David III Strathbogie
David III or IV
This David of Strathbogie was summoned to the English parliament from 25 January 1330[citation needed] to 24 July 1334, by Writs directed to David de Strabolgi comiti Athol. In 1330 the English Crown conferred upon him the castle and manor of Odogh, in Ireland, which had belonged to his great-uncle, Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke.
In 1332 he accompanied Edward Balliol into Scotland and was at the victory over Scottish forces at the battle of Dupplin Moor, 12 August 1332, following which Balliol restored to him his title and estates in Scotland. He rebelled in 1334, but was pardoned at the treaty of peace in 1335.
He was killed fighting Sir Andrew Murray at the Battle of Culblean (or Kilblane), in a serious setback for Balliol's forces.
He married Katherine, daughter of
He was succeeded by his son and heir, David IV Strathbogie.
Notes
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (November 2016) |
- ^ Ross, Alasdair. "Men for all seasons? The Strathbogie Earls of Atholl and the Wars of Independence, c. 1290-c. 1335." Northern Scotland 20.1 (2000): 1–30.
- ^ "Close Rolls, Edward III: August 1337 Pages 151-172". British History Online. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
References
- Richardson, Douglas, Plantagenet Ancestry, Baltimore, Md., 2004: 50–1, ISBN 0-8063-1750-7