Alan Durward

- 1275

• Name	Alan Durward
  Birth	of Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1275  [1]
  Burial	Coupar Angus Abbey, Perthshire, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I19401	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LD
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas Durward,   b. of Skene, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F12026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjory of Scotland
  Marriage	Bef 4 Jul 1251  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Anne Durward
  Family ID	F12024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Usher of the King of Scots. Sometime Earl of Athol, 1233-35. Styled Justiciar of Scotland at various points between 1243 and 1255. In 1251 he was suspected of seeking his wife's legitimization so that she could be heiress to the throne of Scotland. In 1253 he accompanied Henry III of England on his expedition to Guienne. In 1255 he was one of the guardians of Alexander III during the king's minority. In 1264, acting on the king's orders, he and the earls of Buchan attacked the western islands of Scotland, specifically to punish those who had urged King Haakon IV of Norway to invade Scotland. They killed some, expelled others, and returned with a great deal of plunder.

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Salt Lake City, 2013.