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William, son of Freskin
Lord of Duffus and Strathbrock
Died c. 1203
Noble family de Moravia family
Father Freskin

William, son of Freskin (died c. 1203), Lord of Duffus and Strathbrock, was a Scoto-Flemish noble.

He was the eldest son of Freskin, a Flemish settler who arrived in Scotland in the reign of King David I of Scotland. William obtained a grant from King William I of Scotland, of the lands of Strathbrock in West Lothian, as well as Duffus, Roseisle, Inchkeil, Machir and Kintrae in Moray, between 1165 and 1171.

Medieval Moray
Map of medieval Moray from A History of Moray and Nairn by Charles Rampini, Edinburgh, 1897

Marriage and issue

William is known to have had the following issue:

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