Philip de Meldrum, Lord of Meldrum,

Justiciar of Scotia The Justiciar of Scotia (in Norman-Latin, ''Justiciarus Scotie'') was the most senior legal office in the High Medieval Kingdom of Scotland. ''Scotia'' (meaning Scotland) in this context refers to Scotland to the north of the River Forth and Riv ...

, was a Scottish noble. He was a son of Philippe de Fedarg. Philip was granted the position of Justiciar of Scotia in 1251, which was the most senior legal office in the

Kingdom of Scotland The Kingdom of Scotland (; , ) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a l ...

. This position covered the area of Scotland north of the

River Forth The River Forth is a major river in central Scotland, long, which drains into the North Sea on the east coast of the country. Its drainage basin covers much of Stirlingshire in Scotland's Central Belt. The Gaelic name for the upper reach of t ...

and River Clyde.

Marriage and issue

Philip married Agnes, daughter of

William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch William Comyn was Lord of Badenoch and Earl of Buchan. He was one of the seven children of Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian, and Hextilda of Tynedale. He was born in Scotland, in Altyre, Moray in 1163 and died in Buchan in 1233 where he is ...

, Justiciar of Scotland and

Marjory, Countess of Buchan Marjory, Countess of Buchan, also known as Margaret de Buchan, was a Scottish noblewoman. She inherited the earldom from her father, Fergus, Earl of Buchan, who died without male issue. Marjory was married to William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, t ...

, they are known to have had the following issue: *William de Meldrum *Thomas de Meldrum *Alexander de Meldrum

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meldrum, Philip de Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 13th-century Scottish people