Abbot of Dundrennan
The Abbot of Dundrennan was the head of the Cistercian monastic community of Dundrennan Abbey, Galloway. It was founded by Fergus of Galloway in 1142. Dundrennan was a large and powerful monastery in the context of the south-west. It became secularised and protestantised in the 16th century. In 1606 it was finally turned into a secular lordship in for John Murray of Lochmaben, afterwards earl of Annandale. The royal warrant in 1886 which revived the office of Dean of the Chapel Royal also gave the Dean the titles of Abbot of Crossraguel and Abbot of Dundrennan. The following is a list of abbots and commendators: List of abbots Silvanus, fl. 1167 William, 1180 Nicholas, l196 x 1200 [? Egidius], fl. 13th century Gaufridus (Geoffrey), 1209 x 1222 Robert Matursal, 1223 x 1224 Jordan, 1236 Leonius, 1236–1239 Ricardus (Richard), 1239 Adam I, 1250 Brian, 1250–1273 Adam II, 1294 Walter, 1296 John, 1305 William, 1332 Giles, 1347 - 1358 x 1381 Thomas, 1381 Patrick MacMen, x 1426 Thomas de Levinstone, 1429 Patrick Maligussal [Maxwell], 1431 Thomas de Levinstone (again), x1440-1454 Alexander Brady, 1441 John Hunter, 1441 William Lowierii (Lilburn), 1454–1472 John Fuogo [Fogo], c. 1473-1476 Alexander Pettigrew, x 1474-1479 John Lockhart, 1476