Lordship of Annandale

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The Lordship of Annandale was a significant medieval Scottish feudal lordship in southwestern Scotland, long associated with the powerful Bruce family who would later produce King Robert the Bruce.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lordship of Annandale canonical 2
Annandale lordship 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish feudal lordship
medieval territorial lordship
associatedWithDynasty Bruce dynasty
associatedWithFamily Bruce family
associatedWithNobilityTitle Lord of Annandale
associatedWithRiver River Annan
borderFunction defence against English incursions
country Kingdom of Scotland
culturalRegion Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
economicBase agriculture
pastoralism
feudalRank lordship
feudalSuperior King of Scots
governedBy hereditary lords
governedFrom Annandale
grantCentury 12th century
grantedBy David I of Scotland
grantRecipient Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
historicalEra High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
historicalRegion Dumfriesshire
historicalStatus extinct feudal lordship
languageOfTitle Latin
Scots
laterAssociation title in the peerage of Scotland
linkedTo First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
locatedIn Annandale
southwestern Scotland
locatedInPresentDay Dumfries and Galloway
militaryRole mustering point for Bruce forces
notableFor connection to Robert the Bruce
notableHolder Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 4th Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale
Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale
Robert I of Scotland
surface form: Robert the Bruce
partOf medieval Scottish feudal system
politicalRole power base of the Bruce family
precedes crown of Scotland
surface form: Scottish crown of Robert the Bruce
regionType valley
strategicImportance border lordship near England
titleHeldBy Lord of Annandale
surface form: Lords of Annandale

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Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale feudalDomain Lordship of Annandale
this entity surface form: Annandale lordship
Annandale, Scotland medievalLordship Lordship of Annandale