Nicholas I de Soules

Nicholas de Soules (died 1264), Lord of Liddesdale and Butler of Scotland, was a 13th-century Scottish Border noble.

He succeeded to the titles and positions of his father upon Fulk's death in 1227.

Appointed to the position of sheriff of Roxburgh in 1237, he started construction of Hermitage Castle in Liddesdale in the early 1240s.

[1] The construction of the castle at Hermitage angered Henry III of England, who claimed that the castle was a threat to the north of England and led an army towards Scotland.

[3] [4] Nicholas married Annora, daughter of John de Normanville,[1] they are known to have had the following issue:[4][5]