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Died. c.1329. Sir John Menteith of Ruskie and Knapdale (c. 1275 – c. 1329) was a Scottish nobleman during the Wars of Scottish Independence. He is known for his capture of Sir William Wallace in 1305 and later joined with King Robert I of Scotland and received large land grants in Knapdale and Kintyre for his service.
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MENTEITH TRAITOR. Sir John Menteith (c. 1275 - c. 1323) was a Scottish nobleman. He was born John Stewart in Ruskie, Stirling, Scotland. His father was Walter "Bailloch" Stewart, 5th Earl of Menteith, and mother Mary was the 4th Countess of Menteith. Unlike his older brother, Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Menteith, he replaced his paternal ...
Apr 19, 2019 · Wallace was captured by Sir John de Menteith, a Scottish nobleman who at the time was keeper of Dumbarton Castle, where Wallace was held before being taken to London. Stories of Wallace’s arrest portray Menteith as unworthy, ‘false Menteith’ some call him, in cahoots with the Earl of Pembroke, Aymer de Valence.
As suggested in the movie, Wallace was betrayed by a Scottish noble (John de Menteith) who was loyal to Edward in 1305. Wallace was captured and soon put on trial for treason at Westminster Palace. At the trial, he did seem to say that he was not guilty of treason because he never claimed loyalty to the English crown.
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Wallace betrayed by Sir John Menteith. The only man in Scotland who had steadily refused submission was Wallace; and the king, with that inveterate enmity and unshaken perseverance which marked his conduct to his enemies, now used every possible means to hunt him down, and become master of his person. He had already set a large sum upon his ...
Oct 6, 2023 · John de Menteith captured Wallace in 1305 and he was hauled to London in a cart. On August 23, Wallace - before being bound by ropes and dragged through the streets of London - was executed in ...
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Mar 18, 2023 · About Sir John Menteith of Ruskie & Knapdale. "I. -SIR JOHN MENTEITH. Second son of Walter Stewart, fifth Earl of Menteith, appears first in 1286 as a party to an agreement with Bruce. He was, in 1297, a prisoner in the castle of Nottingham, and was liberated in the month of August,on condition of accompanying King Edward to France.
