Hervey de Keith
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Hervey de Keith was a Scoto-Norman
nobleman and first recorded Marischal of Scotland.
, in East Lothian
, which he held the north eastern part; the south western part was held by SimonFraser. The two section of the estate were known as Keith Harvey and Keith Symmars respectively.
In 1160 Fraser made over the Church at Keith and its revenues to the monks of Kelso Abbey
, compelling Hervey de Keith to build a new church at Keith Harvey paying an annual tribute to Kelso.
Latterly Keith had legal wrangles with the Abbey of Kelso as to the level of payment that he should make to them. These troubles were smoothed out under the auspices of Jocelin
, Bishop of Glasgow, Osbert, Prior of Paisley
who decreed that he must pay an annual sum of twenty shillings. In this document he is described as "Marescallus Regis Scocie".
Keith was Marischal under Kings Malcolm the Maiden and William the Lyon, and was witness to many charters under them.
Hervey de Keith died between 1196 and 1199
though this is doubtful.
Keith had a son:
role of Marischal
Keith was succeeded in his role as Marischal by his grandsons:
Scoto-Norman
The term Scoto-Norman is used to described people, families, institutions and archaeological artifacts that are partly Scottish and partly Norman...
nobleman and first recorded Marischal of Scotland.
Life
Keith took his name from the Barony of KeithKeith Marischal
Keith Marischal is a Scottish Baronial Country house lying in the parish of Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland. The original building was an "L-shaped" Tower house, built long before 1589 when it was extended into a "U-shaped" courtyard house. In the nineteenth century the courtyard was filled in...
, in East Lothian
East Lothian
East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
, which he held the north eastern part; the south western part was held by SimonFraser. The two section of the estate were known as Keith Harvey and Keith Symmars respectively.
In 1160 Fraser made over the Church at Keith and its revenues to the monks of Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey is what remains of a Scottish abbey founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I. It occupies ground overlooking the confluence of the Tweed and Teviot waters, the site of what was once the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
, compelling Hervey de Keith to build a new church at Keith Harvey paying an annual tribute to Kelso.
Latterly Keith had legal wrangles with the Abbey of Kelso as to the level of payment that he should make to them. These troubles were smoothed out under the auspices of Jocelin
Jocelin
Jocelin was a twelfth-century Cistercian monk and cleric who became the fourth Abbot of Melrose before becoming Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland. He was probably born in the 1130s, and in his teenage years became a monk of Melrose Abbey...
, Bishop of Glasgow, Osbert, Prior of Paisley
Paisley Abbey
Paisley Abbey is a former Cluniac monastery, and current Church of Scotland parish kirk, located on the east bank of the White Cart Water in the centre of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, in west central Scotland.-History:...
who decreed that he must pay an annual sum of twenty shillings. In this document he is described as "Marescallus Regis Scocie".
Keith was Marischal under Kings Malcolm the Maiden and William the Lyon, and was witness to many charters under them.
Hervey de Keith died between 1196 and 1199
Marriage and Issue
It has been suggested that Keith married Margaret, daughter to William I, Lord of DouglasWilliam I, Lord of Douglas
William of Douglas was a medieval nobleman of Flemish origin living in Clydesdale, an area under the control of the King of the Scots.-Enigmatic origins:...
though this is doubtful.
Keith had a son:
- Malcolm de Keith, who witnessed many charters between 1178 and 1220, but did not assume the
role of Marischal
Keith was succeeded in his role as Marischal by his grandsons:
- Philip de Keith
- David de Keith
Sources
- Balfour Paul, Sir JamesJames Balfour PaulSir James Balfour Paul, KCVO was the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland, from 1890 until the end of 1926....
Scots Peerage IX vols. Edinburgh 1905. http://www.archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft - Alexander NisbetAlexander Nisbet is one of the most important authors on Scottish heraldry. He is still much-cited, and his publications are still in print after nearly 300 years....
, A system of Heraldry: &c.II vols. Edinburgh 1816.http://www.archive.org/details/systemofheraldry01nisbuoft - Liber S. Marie de Calchou : registrum cartarum abbacie tironensis de Kelso, 1113-1567,II vols. Bannatyne ClubBannatyne ClubThe Bannatyne Club was founded by Sir Walter Scott to print rare works of Scottish interest, whether in history, poetry, or general literature. It printed 116 volumes in all. It was dissolved in 1861....
, Edinburgh 1846.http://www.archive.org/details/libersmariedeca01kels