John DE DUNBAR (1st Earl of Moray)

1340 - 15 FEB 1391

• TITLE: 1st Earl of Moray
  
• BIRTH: 1340, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
• DEATH: 15 FEB 1391, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
• BURIAL: 15 FEB 1392
• EVENT: Alternate Birth Date and Place : 1340, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
• EVENT: a notice seemed to imply that he had been one of an embassy to England%2C apparently as %22valet%22 or squire of Sir Robert Erskine : 21 JUN 1370
• EVENT: He and Sir Robert Erskine%2C with others%2C opposed the Earl of Douglas in his claim to the crown and persuaded him to agree to the coronation of King Robert II. : 26 MAR 1371
• EVENT: He swore to maintain the settlement made of the crown on the Stewart family. : 1373
• EVENT: 4th Earl of Moray
  Title of Nobility : 1374
• EVENT: He had a grant of the thanage of Kintore in the beginning of the reign of King Robert III. : 26 AUG 1375
• EVENT: His merchants and retainers were accused of plundering a wrecked vessel%2C laden with %22Skoone%22 herrings (probably from Holland)%2C and the owners were allowed to plunder a Flemish vessel in turn. : DEC 1379
• EVENT: He had a safe-conduct to England. : 15 DEC 1381
• EVENT: He was one of the commissioners named in the treaty with England and France. : 7 JUL 1384
• EVENT: He complained in Parliament of attacks and murder done on two of his vassals%2C a complaint that the Earl of Buchnan was directed to inquire into%2C and to do justice. : APR 1385
• EVENT: The Earl of Moray was one of the senior commanders under James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, who led the raid into England that culminated at the Battle of Otterburn, where he was in control of the right flank of the Scottish army. Some sources state th
  Military Service : 1388
• EVENT: One of the senior commanders under James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, who led the raid into England in July–August 1388 that culminated at the Battle of Otterburn, where he was in control of the right flank of the Scottish army
  Military Service : 1388
• EVENT: He was one of the Scottish nobles who took an active part against England, and a joint leader with the Earl of Douglas in the expedition that ended at Otterburn.
  Military Service : AUG 1388
• EVENT: He was still at Elgin. : 1 MAY 1390
• EVENT: He and his brother-in-law%2C Alexander%2C Earl of Buchan%2C were specially forbidden to deal in any way with the bishop's castle of Spynie. : 13 AUG 1390
• EVENT: He was again in England after receiving a safe-conduct to go there. : 30 DEC 1390
• EVENT: He was wounded by Thomas Mowbray%2C Earl of Nottingham%2C Earl Marshal%2C during a tournament where he had challenged Mowbray. : 13 JUN 1392
• EVENT: Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray. However he did not inherit the earldom automatically. On his uncle's death it reverted to the crown, and was only awarded to him a few years later around 1374.
  John Dunbar was the 2nd son of Sir Patrick Dunbar and Lady Isabella Randolph%2C a daughter of Thomas Randolph%2C 1st Earl of Moray%2C and a younger brother to George I%2C Earl of March. Therefore%2C he was nephew of the previous Earl of Moray%2C John :
• EVENT: He was present when his son undertook to defend the Bishop's territories. : JAN 1389/1390
• EVENT: He received a safe-conduct to fight the Earl of Nottingham. : 13 MAR 1389/1390

• MARRIAGE: 11 JUL 1370, Dispensation, Scotland

1. +Marbella DE DUNBAR
2. +Thomas DUNBAR
3. +Alexander James DUNBAR

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