Edward Keith
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Christian Menteith
Sir Edward Keith | |
|---|---|
| Great Marischal of Scotland | |
 Arms of Keith, Earl Marischal: Argent, on a chief gules, three palets or. | |
| Noble family | Clan Keith |
| Spouse(s) | Isabella de Synton Christian Menteith |
| Father | William de Keith |
| Mother | Barbara de Seaton |
Sir Edward Keith (d. 1351) 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]
Family
Sir Edward Keith married first, before July 1305, Isabella de Synton,[4] daughter of Alexander de Synton.[3] Together they had:
- Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, succeeded his father as 12th Marischal of Scotland.[3]
- John Keith, who married (with a dispensation dated 12 March 1368/9) Mariota de Cheyne, daughter of Reginald de Cheyne.[5]
- Catherine Keith, who married Alexander Barclay and were the ancestors of the Barclays of Ury.[6]
He married secondly, Christian Menteith, daughter of Sir John de Menteith, Lord of Arran and his wife Ellen of Mar. They had one daughter: