Sir Andrew Murray
| Sir Andrew Murray | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pentecost 1298 |
| Died | Lent 1338 (aged c. 40) |
| Resting place | Dunfermline Abbey |
| Residence | Avoch Castle, Hallhill manor, Gauldwell Castle and Bothwell Castle |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | leading resistance campaign during Second War of Scottish Independence |
| Title | Guardian of Scotland, Lord of Petty and Bothwell |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Unknown; (2) Christina Bruce |
| Children | John Murray; Thomas Murray. |
| Parent(s) | Father: Andrew Moray |
| Relatives | Brother-in-law: Robert I of Scotland. |
Sir Andrew Murray (1298–1338), also known as Sir Andrew Moray, or Sir Andrew de Moray, was a Scottish military and political leader who supported David II of Scotland against Edward Balliol and King Edward III of England during the so-called Second War of Scottish Independence. He held the lordships of Avoch and Petty in north Scotland, and Bothwell in west-central Scotland. In 1326 he married Christina Bruce, a sister of King Robert I of Scotland. Murray was twice chosen as Guardian of Scotland, first in 1332, and again from 1335 on his return to Scotland after his release from captivity in England. He held the guardianship until his death in 1338.
Andrew Murray was born in the spring of 1298, around Pentecost. He was the son of Andrew Moray, William Wallace's companion-in-arms, who died following the Battle of Stirling Bridge, shortly before his birth. During his campaign of 1303 Edward I marched his army north reaching as far as Kinross. He took the 5 year old Andrew Murray hostage, and the boy spent the next 11 years in English captivity, returning home to Scotland after the prisoner exchanges at Bannockburn. The following year he attended the Scottish Parliament at Ayr when the succession to the throne was decided. Murray acceded his father to the lordship of Petty and his uncle, Sir William Murray, to the lordship of Bothwell in Lanarkshire.
He appears to have been in receipt of an annuity in 1329-1330. When the treaty of Northampton was signed on 17 March 1328 at Holyrood in Edinburgh, Sir Andrew was among an impressive gathering of Scottish Nobles present to witness the final peace between both countries. A peace which would last only 4 years.
In July 1326 at a ceremony at Cambuskenneth Abbey, Murray married Christina Bruce, sister of King Robert I, widow of (1) Gartnait, Earl of Mar, and (2) Sir Christopher Seton. Insofar as his wife was probably beyond child bearing years it has been conjectured that his two known sons, were from a previous marriage or relationship.
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