Walter Byset, Lord of

Aboyne Aboyne ( sco, Abyne, gd, Abèidh) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green and ...

(died 1251) was a

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nobleman.

Biography

Born in Scotland. Walter married in 1233, Ada de Galloway, daughter of

Lochlann of Galloway Lochlann of Galloway (died December 12, 1200), also known as Lochlan mac Uchtred and by his French name Roland fitz Uhtred, was the son and successor of Uchtred, Lord of Galloway as the "Lord" or "sub-king" of eastern Galloway. Family Lochlann w ...

. She was the sister of

Alan of Galloway Alan of Galloway (before 1199 – 1234), also known as Alan fitz Roland, was a leading thirteenth-century Scottish magnate. As the hereditary Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland, he was one of the most influential men in the Kingdom of S ...

. Walter fled to

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and then to England with his nephew

John Byset John Byset the Elder, Lord of the Aird (died 1257) was a Scoto-Norman nobleman who is the progenitor of the Bissett family of the Glens of Antrim in medieval northeastern Ireland, present-day Northern Ireland. Biography Born in Scotland, certain ...

after they had been accused of involvement in the murder of

Padraig, Earl of Atholl Padraig or Patrick of Atholl was Mormaer of Atholl, from 1236/7 until 1241. The Chronicle of Melrose tells us that while he was lodging in Haddington, East Lothian, his enemies, "most wicked men," torched his lodging, killing both him and his t ...

(his cousin in-law) and two companions at their lodgings after a tournament at Haddington in 1242.Way, pp. 362. Patrick II Earl of March, exhorted by David de Hastings, pursued Walter who sought protection from King

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 ...

. Despite the king securing him in a number of safe houses he was eventually banished, with the loss of his estates, to England. Walter was received into the peace of King

Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry a ...

. In 1248, Walter seized

Dunaverty Castle Dunaverty Castle is located at Southend at the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland. The site was once a fort belonging to the Clan Donald (MacDonald). Little remains of the castle, although the site is protected as a sched ...

and was granted by King

to buy stores from Ireland to provision and fortify the castle. Walter was captured by Allan, the son of the Earl of Atholl, also in 1248 after Dunaverty Castle fell. Walter is recorded as having died in 1251 on the

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.Campbell, Chapter 9

Citations and references

Citations References * Campbell, Thorbjorn (2013). ''Arran: A History'', Birlinn, . * * * * Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The

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Walter Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

1251 deaths 13th-century Scottish people Year of birth unknown {{noble-stub

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