Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, and the hereditary Constable of Scotland, was a nobleman of Anglo-Norman and Scottish descent who was prominent in both England and Scotland, at his death havi
Drawing of Roger de Quincy's seal taken from The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester
Alan of Galloway
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Alan of Galloway was a leading thirteenth-century Scottish magnate. As the hereditary Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland, he was one of the most influential men in the Kingdom of Scotland and
Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester
…but was not recognised as earl until his mother died in 1235. Roger married a major heiress, Helen of Galloway, the eldest of the three daughters of Alan, Lord of Galloway. On her father's death in 1234, he acquired her share of the paternal inheritance, which consisted of the hereditary office of Constable of Scotland…
Seal of Alan's second father-in-law, David, Earl of Huntingdon. The seal depicts the armament of a twelfth-century knight.
Coat of arms attributed to Alan's first father-in-law, Roger de Lacy, Constable of Chester, as it appears on folio 33r of Cambridge Corpus Christi College 16 II (Chronica majora).
Charter of confirmation granted by Alan to John of Newbiggin.
Ruinous Cruggleton Castle from a distance. The fortress was likely the western power centre of Alan, and may have been built by his father.