• Source: Geoffrey de Melville

      • Sir Geoffrey de Melville, Lord of Melville, Sheriff of Edinburgh, Justiciar of Lothian was a 12th-century Scottish noble.


      Life


      Melville is known to be acting as Sheriff of Edinburgh in 1153 during the reign of King Malcolm IV of Scotland. Geoffrey was also joint Justiciar of Lothian from 1170 during the reign of King William I of Scotland.


      Marriage and issue


      His spouse was known at his death as Matilda Malherbe. He is known to have had the following known issue:

      Gregory de Melville (died 1178), had issue.
      Phillip de Melville, had issue.
      Geoffrey de Melville
      Thomas de Melville
      Robert de Melville
      Hugh de Melville
      Richard de Melville
      Walter de Melville, had issue.


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      References


      Burke, John (1868). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Vol. 30. Burke's Peerage Limited.
      Fraser, William (2005) [1890]. The Melvilles: Earls of Melville and the Leslies, Earls of Leven (PDF). TannerRitchie Publishing in collaboration with the Library and Information Services of the University of St Andrews. ISBN 1-55429-336-7. OCLC 230755753. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

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