Piers de Lombard explained

Piers de Lombard was either a Gascon or Lombard knight who served in the Scottish War of Independence.^[1]

Life

He was appointed by Edward I of England as Sheriff of Edinburgh and was Governor of Edinburgh Castle,^{[2] [3]} succeeding John de Kingston.^[4]

He was also Governor of Linlithgow Pele. He later entered the service of Robert the Bruce after being placed in the dungeons of Edinburgh castle by the English garrison and released by the Scottish who retook the castle under Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray. His estate of Cowden, Midlothian was forfeited in 1316.

For having changed sides, Piers was later executed by the Scottish under orders from Robert the Bruce for being a traitor with "an English heart".^{[5] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Tytler, Patrick Fraser . 1841 . History of Scotland, 2nd Edition . Edinburgh . W. Tait.
2. Web site: The Governor's Story . British Army . 27 September 2021.
3. Book: Weirter, Lous . 1913. The Story of Edinburgh Castle . Edinburgh . G.G. Harrap, & Company. 32.
4. Book: Grant, James . 1860 . Memorials of the Castle of Edinburgh . Edinburgh . W. Blackwood and Sons . 30.
5. Book: Masson, Rosaline . 2019 . Edinburgh: Painted by John Fulleylove; described by Rosaline Masson . Edinburgh . Good Press . V.