Sir Edward Keith | |
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Great Marischal of Scotland | |
Died | 17 October 1346, k. at the Battle of Neville's Cross |
Noble family | Clan Keith |
Spouse(s) | Isabella de Synton Christian Menteith |
Father | William de Keith |
Mother | Barbara de Seaton |
Sir Edward Keith (d. 17 Oct 1346) was a Scottish nobleman and hereditary 11th Marischal of Scotland.[1]
Sir Edward Keith was the son of William de Keith (d. c. 1293), 8th Marischal of Scotland, and Barbara de Seaton, daughter of Adam de Seaton.[2] In 1328 he received a charter to the lands of Kelly from King Robert the Bruce, witnessed by his brother Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland.[3] Neither he nor his brother Robert were at the Battle of Halidon Hill but his son William, fighting under Sir Archibald Douglas was taken prisoner there.[3] He inherited the hereditary Sheriffdom of Selkirk through his first wife, Isabella de Synton.[3] Sir Edward Keith died before 1351 and succeeded by his son William.[4]
Sir Edward Keith married first, before July 1305, Isabella de Synton,[4] daughter of Alexander de Synton.[3] Together they had:
He married secondly, Christian Menteith, daughter of Sir John de Menteith, Lord of Arran and his wife Ellen of Mar. They had one daughter: