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PATRICK DUNBAR (1285-1369)

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Originally appearing in Volume V17, Page 687 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PATRICK DUNBAR (1285-1369)  , 9th
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earl of Dunbar and 2nd earl of March, son of the preceding, gave
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refuge to
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Edward II. of England after
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Bannockburn, and contrived his escape by sea to England . Later, he made peace with Robert Bruce, and by him was appointed governor of Berwick Castle, which he held against Edward III. until the defeat of the Scots at Halidon Hill (
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July 1q, 1333) made it no longer tenable . His countess, known in Scottish
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history and
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romance as " Black
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Agnes," daughter of Thomas Randolph, earl of
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Moray (Murray), and grandniece of Robert Bruce, is famous for her defence of Dunbar Castle against the
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English under the earl of Salisbury in 1338, Salisbury being forced to abandon the attempt after a fierce siege lasting nineteen weeks . This lady succeeded to the estates and titles of her
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brother, John Randolph, 3rd earl of Moray . The earldom of Moray passed after her
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death to her second son, John Dunbar, who married Marjory, daughter of King Robert II . Black Agnes also
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bore to the earl of March two daughters, the elder of whom, Agnes, after being the
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mistress of King David II., married
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Sir James Douglas, lord of
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Dalkeith, from whom were descended the first three earls of Morton; the younger, Elizabeth, married John Maitland of Lethington, ancestor of the duke of Lauderdale, whose second title was marquess of March .

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