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Walter Fitzalan (died 1177), was the 1st hereditary High Steward of Scotland
High Steward of Scotland

The title of High Steward or Great Steward was given in the 12th century to Walter Fitzalan, whose descendants became the Stewart family. In 1371, the last High Steward inherited the throne, and thereafter the title of High Steward of Scotland has been held as a subsidiary title to that of Duke of Rothesay, held by the heir-apparent....
 (c1150-1177), and described as "a Norman by culture and by blood a Breton". He was the second son of a Breton knight, Alan fitzFlaad
Alan FitzFlaad

Alan FitzFlaad was a Breton knight who held the feudal barony and castle of Oswestry in Shropshire. His duties as a "valiant and illustrious man" included supervision of the Welsh border....
, feudal lord of Oswestry
Oswestry

Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Wales border. It is at the junction of the A5 road , A483 road, and A495 road roads....
, by his spouse Ada or Adeline, daughter of Ernoulf de Hesdin.

The Anarchy
The Anarchy

The Anarchy or The Nineteen Year Winter refers to a period of history of England during the reign of the Normans King, Stephen of England, which was characterised by civil war and unsettled government....
 took hold in England and civil war between Empress Matilda
Empress Matilda

Empress Matilda, also known as Matilda of England or Maude was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England. Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin, were the only legitimate children of King Henry....
 and Stephen
Stephen of England

Stephen often known as Stephen of Blois was a grandson of William I of England. He was the last Norman dynasty King of England, from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne jure uxoris....
, Walter rallied to the support of the Empress.






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Walter Fitzalan (died 1177), was the 1st hereditary High Steward of Scotland
High Steward of Scotland

The title of High Steward or Great Steward was given in the 12th century to Walter Fitzalan, whose descendants became the Stewart family. In 1371, the last High Steward inherited the throne, and thereafter the title of High Steward of Scotland has been held as a subsidiary title to that of Duke of Rothesay, held by the heir-apparent....
 (c1150-1177), and described as "a Norman by culture and by blood a Breton". He was the second son of a Breton knight, Alan fitzFlaad
Alan FitzFlaad

Alan FitzFlaad was a Breton knight who held the feudal barony and castle of Oswestry in Shropshire. His duties as a "valiant and illustrious man" included supervision of the Welsh border....
, feudal lord of Oswestry
Oswestry

Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Wales border. It is at the junction of the A5 road , A483 road, and A495 road roads....
, by his spouse Ada or Adeline, daughter of Ernoulf de Hesdin.

To Scotland

When The Anarchy
The Anarchy

The Anarchy or The Nineteen Year Winter refers to a period of history of England during the reign of the Normans King, Stephen of England, which was characterised by civil war and unsettled government....
 took hold in England and civil war between Empress Matilda
Empress Matilda

Empress Matilda, also known as Matilda of England or Maude was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England. Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin, were the only legitimate children of King Henry....
 and Stephen
Stephen of England

Stephen often known as Stephen of Blois was a grandson of William I of England. He was the last Norman dynasty King of England, from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne jure uxoris....
, Walter rallied to the support of the Empress. Her cause lost, Walter befriended David I
David I of Scotland

David I or Dabhidh Mac Maol Chaluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later List of monarchs of Scotland . The youngest son of Maol Chaluim Mac Donnchaidh and Saint Margaret of Scotland, David spent most of his childhood in Scotland, but was exiled to England temporarily in 1093....
 who was an uncle of Matilda, and became, appropriately, David's Dapifer or Steward. Accompanied by his brother Simon, Walter came to Scotland about 1136 and fought for Scotland at the Battle of the Standard
Battle of the Standard

The Battle of the Standard, sometimes called the Battle of Northallerton, in which History of the British Army repelled a Military of Scotland, took place on 22 August 1138 on Cowton Moor near Northallerton in Yorkshire....
 at Northallerton
Northallerton

Northallerton is a market town in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York....
 in 1138 under the command of David I's son, Prince Henry
Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon

Henry of Scotland was a Prince of Scotland, heir to the Kingdom of Alba. He was also Earl of Northumbria and Earl of the Earl of Huntingdon.He was the son of King David I of Scotland and Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon....
.

Career

He was subsequently appointed by King David I
David I of Scotland

David I or Dabhidh Mac Maol Chaluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later List of monarchs of Scotland . The youngest son of Maol Chaluim Mac Donnchaidh and Saint Margaret of Scotland, David spent most of his childhood in Scotland, but was exiled to England temporarily in 1093....
, Steward of Scotland; in 1157 it was confirmed as a hereditary office. David also granted him what eventually comprised Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire (historic)

Renfrewshire or the County of Renfrew is a registration county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, and one of the counties of Scotland used for local government in Scotland until 1975....
, for the service of five knights; the lands of Paisley
Paisley

Paisley is a town and former burgh in the west-Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is situated on the northern edge of the Gleniffer Braes, straddling the banks of the River Cart....
, Pollok
Pollok

Pollok is a large district on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It was built to house families from the over crowded inner city....
, Cathcart
Cathcart

Cathcart is an area of Glasgow between Mount Florida, King's Park, Glasgow, Muirend and Newlands, Glasgow. The River Cart flows through it.Originally part of the Burgh of Govan in Renfrewshire, most of the ancient parish was annexed by the City of Glasgow in 1912, but it retains a distinct local identity....
, and Ayrshire
Ayrshire

Ayrshire is a registration county, and former counties of Scotland in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine, North Ayrshire....
, reconfirmed in a charter in 1157 by Malcolm IV
Malcolm IV of Scotland

Malcolm IV , nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" , King of Scots, was the eldest son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne....
. In 1163 Walter founded, first at Renfrew
Renfrew

Renfrew is a town in Scotland. It may also refer to:...
 but shortly afterwards at Paisley
Paisley

Paisley is a town and former burgh in the west-Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is situated on the northern edge of the Gleniffer Braes, straddling the banks of the River Cart....
, a house of monks of the Cluniac order
Cluny Abbey

The Abbey of Cluny is an abbey in France.It was founded in AD 910 by William I of Aquitaine, Count of Auvergne, who installed Abbot Berno and placed the abbey under the immediate authority of Pope Sergius III....
 drawn from from the priory of Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock

Much Wenlock, earlier known simply as "Wenlock" in Celtic , is a small town in central Shropshire, England. It lies in the Bridgnorth , on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth....
, in his native county of Shropshire. Walter acquired directly from the Crown the Berwickshire
Berwickshire

Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland of Scotland, on the border with England....
 estates of Birkenside and Legerwood on the eastern or left bank of the Leader Water and presented to the monks the church of Legerwood, which they held from 1164 until the Reformation
Scottish Reformation

The Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Roman Catholic Church in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed theology lines, and politically in the triumph of Engla...
 in 1560. The monastery steadily grew and by 1219 became Paisley Abbey
Paisley Abbey

Paisley Abbey is a former Cluniac monastery, and current Church of Scotland parish kirk, located on the east bank of the River Cart in the centre of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, in west central Scotland....
.

In 1164 he led a force which defeated Somerled
Somerled

Somerled was a military and political leader of the Scottish Isles in the 12th century who was known in Gaelic as ri Innse Gall . His father was Gillebride of Clan Angus who had been exiled to Ireland....
, King of the Hebrides (Gaelic "ri Innse Gall") in the Battle of Renfrew
Battle of Renfrew

The Battle of Renfrew in 1164 was a significant engagement between the Scottish crown and Somerled, the Gaelic king of the Hebrides, which saw the death and defeat of the latter....
.

Death


Walter, The Steward, died in 1177 and was interred in the monastery at Paisley
Paisley

Paisley is a town and former burgh in the west-Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is situated on the northern edge of the Gleniffer Braes, straddling the banks of the River Cart....
, the burying-place of his family before their later accession to the throne.

Marriage

Walter Fitzalan was married to Eschyna de Londoniis, heiress of Uchtred de Molla (Molle) & Huntlaw (territorial designations, not then surnames) and widow of Robert Croc
Robert Croc

Sir Robert Croc was an Anglo-Norman Knight and landowner of Scotland in the High Middle Ages. He was gifted the River Levern in Scotland by King David I of Scotland in 1170....
. Upon Walter's death his widow married Henry de Molle, whose new surname is probably taken from his wife's lands.

She and Walter had three children:

  • Alan FitzWalter
  • Walter FitzWalter
  • Margaret FitzWalter