Guardian of Scotland William Wallace

1270 - 1305  (35 years)

• Name	William Wallace
  Title	Guardian of Scotland
  Birth	10 Aug 1270	Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Braveheart	Distinguishing folklore
  Clan Name	Wallace
  Little is definitely known of his family history or even his parentage.	Blind Harry's late-15th-century poem gives William's father as Sir Malcolm of Elderslie; however William's own seal, found on a letter sent to the Hanse city of Lübeck in 1297, gives his father's name as Alan Wallace. This Alan Wallace may be the same a
  Little is definitely known of his family history or even his parentage.	Blind Harry's late-15th-century poem gives William's father as Sir Malcolm of Elderslie; however William's own seal, found on a letter sent to the Hanse city of Lübeck in 1297, gives his father's name as Alan Wallace. This Alan Wallace may be the same a
  Military Service	Battle of Loudoun Hill
  Military Service	became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence
  Title of Nobility	1297	Selkirkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  	Guardian and High Protector of Scotland
  Occupation	From 1297 to 1298	Scotland
  	Guardian of Scotland
  Military Service	Sep 1297
  	Along with Andrew Moray, he defeated an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
  Title of Nobility	From September 1297 to July 1298
  	appointed Guardian of Scotland and served until his defeat at the Battle of Falkirk
  Burial	1305	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Military Service	23 Aug 1305	Smithfield, London, England, United Kingdom
  	Execution Death - Sir William was Hanged, Drawn & Quartered
  Obituar+Continued	Title: Knighted in March 1298, in Ettrick.
  Physical Description	6' 5"
  Title of Nobility	Scotland
  	Knight
  Title+of+Nobility	Scotland, United Kingdom
  _FSFTID	LZK9-SK6
  Death	23 Aug 1305	Smithfield, London, England, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I17408	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Ist Laird of Elderslie Malcolm “Alan” Wallace,   b. 9 Apr 1247, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 10 May 1307, Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Margaret de Crawford,   b. 1251, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom d. Aft Sep 1291, Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age > 40 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1268	Ayrshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F5819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Cornellia Braidfute,   b. 1276, Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. May 1297, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 21 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1294	St Kentigern's Church, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F5820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023