de Soulis family

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The de Soulis family was a powerful medieval Scottish noble lineage associated with the lordship of Liddesdale and ownership of key border strongholds.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hermitage Castle builtFor de Soulis family
Nicholas de Soulis nobleFamily de Soulis family
this entity surface form: Soulis family
William de Soulis nobleFamily de Soulis family
this entity surface form: Soulis family