The Lord Warden of the Marches was an office in the governments of Scotland and England. The holders were responsible for the security of the border between the two nations, and often took part in military action. They were also responsible, along with 'Conservators of the truce', for administering the special type of border law known as

March law March law or marcher law is a system of legal compromises formerly in use in the border regions of England. Specifically, it may refer to: *March law (Anglo-Irish border) *March law (Anglo-Scottish border) *March law (Anglo-Welsh border) See also ...

. The Marches on both sides of the border were traditionally split into West, Middle and East, each with their own warden answerable to the Lord Warden-general. The English Western March was based on

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...

and the Eastern March on Berwick-upon-Tweed. The offices became unnecessary after the union of the crowns of England and Scotland under King

James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

in 1603.

For England

Warden of the Marches

* Robert de Clifford (1297–) (died 1314) * John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey (1327–) * Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy (1328–) * Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby and Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy (1334–) (jointly) *

Gilbert Welton Gilbert Welton (or Gilbert de Wilton) was a Bishop of Carlisle The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York. The diocese covers the county of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and t ...

and Thomas Lucy (1336–) (jointly) *

Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy Henry Percy, 3rd Baron Percy of Alnwick (c. 1321–1368), was the eldest son of Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy (1301–1352), and his wife, Idoine de Clifford (Idonea in Latin and also in English), daughter of Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de ...

(1352–) *

(1356–) (died 1368) * Henry Percy, 4th Baron Percy (1368–) * Thomas Appleby, Roger de Clifford, 5th Baron de Clifford and others (1370–) (jointly)

Lord Warden of the Marches

* Roger de Clifford, 5th Baron de Clifford – the first holder of this office (1377–) * Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1439–) * Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1482–) *

Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre of Gilsland, KG (25 November 1467 – 24 October 1525) was the son of Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of Gilsland and Mabel Parr, great-aunt of queen consort Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King He ...

(1495–) *

Arthur, Prince of Wales Arthur, Prince of Wales (19/20 September 1486 – 2 April 1502), was the eldest son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. He was Duke of Cornwall from birth, and he was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester in 1489. As ...

(1498–1502?) died 1502 *

(1509–1525) * Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1525–) * Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland (1527–) * Henry Grey, Marquis of Dorset (April 1551 – September 1551) *

John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504Loades 2008 – 22 August 1553) was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Ja ...

, Warden-general of the Scottish Marches (1551–) * Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Lord Warden-general (1589–) * Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (1596–1598)

Warden of the Eastern March

* Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1367–) (jointly) * Gilbert de Umfraville (1369–) (jointly) * Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester (1377) (jointly) * John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby (1381) (jointly) * John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby (1386) (died 1388) * Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (1389–) * Henry Hotspur Percy (1396–) killed, Shrewsbury, 1403 * Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (1398–) * Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1403) * John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1403–1414) * Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (1414–1415) *

Richard Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Codnor Richard Grey, 1st or 4th Baron Grey of Codnor KG ( – 1 August 1418) was an English soldier and diplomat. Military and diplomatic service In 1400 he was appointed Admiral of the king's fleet from the Thames to the north, and in the same year ...

(1415–?1418) * Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1417–1434) *

Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400 – 31 December 1460) was an English nobleman and magnate based in northern England who became a key supporter of the House of York during the early years of the Wars of the Roses. He was the ...

(1434–1435) * Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1435–) *

John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal (12 September 14156 November 1461) was a fifteenth-century English magnate who, despite having a relatively short political career, played a significant role in the early years of the Wars of ...

(1437) *

Sir Robert Ogle Sir Robert Ogle (c.1370–1436) of Ogle, Northumberland was an English landowner, Member of Parliament and administrator. He was born the eldest son of Sir Robert Ogle and his wife Joan, daughter and coheiress of Sir Alan Heton of Ingram. His ...

(1438) (jointly) * Sir Ralph Grey (1438) (jointly) * Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1439–) * Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1461) * John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1463–1470) * Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland(1471–1485) assassinated 1489 * Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland (1503–) * Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Darcy (1505–1511) * Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland (1527–) *

William Eure, 1st Baron Eure William Eure, 1st Baron Eure (c.1483–1548) of Witton was an English knight and soldier active on the Anglo-Scottish border. Henry VIII of England made him Baron Eure by patent in 1544. The surname is often written as "Evers". William was Gover ...

, (1539–1548) * William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton (1547–) * Sir Robert Bowes (1548–1551) * John Conyers, 3rd Baron Conyers (1553–) (died 1557) * Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (1557–) * Sir Ralph Sadler (1559) * William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton (1559–) *

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, KG ( – 28 July 1585) of Chenies in Buckinghamshire and of Bedford House in Exeter, Devon, was an English nobleman, soldier, and politician. He was a godfather to the Devon-born sailor Sir Francis Drake ...

(1564–1567) * Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1568–?1596) * Robert Carey (1597–1597) *

Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (12 October 1555 – 25 June 1601) was the son of Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, and Richard Bertie. Bertie was Lady Willoughby de Eresby's second husband, the first bei ...

(1598-)

Warden of the Middle March

* Sir William Lilburn (13th Century)''Pedigrees recorded at the visitations of the county palatine of Durham made by William Flower, Norroy king-of-arms, in 1575, by Richard St. George, Norroy king-of-arms, in 1615, and by William Dugdale, Norroy king-of-arms, in 1666''. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. London, Priv. print. for J. Foster. 1887. * Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1417–1434) *

(1509–) * Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Darcy (1511–) *Sir Ralph Eure (1544–1545) * Sir Robert Bowes (1545–1551) * Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (1556) * Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (1557–) * William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton (1559–) *

Sir John Forster Sir John Forster (c.1520–1602) was an English military commander and Warden of the Middle Marches. Life Born about 1520, he was son of Sir Thomas Forster (d. 1527) of Etherston, Northumberland, marshal of Berwick, and his wife Dorothy, daughte ...

(1560–1595) * William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure (1595) *

Ralph Eure, 3rd Baron Eure Ralph Eure, 3rd Baron Eure (24 September 1558 – 1 April 1617), of Ingleby and Malton, Yorkshire, was an English nobleman and politician. The surname, also given as Evers, was at that time probably pronounced "Ewry". Life He was the son o ...

(1595) * Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (1596–1598)

Warden of the Western March

Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (c. 1270 – 3 March 1323), alternatively Andreas de Harcla, was an important English military leader in the borderlands with Scotland during the reign of Edward II. Coming from a knightly family in Wes ...

(1319–) (executed 1323) *Thomas Lucy (1346) (jointly) *

Ralph Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre Ralph Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre (died 1375) was an English noble and clergyman. He was the third son of Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre and his wife Margaret de Multon, 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland, with two older brothers (William and Thomas) and ...

(1366–1371) * Henry Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Masham (1370–1371) *

(1372) (died 1375) *

Hugh Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre Hugh Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre (1335–1383) was an English nobleman. He was born in 1335, the youngest son of Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre and his wife Margaret de Multon, 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland. His two older brothers preceded him i ...

(1379–1382) * Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1384–) and Henry Hotspur Percy (1384–) (jointly) *

Thomas de Clifford, 6th Baron de Clifford Thomas de Clifford, 6th Baron de Clifford, also 6th Lord of Skipton (c. 1363 – 1391) was a Knight of The Chamber, hereditary Sheriff of Westmorland, Governor of Carlisle Castle, and Warden of the West Marches. Life He was the son of Roger ...

(1386–) (jointly) * Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1386–) (jointly) *

John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont KG (1361–1396) was an English military commander and Admiral who served in the Hundred Years' War against the partisans of Antipope Clement VII. Origins Beaumont was born in 1361 at Folkingham Castle, Li ...

(1389) * John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (1398–) (executed in 1400) *

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York Edmund of Langley, Duke of York (5 June 1341 – 1 August 1402) was the fourth surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Like many medieval English princes, Edmund gained his nickname from his birthplace: Kings Langle ...

(1399– ) (died 1402) * Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1399–) * Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1403–1414) * John Neville, Lord Neville (1414–1420) *

(1420–1435) *

(1446–) and Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1446-) (jointly – never took office) * Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1453–) * Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1461–1469) * Richard Plantagenet (1471–1485) (killed, Bosworth, 1485) * Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland(−1489) (assassinated 1489) *

(1490–) (Lord Warden 1509–1525) (died 1525) * William Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre (1527–1534) * Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland (1534–1542) * Thomas Wharton (c.1542–1549) * John Conyers, 3rd Baron Conyers (1551–1553) * Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1560–1591) * Sir Richard Lowther (1591–1593) * Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1593–1603) (last Warden)

For Scotland

Lord Warden-general of all the March

* William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (1356–) * John Stewart, Lord of Kyle *

Patrick V, Earl of March Patrick de Dunbar, 9th Earl of March,Anderson, William, ''The Scottish Nation'', Edinburgh, 1867, vol.iv:74 (c. 1285–1369) was a prominent Scottish magnate during the reigns of Robert the Bruce and David II. Early years The earldom, located ...

* Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas (1364–1400) *

Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine (c. 1369 – 17 August 1424), was a Scottish nobleman and warlord. He is sometimes given the epithet "Tyneman" ( Old Scots: Loser), but this may be a reference to his great-uncle Sir ...

(1400–) * William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (1450–) killed 1452 *

Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell (born c. 1492, died 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman, who succeeded his father Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell in 1508. Prior to that, he was known by one of his territorial designations, Adam He ...

(1514–) *

Antoine d'Arces Antoine d'Arcy, sieur de la Bastie-sur-Meylan and of Lissieu, (d. 17 September 1517) was a French nobleman involved in the government of Scotland. The White Knight Antoine d'Arces, or d'Arcy, is usually known as "De la Bastie" or "Labatie" in Sco ...

, Sieur de la Bastie (1516–) killed 1517 *

Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus and 5th Earl of Morton (15554 August 1588) was the son of David, 7th Earl of Angus. He succeeded to the title and estates in 1558, being brought up by his uncle, James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, a Presby ...

(1574–) * William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie ( 1578) * James Stewart, Earl of Arran (1584–) * Alexander Home, 6th Lord Home (1603)

Warden of the Eastern March

* William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas jointly with the Earl of March (1356–) *

(1400) *

and George, 4th Earl of Angus (1449) (jointly) *

Alexander Home, 1st Lord Home Sir Alexander Home of that Ilk, 1st Lord Home ( – ) was in 1448 Sheriff Deputy for Berwickshire, and was made a Lord of Parliament on 2 August 1473. He is an ancestor of the Earls of Home. Family Alexander Home's father, Sir Alexander Home of t ...

(c1475) *

James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan (1442–1499) was a Scottish noble. He was the uncle of James III of Scotland who granted him the Earldom of Buchan. Buchan repaid his nephew by fighting for his cause against rebellious southern barons. Through h ...

(1479–) * Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (1481–) * Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home (1489–1496) * Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (1499) *

Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home (died 1516) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, Chamberlain of Scotland and Warden of the Eastern March. He fought at the Battle of Flodden where his forces defeated the English right wing before the Scottish army ...

(1506) (died 1516) * Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1525–) * George Home, 4th Lord Home (1543–) (died 1549) * Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home (1550–) *Sir James Home of Cowdenknowes (1573–) * Alexander Home, 6th Lord Home (1582–1589) * Sir George Home of Wedderburn, (1597)

Warden of the Middle March

* Sir William Douglas (1343–) *

William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus (24 February 1398 – October 1437) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. The son of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus and Princess Mary of Scotland, he was a grandson of King Robert III. The story of Angus' ...

(1433–) * George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus (1449–) *Andrew Ker of Cessford (1457–) *

(1479–) *Walter Ker of Cessford (1502–) *Ralph and Andrew Ker (1510–) *

(1509–) *Sir Robert Ker of Caverton (1514) killed 1514 *Sir Andrew Ker of Cessford (1515) *William Ker of Cessford * Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1525–) *Walter Ker of Cessford (1541–) *

Walter Scott of Branxholme and Buccleuch Sir Walter Scott, 1st of Branxholme, 3rd of Buccleuch (c. 1495 – killed 4 October 1552), known as "Wicked Wat", was a nobleman of the Scottish Borders and the chief of Clan Scott who briefly served as Warden of the Middle March He was an "inv ...

(1550–1552) murdered 1552 * James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1558–) *Sir

Walter Ker of Cessford Sir Walter Ker of Cessford (died c. 1585) was Scottish warden of the Middle March on the Anglo-Scottish border. Life The eldest son of Sir Andrew Ker of Cessford, by his wife Agnes, daughter of Robert, second lord Crichton of Sanquhar, he was ...

(1560–) *William Ker of Cessford (1583–) * Sir Thomas Ker of Ferniehirst (1584–) * Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox (1592–) *Sir John Cary (1601-)

Warden of the Western March

* Sir James Douglas (1314–1330) * Sir Archibald Douglas (1364) *Sir Archibald Douglas (1368–1388) *Sir John Johnston, Laird of Johnston (1388-1400) *

(1400-1419) *Sir Adam Johnston, Laird of Johnston (1419-1450) First Term * William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (1450–) killed 1452 *Sir Adam Johnston, Laird of Johnston (1452-1454) Second Term *

Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale Andrew Stewart (c. 14201488) was Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1460 to 1482 and one of the leading servants of King James III of Scotland. Early life Andrew Stewart was born c. 1420 and "appears to have been the eldest son of Walter Stewar ...

(1456–) *Sir John Johnston, Laird of Johnston (1459-1475) * Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany (1475) *

Robert Maxwell, 2nd Lord Maxwell Earl of Nithsdale was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1620 for Robert Maxwell, 9th Lord Maxwell, with remainder to heirs male. He was made Lord Maxwell, Eskdale and Carlyle at the same time. The title of Lord Maxwell had be ...

(1476–1485) *

John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell (died 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman and patriarch of the Border Family / House / Clan of Maxwell. Origins Maxwell was the eldest son and heir of John Maxwell, 3rd Lord Maxwell (died 1484) and Janet, the ...

(1486–1489) * Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (1489–1503) *Sir Adam Johnston, Laird of Johnston (1503-1509) *Sir James Johnston, Laird of Johnston (1509-1515) * Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell (1515–1546) *Sir John Johnston, Laird of Johnston (1546-1553) *Sir

James Douglas, 7th Baron Drumlanrig Sir James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig, (1498–1578) was a Scottish nobleman active in a turbulent time in Scotland's history. Life He was the son of Sir William Douglas, 6th of Drumlanrig (b. bef. 1484, k. 9 Sep 1513, Battle of Flodden) and Eliza ...

(1553–) * James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1558–) *Sir John Maxwell (1561–) *

(1574–) *Sir John Johnston, Laird of Johnston (1580–1585) *

John Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(−1585) dismissed 1585 *William Maxwell, Lord Herries (1587–1588) * Sir John Carmichael (1588–1590) *

(1590–) killed 1593 * William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (1592–1593) *Robert Maxwell, Lord Herries (1593-1595) *Sir James Johnston, Laird of Johnston (1595–1598) First Term * Sir John Carmichael (1598–) killed 1600 *Sir James Johnston, Laird of Johnston (1600-1608) Second Term Killed 1608 * Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home (1608-)

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