de Soulis family
E291401
The de Soulis family was a powerful medieval Scottish noble lineage associated with the lordship of Liddesdale and ownership of key border strongholds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soulis family | 2 |
| de Soulis family canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish noble family
ⓘ
medieval noble lineage ⓘ |
| associatedWithClanTerritory | modern Dumfries and Galloway region ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
First War of Scottish Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Scottish Independence
|
| borderRole | guardians of key Anglo-Scottish border routes ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | three buckles (various tinctures in different branches) ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Norman ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | tenants-in-chief of the Scottish crown ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Liddesdale
ⓘ
surface form:
Liddesdale lordship
|
| heldStronghold |
Hermitage Castle
ⓘ
Kirkpatrick-Fleming area fortifications ⓘ Liddel Castle ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | powerful but ultimately disgraced border lords ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Normand
ⓘ
surface form:
Norman French
|
| legacy |
folktales about cruelty and sorcery
ⓘ
place-names in the Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| legendAssociatedWith |
iron chains and cauldron at Nine Stane Rig
ⓘ
sorcerer Lord Soulis ⓘ |
| lostEstates | forfeiture to the Scottish crown ⓘ |
| mythology | Scottish Border folklore ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Soulis
ⓘ
de Soules ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Lord of Liddesdale ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Nicholas de Soules
ⓘ
surface form:
John de Soules
Nicholas de Soules ⓘ Ranulf de Soules ⓘ William de Soulis ⓘ
surface form:
William de Soules
|
| politicalAlignment |
at times aligned with English interests
ⓘ
supporters of the Scottish crown ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
Scottish royal official
ⓘ
warden of the Scottish Marches ⓘ |
| primaryActivity | feudal lordship and military service ⓘ |
| reasonForForfeiture |
accusations of treason
ⓘ
rebellion against the king ⓘ |
| region |
Liddesdale
ⓘ
Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| religiousPatronage | local churches and religious houses in the Borders ⓘ |
| sourceType |
later antiquarian histories
ⓘ
medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ early 14th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Soulis family
this entity surface form:
Soulis family