James Crichton of Frendraught

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James Crichton of Frendraught was a 17th-century Scottish laird known for his involvement in a notorious feud and the mysterious burning of Frendraught Castle.

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James Crichton of Frendraught canonical 2
Crichton of Sanquhar 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish laird ⓘ
landowner ⓘ
activity management of landed estate at Frendraught ⓘ
allegedRole responsibility for Frendraught Castle fire ⓘ
associatedWith Clan Gordon ⓘ
House of Crichton ⓘ
conflict feud with neighboring families ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
deathCause unknown ⓘ
era post-Reformation Scotland ⓘ
eventLocation Frendraught Castle fire in Aberdeenshire ⓘ
governedTerritory lands of Frendraught ⓘ
historicalReputation controversial figure ⓘ
subject of suspicion in contemporary accounts ⓘ
involvedIn burning of Frendraught Castle ⓘ
knownFor local notoriety in northeast Scotland ⓘ
mysterious circumstances surrounding deaths at Frendraught Castle ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
legacy example of 17th-century Scottish noble feuding ⓘ
subject of enduring local legend ⓘ
locatedIn Frendraught, Aberdeenshire ⓘ
mentionedIn Scottish historical tradition ⓘ
ballads about the burning of Frendraught ⓘ
notableFor Frendraught Castle fire ⓘ
feud with the Gordons ⓘ
region northeast Scotland ⓘ
residence Frendraught Castle ⓘ
socialStatus member of the Scottish gentry ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crichton family → notableMember → James Crichton of Frendraught ⓘ
Lord Sanquhar → titleHolderFamilyBranch → Crichton of Sanquhar ⓘ
linked to: James Crichton of Frendraught
Clan Crichton → notableMember → James Crichton of Frendraught ⓘ