Reginald Le Chen (d.1293)
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Reginald le Chen or Cheyne (died 1293) was the
Chamberlain of Scotland Holders of the office of Lord Chamberlain of Scotland are known from about 1124. It was ranked by King Malcolm as the third great Officer of State, called ''Camerarius Domini Regis'', and had a salary of £200 per annum allotted to him. He ancien ...
from 1267 to 1269. He was the Baron of
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. Reginald was the son of Bernard le Chen of Inverugie and succeeded his father upon his father's death. His brother was Henry le Chen, Bishop of Aberdeen. He held the office of
Sheriff of Kincardine The Sheriff of Kincardine, also known as The Mearns, was historically a royal appointment, held at pleasure, which carried the responsibility for enforcing justice in Kincardine, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary ...
in 1263. He founded a Carmelite monastery in Aberdeen in 1342 and made an endowment to the Benedictines at Fyvie, near Aberdeen, in 1285. He married firstly an unknown daughter of John Comyn of Buchan and, with her, had Reginald le Chen (d.1312) and Robert le Chen. He married secondly Eustacia Colville, but they had no known issue. Reginald died in 1293 and was succeeded by his son Reginald.


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*Graves, Robert. ''Good-bye to All That''. p. 7 1293 deaths 13th-century Scottish people Lord Chamberlains of Scotland R {{Scotland-bio-stub