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Sir Thomas Maule was the youngest son of Sir Peter Maule and Christina de Valognes, Baron and Baroness of Panmure and Benvie.[1]
Sir Thomas Maule Captain of Brechin Castle | |
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Died | August 9, 1303 |
Parent(s) | Sir Peter Maule Christina de Valognes |
He was Captain of Brechin Castle, and led the defence when the English forces, led by Edward I laid siege in July, 1303, during the First War of Independence.[1][2] The defending forces purportedly held out for 20 days,[3] before Maule was killed on the battlements by a stone hurled from a siege engine, after which the garrison yielded.[1][2]
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