De Soules (de Soulis) is the

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of an old

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noble family originating from

Soulles Soulles () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Bourgvallées.Alan Durward by Marjorie, illegitimate daughter of

Alexander II of Scotland Alexander II (Medieval Gaelic: '; Modern Gaelic: '; 24 August 1198 – 6 July 1249) was King of Scotland from 1214 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of York (1237) which defined the boundary between England and Scotland, virtually unch ...

. Their son, Nicholas II de Soules, was one of the

competitors for the Crown of Scotland When the crown of Scotland became vacant in September 1290 on the death of the seven-year-old Queen Margaret, 13 claimants to the throne came forward. Those with the most credible claims were John Balliol, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, ...

, upon the death of

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in 1290.

Castles

* Liddel Castle *

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* Kilmarnock Castle

Notes

References

*Coventry, Martin. (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead *McAndrew, Bruce A. ''Scotland's Historic Heraldry'', Boydell Press, 2006. *McMichael, Thomas. ''The Feudal Family of de Soules.'' Transactions and Journal of Proceedings of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History & Antiquarian Society. Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 1947–1948
Third series, Vol. 26.
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