William de Soulis

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William de Soulis was a notorious 14th-century Scottish noble and alleged traitor, historically linked with dark legends and the ownership of Hermitage Castle in the Scottish Borders.

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Label Occurrences
William de Soules 1
William de Soulis canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish nobleman ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
medieval noble ⓘ
allegedActivity conspiracy against the Scottish crown ⓘ
allegedRole traitor ⓘ
associatedPlace Roxburghshire ⓘ
associatedWith Scottish folklore ⓘ
legends of cruelty ⓘ
legends of sorcery ⓘ
century 14th century ⓘ
connectedWith Hermitage Water ⓘ
surface form: Hermitage Water valley
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
governedTerritory lands in the Scottish Borders ⓘ
heritage Anglo-Norman ⓘ
historicalReputation notorious ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
locatedIn Scottish Borders ⓘ
nobleFamily de Soulis family ⓘ
surface form: Soulis family
notableFor association with dark legends ⓘ
ownership of Hermitage Castle ⓘ
partOf Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Scottish nobility
positionHeld Lord of Hermitage ⓘ
region Liddesdale ⓘ
residence Hermitage Castle ⓘ
subjectOf Scottish ballads ⓘ
local Border legends ⓘ
timePeriod Wars of Scottish independence era civil conflicts ⓘ
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence era
title Lord Soulis ⓘ

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

Hermitage Castle → associatedWith → William de Soulis ⓘ
de Soulis family → notableMember → William de Soulis ⓘ
this entity surface form: William de Soules