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Walter Leslie was a
14th century Scottish nobleman and
crusader. Along with his brother Norman Leslie, he participated in a
1356 reysa against the
Prussians. He had returned by
1356. On
November 25 1363, King
David II of Scotland obtained from King
Edward III of England a safe-conduct for Walter and Norman to travel to the
Holy Land. They travelled via
Italy, and we known this because they appear as witnesses to a deal signed by the authorities of
Florence with the notorious English "White Band", a group of English mercenaries who had fought in the
Hundred Years War plying their trade in Italy. Walter and Norman eventually joined the crusade of King
Peter I of Cyprus, as the latter attacked the
Egyptian city of
Alexandria. The city was captured, but King Peter was unable to hold it, and abandoned the city after looting it.
Walter returned to Scotland in
1366, and was warmly welcomed back by King David. The king was fascinated by the cult of the crusader, and Walter's previous exploits had already made him one of the royal favorites. As a reward for his latest adventures, King David married him to
Euphemia, daughter and heiress to
Uilleam III, Earl of Ross, who was bullied by David into allowing the marriage. The marriage took place on
September 13 of the very same year. When King David died in
1371, Walter may have been worried that the new king,
Robert Stewart, who was an ally of Earl Uilleam's, may have rescinded the patronage. However, the new king did not, and when Earl Uilleam died in
1372, his wife inherited the title, and he became Lord of Ross.
Walter died at Perth on
February 27,
1382. He left two children,
Alexander (the future
Earl of Ross) and
Mariota, who would marry
Domhnall, Lord of the Isles. Although Alexander did eventually inherit the Earldom, after Walter's death,
de facto control of the Ross passed temporarily into the hands of
Alexander Stewart,
Lord of Badenoch, who married Countess Euphemia.
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