Maurice (Menteith) third Earl of Menteith

Born [date unknown] in Scotland [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died before Jan 1233 in Scotland [uncertain]

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Maurice (Menteith) third Earl of Menteith was an inhabitant of Medieval Scotland. Join: Scotland Project Discuss: Scotland

Biography

Birth

On the death of Murdach, the second Earl of Menteith, in or shortly before 1213, two brothers, both named Maurice, appeared as competitors for the earldom. Although it is likely, from their immediate claim following the Earl's death that they were in fact his sons, this has not been definitively proved. While the senior Maurice had claimed the earldom, his legitimacy may have been in question, with Maurice junior, the legitimate and rightful heir.^[1] This litigation was brought before King William I and was amicably settled in favor of the younger Maurice. It was, however, the first of numerous disputes regarding the earldom of Menteith.^[1][2]

Marriage & Issue

Maurice had an unknown wife; their marriage produced the following issue:^[1][2]

• Isabella married Walter Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, in 1230. He became the fourth Earl of Menteith and died in 1258. Isabella married secondly, John Russell.
• Mary married Walter Stewart, who became Earl of Menteith before 1260, following Walter Comyn's death.

Notable Events

Although Maurice was not consistently politically active throughout his life, he and six other Earls were present at Scone at the coronation of Alexander II on 6 December 1214 and again on 10 December for the interment of Alexander's father, William I. On 5 September 1224, Maurice was granted a charter by Alexander to the Abbey of Paisley and by 27 March 1226, Maurice was recorded as the Sheriff of Stirling.^[1]

Death

Maurice was deceased before January of 1233/34.^[2] The location of his burial is unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Balfour Paul, James. (1906). The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom (Vol. III, pp. 125-127). Edinburgh: D. Douglas. Retrieved from Internet Archive (Available online); accessed 29 April 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Fraser, William. (1880). The Red Book of Menteith. (p. 457). Edinburgh: Privately printed. Retrieved from Internet Archive (Available online); accessed 29 April 2022.