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- BIOGRAPHY
Richard succeeded his father Hugh de Moreville as lord of Cunningham, lord of Lauderdale and constable of Scotland. In addition to his Scottish estates, Richard also held his father's lands at Bozeat in Northamptonshire and Rutland, as well as a number of fees of the Honour of Huntingdon.
About 1180 or later Richard, with the consent of his son William, granted liberty to the monks of Melrose to plough and sow the lands of Blanslie and the plain beyond the grove over to the Leader Water. This grant was confirmed by William de Morville, presumably his son.
Richard married Avice de Lancaster, daughter of William de Lancaster, lord of Kendal and Gundred de Warenne, daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd earl of Surrey. They had at least five children, of whom only Elena, eventual sole heir to her father, would have progeny.
Richard died in 1189, and was survived by Avice who died in 1191.
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