Edward of Dunbar -

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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:
He was slain in the Battle of the Standard.

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Biography:
He was Earl of Northumberland from 1067-72, First Earl of Dunbar fro 1072-5 and Lord of Carlisle and Allerdale. He visited Rome in 1051.
William the Conqueror took over England in 1066. His first two Earls of Benicia (basically Northumbria) were killed. The second, like Gospatric was descended from Uhtred, former Ealderman of the same territory. Gospatric offered money to the cash strapped William and got the Earldom of Bernicia. The next year Gospatric joined an uprising against Williams and he didn't appreciate it too much. Gospatric his title to a close alley of William. So, Gospatric joined an army of Danes, Scots, and Englishmen against William and lost again. This time with holdings at Bamburgh castle Gospatric was able to pay William to leave him alone for the next few years. In 1072 William took Gospatric's Earldom again and Gospatric went into exile in Scotland and later Flanders in France. When he returned to Scotland he was given a large estate in Dunbar. Gospatric died a short time later.

Maldred married Ealdgyth -. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]