Gospatric -, II, Earl of Dunbar, Baron of Beanley

- 1138

• Name	Gospatric -  [1, 2]
  Suffix	II, Earl of Dunbar, Baron of Beanley
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Gospatric II inherited the lands in Dunbar from his father and received more from King Máel Coluim III of Scotland. Relations between the Normans and the English improved under Henry I and Gospatric even received lands in England. According to the Scottish Annals, Gospatric was described as "the chief leader of the men of Lothan". Gospatric died in the Battle of the Standard in 1138. It was a battle between the invading king of Scotland and the English. I assume Gospatric was fighting for the English. Again, according to the Scottish Annals, Gospatric was "struck by an arrow, he fell".
  Died	23 Aug 1138	Cowton Moor, near Northallerton, Yorkshire   [1]
  	He was slain in the Battle of the Standard.
  Person ID	I2672	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Gospatric -, I,   b. Abt 1040,   d. Abt 1074  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Family ID	F1561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Julianna of Dunbar -   2. Gospatric -, III of Dunbar   3. Adam of Dunbar -   4. Edward of Dunbar -   5. Edgar of Dunbar -,   d. Aft 1140
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 23 Aug 1138 - Cowton Moor, near Northallerton, Yorkshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Ancestrial Roots. [S249] Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospatric_II,_Earl_of_Lothian