Philip de Meldrum, Lord of Meldrum,

Justiciar of Scotia The Justiciar of Scotia (in Norman-Latin, ''Justiciarus Scotie'') was the most senior legal office in the High Medieval Kingdom of Scotland. ''Scotia'' (meaning Scotland) in this context refers to Scotland to the north of the River Forth and Riv ...

, was a Scottish noble. He was a son of Philippe de Fedarg. Philip was granted the position of Justiciar of Scotia in 1251, which was the most senior legal office in the

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. This position covered the area of Scotland north of the

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and

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Marriage and issue

Philip married Agnes, daughter of

William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch William Comyn (1163 - 1233) was Lord of Badenoch and 1st Earl of Buchan. He was one of the seven children of Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian, and wife Hextilda of Tynedale. Born in Altyre, Moray, Scotland, he died in Buchan and is buried in ...

, Justiciar of Scotland and

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, they are known to have had the following issue: *William de Meldrum *Thomas de Meldrum *Alexander de Meldrum

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meldrum, Philip de Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Nobility from Aberdeenshire 13th-century Scottish nobility