![]() Charteris along with Lord Gray and the Clan Leslie then attacked the town. The city refused to acknowledge Charteris and barred the gates against him. In 1544, Patrick, Lord Ruthven, was elected as Provost of Perth but at the intervention of Cardinal Beaton, Ruthven was deprived of the office and Charteris of Kinfauns was appointed instead. The Ruthvens held considerable sway over Perth from their Huntingtower Castle. However they came into a feud with the Ruthvens who often disputed the authority of the Charterises. The Charterises of Kinfauns are said to have received their lands as a reward for supporting Robert the Bruce against the English. The eldest of the sons was William, Master of Ruthven, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He married twice and his sons by his first wife were granted a letter of legitimization in 1480. ![]() In 1488, his great-grandson was created a Lord of Parliament with the title Lord Ruthven, by James III of Scotland. His income was stated to be about four hundred merks annually, which was about £100 at the time. This William Ruthven was a substantial nobleman. 15th and 16th centuries Ī descendant of Sir William Ruthven, Sir William Ruthven of Balkernoch, spent three years as a hostage in England for the ransom of James I of Scotland. In 1313, Perth was recaptured and Robert the Bruce appointed Sir William Ruthven to be sheriff of the royal burgh, which was then called St Johnston. Ruthven was also with Christopher Seaton when Jedburgh was reclaimed from the English. However, in 1297, he had led thirty men to help William Wallace at the siege of Perth. Sir Walter Ruthven swore fealty to Edward I of England in 12. Swein's grandson was Sir Walter Ruthven who was the first to adopt the name Ruthven. īetween 11, Swein is recorded as giving lands that included Tibbermore to the Monks of Scone. They first settled in East Lothian but by the end of the twelfth century they were in Perthshire. The clan chief's family are of Norse origin. The Ruthven lands in Perthshire, Scotland take their name from the Scottish Gaelic, Ruadhainn which means Dun uplands. The Clan Ruthven ( / ˈ r ɪ v ən/) is a Lowland Scottish clan.
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