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Veritas Vincit (Truth conquers)
The Keith chiefs held the hereditary office of great marischal of Scotland. On 7 November 1324 Robert the Bruce granted Sir Robert Keith a charter of the lands of Keith Marischal and of the office of great marischal, to him and his nearest heirs male, and James II created William Keith Earl Marischal before 4 July 1458. Dunnottar Castle in Aberdeenshire became the clan's ancestral seat in the 14th century, and the chiefship is now held by the Earl of Kintore.
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The motto of Clan Keith is Veritas Vincit (Truth conquers). It appears on the Clan Keith crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.
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View all Keith productsSir Robert Keith leads the Scottish cavalry at Bannockburn[2]
Bruce charters the lands of Keith Marischal and the office of great marischal, 7 November[2]
James II creates William Keith Earl Marischal, before 4 July[2]
George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal, founds Marischal College, Aberdeen, in April[2]
John Keith is named Earl of Kintore, Lord Keith of Inverury and Keith-hall[4]
The Marischal family is forfeited[2]
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Veritas Vincit, Latin for 'Truth conquers'.
The office of great marischal of Scotland. On 7 November 1324 Robert the Bruce granted it by charter, together with the lands of Keith Marischal, to Sir Robert Keith and his nearest heirs male.
The Council of Scottish Clans & Associations lists the chief as The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Kintore. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists no Keith chief.
The senior Marischal title was forfeited in 1716. The Kintore earldom, named for John Keith in 1677, carries the chiefship today.
Dunnottar Castle, a scheduled monument in Dunnottar parish, Aberdeenshire, which became the clan's ancestral seat in the 14th century.
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