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Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray (c. 1285 – 20 July 1332) was a soldier and diplomat in the Wars of Scottish Independence, who later served as regent of Scotland. He was a nephew of Robert the Bruce, who created him as the first earl of Moray.
Jul 20, 1998 · Thomas Randolph, 1st earl of Moray was the nephew of King Robert I the Bruce of Scotland and a leading military commander in Robert’s successful struggle to gain independence from English rule; later he was regent for Robert’s young son and successor, David II (reigned 1329–71).
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Jan 7, 2024 · RANDOLPH, Earl of Moray, one of the chief companions in arms of Robert the Bruce, and afterwards regent of Scotland, was the son of Thomas Randolph, lord of Strathnith, and lord-high-chamberlain of Scotland.
- Isabel Stewart of Bonkyl
- circa 1288
- "Sir Thomas Randolph", "Regent of Scotland"
- Stranith (Nithsdale), Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Jan 24, 2023 · Thomas Randolph, the first earl of Moray, was the son of Thomas Randolph, Lord of Stratnith, Sheriff of Roxburgh (1266-1269), and Chamberlain of Scotland (1269-1278).
- Male
- Isabella (Stewart) Stewart Countess of Moray
Overview. Moray, Thomas Randolph, 1st earl of. (d. 1332) Quick Reference. (d. 1332). Randolph was a nephew of Robert I Bruce. Captured fighting for Bruce at Methven in 1306, he changed sides but was captured again, this time by Bruce's men.
When Thomas Randolph 1st Earl of Moray was born in January 1278, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, his father, Thomas Randolph, was 11275 and his mother, Isabel Martha Kilconquhar, was 10. He married Isabella Stewart in 1310, in Scotland.
This paper demonstrates that the earl’s building ties with influential local families and utilising the pre-existing informal political network and formal royal administrative systems, were as crucial for the governance of his northern estates as acquiring proxy-royal, regalian, and judicial power.
