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PATRICK DUNBAR

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Originally appearing in Volume V17, Page 687 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PATRICK
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DUNBAR  , 8th
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earl of
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Dunbar and 1st earl of
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March, claimed the
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crown of
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Scotland in 1291 as descendant of Ada, daughter of
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William the
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Lion . He was one of the " seven earls of Scotland," a distinct
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body
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separate from the other estates of the
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realm, who claimed the right to elect a
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king in cases of disputed
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succession, and whose authority was, perhaps, to be traced to the seven provinces of the Pictish
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kingdom . He was the first of the earls of Dunbar to appear in the records as " comes de Marchia," or earl of March . Like most of his
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family in later times, he was favourable to the
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English
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interest in Scottish affairs, and he did
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homage to
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Edward I. of
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England . His wife Marjory, daughter of
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Alexander
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Comyn, earl of
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Buchan, took the other
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side and held the
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castle of Dunbar for
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Baliol, but was forced to surrender it to Edward in 1296 . In 1298 he was appointed the English king's
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lieutenant in Scotland .

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