The Quincys hold the Fife barony of Leuchars by the Eden estuary and Tranent in East Lothian through Saer's mother, the heiress of the native lord Ness.
Saer himself is mostly in Angevin service, and is one of the barons who tie the Scottish and English courts together.
Who he is
- Name
- Saer de Quincy (if his mother Orabilis, the heiress, is still living, the lands may still be hers; not pinned)
- Title
- Lord of Leuchars and Tranent
- Since
- On the death of his father Robert de Quincy (usually dated about 1197; not pinned). The lands came through his mother Orabilis, heiress of the lordship of Leuchars, with lands in Fife, Perthshire and Lothian
- Born
- About 1155 (Wikipedia; some accounts later)
- Family
- Son of Robert de Quincy, justiciar of Lothian in the 1170s, and Orabilis of Leuchars. Wife: Margaret de Beaumont, sister of Robert, earl of Leicester (whose half of the Leicester inheritance will make Saer earl of Winchester in 1207, not yet).
- Confidence
- medium
A baron of both kingdoms who serves John in Normandy; the earldom of Winchester is 1207, so on 1 January 1200 he is no earl. His Scottish lands are held of King William (thin for exact extent).
Overlord
King William for Leuchars and Tranent; King John for the English lands
What it holds
- Leuchars in north-east Fife
- Lands in Perthshire (not pinned)
- Lothian lands, Tranent (thin)
- English lands (not drawn)
How it was acquired
Marriage of Robert de Quincy to Orabilis of Leuchars.
Allies and rivals
Brother-in-law of the earl of Leicester; serves John.
How things stand that morning
Held by Saer de Quincy, usually absent in Angevin service.
Wealth
Fife and Lothian farms; coal and salt of Tranent (thin). No figures.
Military
Leuchars castle (motte). No numbers.
Places of note
- Leuchars: Quincy caput in Fife
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The inheritance is well known in outline; the Scottish estates are not listed in the sources checked for this run.
On the map: Small estate blocks only.
Primary sources for Scotland
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Chronicle of Holyrood, Anonymous (canons of Holyrood, Edinburgh) (about 1150 to 1170, with later additions). Gives nothing for 1200: its original text ends in 1163 and the few additions stop before William the Lion's last decades. Read online
- Chronicle of Melrose, Anonymous (monks of Melrose abbey) (about 1173 to 1270, in many hands; the 1200 entries are near contemporary). The main Scottish annal for the year, kept at a Cistercian house on the Tweed. Read online
- Chronicle of Roger of Howden, Roger of Howden (about 1192 to 1201). The fullest single narrative for the year. Read online
- Chronicle of the Kings of Mann and the Isles, Anonymous (monks of Rushen abbey, Mann) (about 1257, with continuations to 1316). The only native record of the kingdom of Mann and the Hebrides. Read online
- History of English Affairs, William of Newburgh (about 1196 to 1198). Ends in 1198, so it gives no 1200 entries of its own; the Stanley continuation has only a line or two for 1200. Read online
- Saga of the Earls of Orkney, Anonymous (Icelandic) (about 1200 to 1230; surviving text mainly from Flateyjarbok, about 1390). The saga's last chapters are about Earl Harald Maddadsson, who in 1200 held Orkney under King Sverre of Norway and Caithness under William the Lion: his long rule, his quarrel with the Scottish king that cost him Caithness in 1196 to 1197, his recovery of it, and the maiming of Bishop John of Caithness and the king's revenge in 1201 to 1202. Read online
- The Registers of Pope Innocent III for 1199 to 1201, Innocent III and the papal chancery (22 February 1199 to 21 February 1201). The pope's outgoing letters for the year, in his chancery's own copy, touching nearly every realm in the atlas. Read online
- The Great Life of Saint Hugh of Lincoln, Adam of Eynsham (about 1210 to 1215). The last book is a day by day account of Hugh's final year by the chaplain who was with him: his dealings with John at the start of the reign, his journey to France and the Grande Chartreuse in 1200, his illness in London, his death at the Old Temple on 16 November 1200 and the funeral at Lincoln on 23 November attended by King John, William the Lion of Scotland, three archbishops and a crowd of bishops and earls. Read online
2 more in the sources library for The British Isles.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.