Hugh de Moravia

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"Robert, Earl of Strathearn married a daughter of Hugh de Moravia (or Sir Hugh Freskin) by a daughter of Duncan, Earl of Fife (this identification made by Andrew B. W. MacEwen. Her maritagium evidently included lands in Durie, Fife later granted by Reynold le Cheyne to their son Gilbert[1])."

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Hugh de Moravia
Lord of Duffus, Strathbrock and Sutherland
Died c. 1219
Noble family de Moravia family
Father William, son of Freskin
Hugh de Moravia[a] (died c. 1219), Lord of Duffus, Strathbrock and Sutherland, was a Scottish noble.

He was the eldest son of William, the eldest son of Freskin,[1] a Flemish settler who arrived in Scotland in the reign of King David I of Scotland.[2] William had obtained a grant from King William I of Scotland, of the lands of Strathbrock in West Lothian, as well as Duffus, Roseisle, Inchkeil, Machir and Kintrae in Moray, between 1165 and 1171.[3] Hugh inherited these lands upon the death of his father. He was granted a large estate around 1210 and was also known as Lord of Sutherland.

Marriage and issue
Hugh is known to have had the following issue:[4]

William de Moravia, Earl of Sutherland (died 1248), had issue.
Walter de Moravia, Lord of Duffus and Strathbrock, married Euphemia de Ross, had issue.
Andrew de Moravia, Bishop of Moray (died 1242).
Notes

Also known as: Hugh, son of William, son of Freskin and Hugh Freskin

References

Sutherland, Malcolm (1996). A Fighting Clan, Sutherland Officers: 1250 – 1850. Avon Books. p. 3. ISBN 1-897960-47-6.

G.W.S. Barrow, "Badenoch and Strathspey, 1130-1312: 1. Secular and Political" in Northern Scotland, 8 (1988), p. 3.

Paul, Sir James (1909). The Scots Peerage. Vol. 8. Edinburgh: David Douglas. p. 319.https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Moravia-26

Hugh Freskin "Lord of Sutherland" [uncertain] de Moravia Lord of Duffus formerly Moravia
Born after 1160 in Elgin, Elginshire, Scotland [uncertain]
ANCESTORS
Son of William Freskin (Moray) de Moravia Lord of Duffus and [mother unknown]
Brother of Richard (de Moravia) de Moravia Lord of Culbin and William (Moravia) de Moravia of Petyn
[spouse%28s%29 unknown]
DESCENDANTS
Father of Andrew (Moravia) de Moravia Bishop of Moray, William (Moravia) de Moravia Ist Earl of Sutherland and Walter (de Moravia) Duffus
Died about 1220 before about age 60 in Duffus, Elginshire, Scotland
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Medieval Scotland
Hugh (Moravia) de Moravia Lord of Duffus was an inhabitant of Medieval Scotland.
Biography
Hugh appears on the Scottish record as Hugh, son of William, son of Freskin. He is also seen as Hugh Freskin and Hugh de Moravia, from after c. 1200. His father was of age in 1160 and it is likely he was born shortly after.[1] He appears, as Hugh, son of William, son of Freskin, in various charters from 1195, frequently along with his brother William. William, in a charter about 1200, styles him lord and brother indicating that Hugh was the older of the brothers.

He inherited the lands of Duffus and Strabrock from his father, likely c. 1205, and Brice, Bishop of Moray, granted to him, as Lord of Duffus, c. 1210, a free chapel in his castle of Duffus.[2] The lands are said to have included Strabrock (Uphall and Broxburn), in West Lothian, and the lands of Duffus, Roseisle, Inchkeil, Macher, and Kintray, forming the larger part of the parish of Duffus and a portion of the modern parish of Spynie, between Elgin and the Moray Firth.[3][4] With exception of Strabrock the lands are in Morayshire. Sir William Fraser makes the point that "this charter by King William the Lion (to William, father of Hugh) must be said to be the foundation charter of the Sutherland family."[5]

At some point, seemingly c. 1210, he acquired, by grant or otherwise, a large tract of land in Sutherland. How extensive this was is not recorded in full, but it included Skelbo, in Dornoch parish, on one side, and the greater portion of Creich parish on the other.[6] Sir William Fraser makes the point that the territory of Sutherland possessed by Hugh Freskin was only a portion of the modern county and that Hugh never held the title of Earl as suggested by Sir Robert Gordon.[7]

He granted Skelbo, and the lands of Invershin and Fernebucklyn to Gilbert de Moravia, Archdeacon of Moray, who afterwards gave them to his own brother Richard. [8] Under this Charter the land was to be held by Richard of heirs of Hugh Freskin in feu and heritage. The relationship between Hugh and Gilbert de Moravia is not clear at this point. Sir William Fraser speculates that: "Gilbert, the Archdeacon, was a member of the family of de Moravia, and was probably a relative of Hugh Freskin, although no relationship is indicated in the grant. It (the grant) was made to Gilbert, not as representing the church, but as an individual, to himself and to his heirs of his kindred to whom he should give the lands. Availing himself of that destination, Gilbert, when he became bishop of Caithness, granted the lands of Skelbo and others to Richard Moray, his brother".[9]

Hugh Freskin died possibly before 1214, but certainly before 1222, at which date his son William had succeeded, and he was buried in the church of Duffus.[10] Balfour Paul notes that he was called, perhaps on account of his benefactions to the Church, the blessed Hugh, and seems to have been honoured with canonisation.

Family
The name of his wife is not provided in source. He is said to have had children:[11]

William. William was his son and heir and inherited the titles to Lord Sutherland. He will later be Earl of Sutherland.
Walter. The second son and he will succeed to the lands of Duffus, in Moray. He married Euphemia, daughter of Fearchar of Ross (Ferchar mac in tSagairt, Fearchar mac an t-sagairt, or anglicized as Farquhar MacTaggart), Earl (or Mormaer) of Ross. He died about 1263, and was buried at Duffus. His line ended in two heiresses, and his estates finally passed to the Keiths of Inverugie and Sutherlands of Duffus.
Andrew. He joined the church and was designed son of Hugh de Moravia in a charter of the chaplainry of Duffus, between 1203 and 1214. He was then parson of Duffus, and in 1222 he was elected Bishop of Moray. In his time the cathedral of Moray was removed to Elgin, and he may have built, or at least commenced the erection of, the cathedral church. He died in 1242.
Additional Biographical Material
The larger portion of Sir Robert Gordon's chapter on Hugh Freskin is occupied with notices of Bertram, or Bertrand Gordon, and Roger Gordon, his father, who were concerned in the killing of King Richard the First of England. Sir Robert Gordon was very partial to all of the name of Gordon, and he omits no opportunity of introducing them into the history of the Sutherland family, centuries before the real connection with the Gordons was formed by the marriage of Adam Gordon of Aboyne to the heiress of Sutherland

Sources
? Balfour Paul: Vol 8, Page 320
? Balfour Paul: Vol 8, Page 321
? Balfour Paul: Vol 8, Page 319
? People of Medieval Scotland Document 1/6/100 (RRS, ii, no. 116) King William to William son of Freskin; he has given Strathbrock (WLO), Roseisle, Inchkeil, Duffus, and Kintrae (MOR), and 'Machar'
? The Sutherland book; Sir William Fraser Vol 1, page 4
? Balfour Paul: Vol 8, Page 321
? The Sutherland book; Sir William Fraser Vol 1, page 6.
? People of Medieval Scotland Document 1/7/238 (RRS, iii, no. 232) King Alexander II for Richard, brother of Gilbert, bishop of Caithness; has granted Gilbert, bishop of Caithness, made of all land in Sutherland which Hugh Freskin gave to Gilbert.
? The Sutherland book; Sir William Fraser Vol 1, page 6, although Fraser attributes the charter to the wrong generation

? Balfour Paul: Vol 8, Page 321
Notes on sources: There are variations between the major source works noted below. These are discussed in the Profile if applicable. Use Balfour Paul in preference unless original material is sourced. The People of Medieval Scotland database provides access to original source material on record.

See Also:

Balfour Paul, Sir James. The Scots Peerage (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1904-1914); in 9 Volumes; Earl of Sutherland - Volume 8
Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive. Moray, Lord of Bothwell, Vol II, pps 120-130
People of Medieval Scotland William, son of Freskin, lord of Duffus (William I Freskin)
The Sutherland book; Sir William Fraser, Vol 1 used as source
Genealogical history of the Earldom of Sutherland from its origin to the year 1630. With a continuation to the year 1651; Sir Robert Gordon, Bt. available at archive.org
Chronicles of the Atholl and Tullibardine families; John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, Duke of Atholl; in 5 volumes, Vol 1 used available at archive.org

Paul, Sir James (1909). The Scots Peerage. Vol. 8. Edinburgh: David Douglas. p. 321.