Patrick I, Earl of Dunbar
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Patrick I Earl of Dunbar
and lord of Beanley
, was a 13th century Anglo
-Scottish
noble.
He was the eldest son of Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar
and Alina, and succeeded to his father's titles upon the latter's death in 1182.
Patrick was one of the most important magnates to Kings William and Alexander II of Scotland
, frequently witnessing their charters and traveling in their entourages whenever they went to the south of England to perform homage to the King of England.
Patrick also served as Justiciar of Lothian
as well as Warden of Berwick-upon-Tweed
. Patrick held, like his predecessors (who were originally of the kindred of the native English
earls of Northumberland
), some of his most important lands were in northern England. Patrick's close association with the Scottish kings in fact got him in trouble, and perhaps because of Alexander II's pursuit of claims to the earldom of Northumberland, Waltheof found himself temporarily deprived of some of his lands by King John of England
.
Patrick married (1) Ada (died 1200), an illegitimate daughter of King William the Lion
, by whom he had four sons:
His first wife predeceasing him, Patrick married again: (2) Christina, widow of William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
. No children are known by this marriage.
The Earl of Dunbar died on December 31, 1232. He was buried at the Cistercian nunnery of Eccles, Berwickshire.
Earl of Dunbar
The title Earl of Dunbar, also called Earl of Lothian or Earl of March, was the head of a comital lordship in south-eastern Scotland between the early 12th century and the early 15th century. The first man to use the title of Earl in this earldom was Gospatric II, Earl of Lothian, son of Gospatric,...
and lord of Beanley
Beanley
Beanley is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north-west of Alnwick, near Eglingham.- Governance :Beanley is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, was a 13th century Anglo
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
-Scottish
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
noble.
He was the eldest son of Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar
Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar
Waltheof , Earl of Lothian or "Dunbar" and lord of Beanley, was a 12th century Anglo-Scottish noble. He was the eldest son of Gospatric III, Earl of Lothian by his Scottish wife Deirdre....
and Alina, and succeeded to his father's titles upon the latter's death in 1182.
Patrick was one of the most important magnates to Kings William and Alexander II of Scotland
Alexander II of Scotland
Alexander II was King of Scots from1214 to his death.-Early life:...
, frequently witnessing their charters and traveling in their entourages whenever they went to the south of England to perform homage to the King of England.
Patrick also served as Justiciar of Lothian
Justiciar of Lothian
The Justiciar of Lothian was an important legal office in the High Medieval Kingdom of Scotland.The Justiciars of Lothian were responsible for the administration of royal justice in the province of Lothian, a much larger area than the modern Lothian, covering Scotland south of the Forth and Clyde,...
as well as Warden of Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed or simply Berwick is a town in the county of Northumberland and is the northernmost town in England, on the east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed. It is situated 2.5 miles south of the Scottish border....
. Patrick held, like his predecessors (who were originally of the kindred of the native English
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
earls of Northumberland
Earl of Northumbria
Earl of Northumbria was a title in the Anglo-Danish, late Anglo-Saxon, and early Anglo-Norman period in England. The earldom of Northumbria was the successor of the ealdormanry of Bamburgh, itself the successor of an independent Bernicia. Under the Norse kingdom of York, there were earls of...
), some of his most important lands were in northern England. Patrick's close association with the Scottish kings in fact got him in trouble, and perhaps because of Alexander II's pursuit of claims to the earldom of Northumberland, Waltheof found himself temporarily deprived of some of his lands by King John of England
John of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
.
Patrick married (1) Ada (died 1200), an illegitimate daughter of King William the Lion
William I of Scotland
William the Lion , sometimes styled William I, also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough", reigned as King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214...
, by whom he had four sons:
- PatrickPatrick II, Earl of DunbarPatrick II , called "5th Earl of Dunbar", lord of Beanley, was a 13th century Anglo-Scottish noble, and one of the leading figures during the reign of King Alexander II of Scotland....
(his successor), - William, who witnessed a charter as "fratre Comitis" c1240-1248
- Robert,
- Fergus.
His first wife predeceasing him, Patrick married again: (2) Christina, widow of William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale was the second but eldest surviving son of Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale.His elder brother, Robert III de Brus, predeceased their father and never held the lordship of Annandale. William de Brus thus succeeded his father when the latter died in...
. No children are known by this marriage.
The Earl of Dunbar died on December 31, 1232. He was buried at the Cistercian nunnery of Eccles, Berwickshire.