Sir Roger de Mowbray of
Barnbougle and Dalmeny (d. 1320), was 13th-14th century
Scottish
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noble. He was tried for treason against King
Robert I of Scotland
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having died of wounds suffered during his capture.
Life
Roger was the son of
Geoffrey de Mowbray
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and a daughter of
John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Alice de Ros.
He held the office of Standard Bearer of Scotland and signed the
Declaration of Arbroath in 1320 and then was arrested later in 1320 for treason for plotting to overthrow King Robert I. He died of wounds suffered during his arrest. Roger's corpse was brought to Parliament in a litter and was found guilty and sentenced to be drawn, hanged and beheaded. King Robert I gave clemency and his body was allowed to be buried. His lands of Barnbougle and Dalmeny, Inverkeithing, Cessford and Eckford, Methven, Kellie and Kirk Michael were forfeited to the Crown.
[Burke, p. 127.]
Roger is known to have had three sons; John, Geoffrey and Alexander. A concession of dispensation for marriage between Roger and Margaret, daughter of
Alexander of Abernethy was granted in 1312.
Citations
References
*Burke, John; "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours", Volume 1, Henry Colburn, 1834.
*''England and Scotland in the Fourteenth Century: New Perspectives.'' Andy King, Michael A. Penman, Boydell & Brewer, 2007.
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Year of birth unknown
1320 deaths
Nobility from Edinburgh
Medieval Scottish knights
13th-century Scottish nobility
14th-century Scottish nobility
Signatories to the Declaration of Arbroath