David of Strathbogie (c. 1309 – 30 November 1335) was a 14th-century Anglo-Scottish noble. He was born the son and heir of Sir
David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl
Sir David II Strathbogie (died 28 December 1326) was Earl of Atholl, Constable of Scotland, and Chief Warden of Northumberland.
The eldest son and heir of John Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl by his wife Marjory (or Margaret) daughter of Donald, 10th ...
,
Constable of Scotland
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(who had been banished by
Robert the Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventual ...
) and Chief Warden of
Northumberland
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It is bordered by land on ...
, by his spouse Joan, elder daughter of Sir
John Comyn of Badenoch, Joint Guardian of Scotland.
This David of Strathbogie was summoned to the English parliament from 25 January 1330 to 24 July 1334, by Writs directed to ''David de Strabolgi comiti Athol''. In 1330 the English Crown conferred upon him the castle and manor of Odogh, in
Ireland
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, which had belonged to his great-uncle,
Aymer de Valence
Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (c. 127523 June 1324) was an Anglo-French nobleman. Though primarily active in England, he also had strong connections with the French royal house. One of the wealthiest and most powerful men of his age, ...
,
Earl of Pembroke
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.
In 1332 he accompanied
Edward Balliol
Edward Balliol (; 1283 – January 1364) was a claimant to the Scottish throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence. With English help, he ruled parts of the kingdom from 1332 to 1356.
Early life
Edward was the eldest son of John Ba ...
into Scotland and was at the victory over Scottish forces at the
battle of Dupplin Moor
The Battle of Dupplin Moor was fought between supporters of King David II of Scotland, the son of King Robert Bruce, and English-backed invaders supporting Edward Balliol, son of King John I of Scotland, on 11 August 1332. It took place a lit ...
, 12 August 1332, following which Balliol restored to him his title and estates in Scotland. He rebelled in 1334, but was pardoned at the treaty of peace in 1335.
He was killed fighting
Sir Andrew Murray
Sir Andrew Murray (1298–1338), also known as Sir Andrew Moray, or Sir Andrew de Moray, was a Scottish military and political leader who supported King David II of Scotland against Edward Balliol and King Edward III of England during the Seco ...
at the
Battle of Culblean
The Battle of Culblean was fought on 30 November 1335, during the Second War of Scottish Independence. It was a victory for the Scots led by the Guardian, Sir Andrew Murray over an Anglo-Scots force commanded by David III Strathbogie, titul ...
(or Kilblane), in a serious setback for Balliol's forces.
He married Katherine, daughter of
Henry de Beaumont
Henry de Beaumont (before 1280 – 10 March 1340), ''jure uxoris'' 4th Earl of Buchan and ''suo jure'' 1st Baron Beaumont, was a key figure in the Anglo-Scots wars of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, known as the Wars of Scottish Inde ...
, titular
Earl of Buchan
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, by Alice, elder daughter and co-heiress of Sir
Alexander Comyn
Alexander Comyn, 2nd Earl of Buchan (died 1289) was a Scoto-Norman magnate who was one of the most important figures in the 13th century Kingdom of Scotland. He was the son of William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, and Marjory, Countess o ...
. Katherine's dowry included parts of the manor of
Ponteland
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,
Little Eland
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* ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
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, and
Calverdon in Northumberland. As a widow, she appealed to the King to retrieve her portion from the Strabolgi estate.
They had one son, and a probable daughter Isabel, wife of Sir Edmund de Cornwall, Knt.
He was succeeded by his son and heir,
David IV Strathbogie
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
.
Notes
References
*Richardson, Douglas, ''Plantagenet Ancestry'', Baltimore, Md., 2004: 50–1,
1309 births
1335 deaths
David III
David III Kuropalates (, ''Davit’ III Kurapalati'') or David III the Great (დავით III დიდი, ''Davit’ III Didi''), also known as David II, (c. 930s – 1000/1001) was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid family of Tao, a histori ...
Earls or mormaers of Buchan
14th-century Scottish earls
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