![]() Then in 1398, after George Lesley had taken possession of the castle and lands, David returned from the Crusades and claimed possession of his estate. ![]() In 1391, Sir Norman Lesley believed that his only son, David, had been killed in the Crusades, and therefore passed over his estates to his cousin, Sir George Lesley. The chiefly line of the Clan Leslie passed to a junior branch of the family, from whom the present Earl of Rothes descends. His grandson, Walter died at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411 together with six of his cousins from Balquhain. Sir Andrew de Lesly was one of the signatories of Declaration of Arbroath, was sent to the Pope in 1320 asserting Scotland's independence. They fought at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The family sided with Robert the Bruce against firstly The Comyn in the Buchan and secondly King Edward I and as a result were awarded further tracts of Aberdeenshire. 14th to 15th centuries: Rothes and Balquhain His great-grandson was Sir Norman Lesley who acquired the lands of Fythkill in Fife, which were later called Lesley, in about 1282. Bartolf's son was named Malcolm and was made constable of the royal Inverury Castle, which he held for David II of Scotland. At Lesselyn he built a castle and it is from there that the name evolved into Lesley, and the various spelling variations. īartolf established himself in the Garioch district of Aberdeenshire, at a place then known as Lesselyn. It is said that Bartolf helped the queen across a dangerous river on a horse and that Bartolf told her to "grip fast", which is where the Leslie family motto originates. īartolf was said to be a man of intellect and bravery and as a result Malcolm III made him governor of the royal Edinburgh Castle and gave him estates in Fife, Angus, the Mearns and Aberdeenshire. Bartholf later married Malcolm III's sister, Princess Beatrix of Scotland. Bartolf was in the retinue of Edgar the Ætheling, brother of Saint Margaret of Scotland, who was later the queen of Malcolm III of Scotland. The progenitor of the Clan Leslie is a man named Bartolf who was a nobleman from Hungary, who came to Scotland in 1067. The first Leslie in Aberdeenshire was Alexander who was appointed Constable of the Bass of Inverurie in 1080 on behalf of the king, his brother-in-law. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |