Biography of George Dunbar 10th Earl March 1338-1420

Before 1338 [his father] Patrick Dunbar 9th Earl March (age 52) and [his mother] Agnes "Black Agnes" Randolph Countess March (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Dunbar aka March 1C. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas Randolph 1st Earl of Moray and [his grandmother] Isabella Stewart Countess Moray. They were fifth cousins.

In 1338 George Dunbar 10th Earl March was born to [his father] Patrick Dunbar 9th Earl March (age 53) and [his mother] Agnes "Black Agnes" Randolph Countess March (age 26).

In 1369 [his father] Patrick Dunbar 9th Earl March (age 84) died. His son George (age 31) succeeded 10th Earl Dunbar aka March 1C.

In 1369 [his mother] Agnes "Black Agnes" Randolph Countess March (age 57) died.

Before 1370 George Dunbar 10th Earl March (age 31) and Christina Wyntoun Countess Dunbar were married. He the son of Patrick Dunbar 9th Earl March and Agnes "Black Agnes" Randolph Countess March. They were second cousin twice removed.

Around 1370 [his son] George Dunbar 11th Earl of March was born to George Dunbar 10th Earl March (age 32) and [his wife] Christina Wyntoun Countess Dunbar.

Before 1371 [his brother] John Dunbar 1st Earl of Moray (age 28) and [his sister-in-law] Marjorie Stewart Countess Moray (age 22) were married. She the daughter of King Robert II of Scotland (age 54) and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of [his father] Patrick Dunbar 9th Earl March and [his mother] Agnes "Black Agnes" Randolph Countess March. They were half third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1374 [his brother] John Dunbar 1st Earl of Moray (age 32) was created 4th Earl Moray. [his sister-in-law] Marjorie Stewart Countess Moray (age 26) by marriage Countess Moray. He was a nephew of the previous Earl of Moray [his uncle] John Randolph 3rd Earl of Moray who was brother of his mother [his aunt] Isabella Randolph.

Around 1388 [his son] David Dunbar was born to George Dunbar 10th Earl March (age 50) and [his wife] Christina Wyntoun Countess Dunbar.

Froissart Book 13. Before 5th August 1388. Now let us speak of the earl Douglas (age 30) and other, for they had more to do than they that went by Carlisle, Cumberland [Map]. When the earls of Douglas, of [his brother] Moray (age 46), of March, and Dunbar (age 50)¹ departed from the great host, they took their way thinking to pass the water and to enter into the bishopric of Durham, and to ride to the town and then to return, brenning and exiling the country and so to come to Newcastle [Map] and to lodge there in the town in the despite of all the Englishmen. And as they determined, so they did assay to put it in use, for they rode a great pace under covert without doing of any pillage by the way or assaulting of any castle, tower or house, but so came into the lord Percy's land and passed the river of Tyne without any let a three leagues above Newcastle not far from Brancepeth, and at last entered into the bishopric of Durham, where they found a good country. Then they began to make war, to slay people and to bren villages and to do many sore displeasures.

Note 1. George, earl of March and Dunbar: the text gives Mare, but there was at this time no earl of Mar.

Around 1390 [his daughter] Janet Dunbar was born to George Dunbar 10th Earl March (age 52) and [his wife] Christina Wyntoun Countess Dunbar. She married 1414 her first cousin once removed William Seton Master of Seton and had issue.

In 1391 [his brother] John Dunbar 1st Earl of Moray (age 49) was killed in a tournament at York [Map] from wounds received from Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham (age 5). His son [his nephew] Thomas (age 20) succeeded 5th Earl Moray.

In 1414 [his son-in-law] William Seton Master of Seton (age 24) and [his daughter] Janet Dunbar (age 24) were married. She the daughter of George Dunbar 10th Earl March (age 76) and [his wife] Christina Wyntoun Countess Dunbar. They were first cousin once removed.

In 1420 George Dunbar 10th Earl March (age 82) died. His son George (age 50) succeeded 11th Earl Dunbar aka March 1C.