Adam de Moravia, sometimes also called Adam de Murray or Moray, was
Bishop of Brechin
The Bishop of Brechin is a title held successively, since c. 1150: (firstly) by bishops of the Catholic church until the Reformation of 1560; (secondly) by bishops of the Church of Scotland until that church declared itself presbyterian in ...
between 1328 and 1348. As a supporter of the Bruce dynasty, he worked in the Scottish administration for both Bruce kings,
Robert the Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against Kingdom of Eng ...
and
David II of Scotland
David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) was King of Scotland from 1329 until his death in 1371. Upon the death of his father, Robert the Bruce, David succeeded to the throne at the age of five and was crowned at Scone in November 1331, be ...
. He later became the
Lord Chancellor of Scotland under David II, and remained in office until 1335, when he was replaced by Sir
Thomas Charteris, the first
layman
In religious organizations, the laity () — individually a layperson, layman or laywoman — consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious orders, e.g. a nun or a lay brother.
...
to hold the position. His protege was
Patrick de Leuchars
Patrick de Leuchars lso de Locrys or de Lochryswas a 14th-century administrator and prelate in the Kingdom of Scotland. He first appears in the records in 1344 holding a church in East Lothian, and in 1351 attains national prominence as the ne ...
, who later also held both the office of chancellor and the bishopric of Brechin.
Sources
* Penman, Michael, ''David II, 1329-71'', (Edinburgh, 2004)
* Nicholson, Ranald, ''Scotland, The Later Middle Ages'', (Edinburgh, 1974)
14th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops of Brechin (pre-Reformation)
Lord chancellors of Scotland
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