Richard Siward (d.1311)

Richard Siward
Lord of Kellie
Coat of arms of Richard Siward
Noble family Siward
Spouse(s) Firstly: unknown
Secondly: Mary
Father Richard Siward

Richard Siward (died 1311), Lord of Kellie, was a 13th-14th century Scottish noble.

He was the constables of Wigtown, Dumfries and Kirkcudbright Castles in 1292. Richard was captured at the Battle of Dunbar on 27 April 1296 and held prisoner in the Tower of London until he was released in August 1297.[1] His son John was kept as a hostage for the good behavior of his father.

In 1298 Siward either built a new phase of Tibbers Castle, a fortification under English control.[2] He was the sheriff of Fife in 1305 and the sheriff of Dumfries and the constable of Dumfries Castle in 1306.

After Robert the Bruce killed John Comyn, he captured several English-held castles including Tibbers. Siward was arrested along with several other English officials.[3]

Family

Richard from his first marriage had four children, those known are Richard and John. He married secondly Mary, the widow of Simon Fraser (d.1291) and they had no issue.

Citations

  1. ↑ Barron, p.66
  2. ↑ Dixon, Anderson & O'Grady, pp.3, 28
  3. ↑ Penman

References

  • Barron, Evan Macleod (1914). The Scottish war of independence; a critical study by Evan Macleod Barron. J. Nisbet.
  • Dixon, Piers; Anderson, Iain; O'Grady, Oliver (2015). The evolution of a castle, Tibbers, Dumfriesshire: Measured and geophysical survey, 2013–14 (PDF). Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and the Castle Studies Trust.
  • Penman, Michael (2014). Robert the Bruce: King of the Scots. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300209280. OCLC 882258650.
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