William, son of Freskin explained

William, son of Freskin
Lord of Duffus and Strathbrock
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Noble Family:	de Moravia family
Father:	Freskin
Death Date:	c. 1203

William, son of Freskin (died c. 1203), Lord of Duffus and Strathbrock, was a Scoto-Flemish noble.

He was the eldest son of Freskin, a Flemish settler who arrived in Scotland in the reign of King David I of Scotland.^[1] William obtained a grant from King William I of Scotland, of the lands of Strathbrock in West Lothian, as well as Duffus, Roseisle, Inchkeil, Machir and Kintrae in Moray, between 1165 and 1171.^[2]

Marriage and issue

William is known to have had the following issue:

• Hugh de Moravia of Duffus and Strathbrock, had issue.
• William de Moravia of Petty, Bracholy, Boharm and Arteldol (died c. 1226), married a daughter of David de Olifard, had issue.
• Andrew de Moravia, parson of Duffus.

Notes and References

1. G.W.S. Barrow, "Badenoch and Strathspey, 1130-1312: 1. Secular and Political" in Northern Scotland, 8 (1988), p. 3.
2. Book: Paul, Sir James. The Scots Peerage. 1909. David Douglas. Edinburgh. 8. 319.