Robert Lundie or Lundy of

Balgonie Balgonie is a town in southeast Saskatchewan. Situated at the intersection of Highways 10, 46, and the Trans-Canada Highway, the town is part of the White Butte region and neighbours Pilot Butte, White City, and McLean. As well, it is locat ...

, (died 1500) was a Scottish knight, Master of the Royal Artillery, and

Lord High Treasurer of Scotland The Treasurer was a senior post in the pre- Union government of Scotland, the Privy Council of Scotland. Lord Treasurer The full title of the post was ''Lord High Treasurer, Comptroller, Collector-General and Treasurer of the New Augmentation'', ...

Royal service

Robert was a courtier of

James IV of Scotland James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen on the death of his father, James III, at the Battle of Sauchi ...

, and was bought expensive clothing for his role in 1494. He was First Usher of the Royal Chamber in 1495. In 1496 he was paid an £80 salary as chief of the King's Artillery. Robert's family home was Balgonie Castle in

Fife Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...

, which he had inherited from his mother's family. On 20 August 1496 the King passed by on his way to

St Andrews St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fou ...

and gave 18 shillings as a present to the stonemasons who were working on Balgonie. Robert was also keeper of

Dumbarton Castle Dumbarton Castle ( gd, Dùn Breatainn, ; ) has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is high and overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton. History Dumba ...

until 26 July 1497, when he was succeeded in that responsibility by John Stirling of Craigbarnard. Robert's uncle was John Lundy of Lundy, who was keeper of

Stirling Castle Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both historically and architecturally. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological ...

and, in 1496, the host of the King's mistress Margaret Drummond. John and Robert both employed the same servant in the King's affairs, Pat Gourlay. The master of the work at Stirling Castle at this time was Robert's chaplain, Thomas Smith. As well as supervising the construction of the "King's Old Building" for John Lundy, Thomas Smith also managed the construction of gun carriages for Robert's department. Robert was appointed Lord High Treasurer of Scotland in May 1498, in charge of accounting for much of the royal receipts and expenditure of James IV. However Robert died in 1500 and his accounts, which would otherwise be an important source for Scottish history, do not survive. One of his duties was collecting treasure which had belonged to

James III of Scotland James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 until his death at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488. He inherited the throne as a child following the death of his father, King James II, at the siege of Roxburgh Ca ...

who had been killed ten years before in 1488. Oliver Sinclair of Roslin was ordered to pay him 400 merks from 1,000 crowns worth of the late king's gold still in his keeping on 26 June 1498.Macdougall, Norman, ''James IV'', Tuckwell (1997), p.155

References

External links

Robert Lundie of Balgonie from Lundie.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lundie, Robert 1500 deaths Court of James IV of Scotland Scottish knights Lord High Treasurers of Scotland 15th-century Scottish people People from Fife Scottish soldiers Year of birth unknown