Clan Dunbar
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Clan Dunbar is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.[2]
History
Origins of the Clan
The chiefs of Clan Dunbar are of ancient Celtic origin.[2] The town and port of Dunbar have featured prominently in Scottish history on various occasions.[2]
Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria received from Malcolm III of Scotland, the lands of Dunbar as well as other parts of Lothian.[2] In 1128 Gospatric's son, Gospatric II, Earl of Lothian, witnessed the foundation of Holyrood Abbey.[2] He also accorded the rank of earl and made donations to Kelso Abbey.[2]
In around 1184 Patrick of Dunbar married Ada, daughter of William the Lion and was created justiciar of Lothian.[2] Patrick, Earl of Dunbar's daughter received the lands of Home as part of her dowry.[2] This established the line which later became the Earls of Home in the 17th century.[2] The Earl of Dunbar's son, Patrick, went to the Crusades and died at the Siege of Damietta in 1248.[2]
Wars of Scottish Independence
One of the competitors for the Scottish Crown in 1291 was
Dunbar was later appointed governor of
The
15th century
George, 11th Earl of Dunbar succeeded to his father's vast estates in 1420.[2] He was prominent in public affairs but his wealth became his undoing.[2] James I of Scotland coveted the Dunbar estates and imprisoned the earl on charges of treason with the estates being forfeited to the Crown.[2] He was the last Earl of Dunbar.[2]
16th century
There were several other branches of the Clan Dunbar including the Dunbars of Mochrum (current chiefs), Dunbars of Northfield, Dunbars of Hempriggs, Dunbars of Durn and the Dunbars of Both.[2] The representative of each branch achieved the rank of baronet.[2]
During the reign of James V of Scotland, Gavin Dunbar (archbishop of Glasgow), who was a younger son of Sir John Dunbar of Mochrum, distinguished himself at the University of Glasgow and became Dean of Moray in 1514.[2] He was appointed Archbishop of Glasgow in 1524.[2] However he was criticised for his participation in the persecution of Protestants which was instigated by Cardinal Beaton.[2]
In 1513 Sir John Dunbar of Mochrum, Wigtownshire was killed at the Battle of Flodden.[3]
In 1598 the lands of George Dunbar of Moyness were raided by the Clan Cameron. The men listed as being involved in this raid include a good number of Camerons and those from the various tribes of Clan Cameron. Among the so-named "perpetrators" was Allan Cameron, XVI Captain and Chief of Clan Cameron and twenty six other Camerons of noteworthy families. They burnt a handful of homes and took away three score and ten horses, among numerous other personal possessions.[4]
17th and 18th centuries
In 1694 Sir James Dunbar of Mochrum was created a
Clan chief
Sir Jean Ivor Dunbar was the 13th Baronet of Mochrum and the
Castles
- Mochrum Castle is the seat of the current chiefs of Clan Dunbar, the Dunbars of Mochrum.
- Dunbar Castle was the original seat of the chiefs of Clan Dunbar, the Earls of Dunbar.
See also
References
- ^ Clan Dunbar Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 122 - 123.
- ^ Guthrie, William (1767). A General History of Scotland. Vol. 4. Paternoster Row, London: A. Hamilton, Robinson and Roberts. pp. 371-373. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ The First Raid of Moynes clan-cameron.org. Retrieved 14 September 2013.