June 1306, Alexander was captured by English forces under Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke, along with a number of Bruce's closest supporters. The Earl of Pembroke refused to summarily execute the prisoners as ordered by Edward I of England. Alexander was executed on 4 August by hanging at

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.{{sfn, Barrow, 1965, p=224 He was succeeded by his son Nicholas.

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* {{cite book, last=Barrow, first=G. W. S., title=Robert Bruce, publisher=University of California Press, year=1965 * {{cite book, last=Paterson, first=James, title=Wallace, the Hero of Scotland, publisher=Virtue, year=1869 * {{cite book, first=Scott Ronald, last=McNair, title=Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, publisher=Hutchinson, year=1982 {{DEFAULTSORT:Scrymgeour, Alexander 1306 deaths Scottish people of the Wars of Scottish Independence Executed Scottish people People executed under the Plantagenets Scottish knights 14th-century executions by England