Patrick de Graham explained

Sir Patrick de Graham, Lord of Kincardine (c. 1235 – 27 April 1296) was a 13th-century Scottish noble and soldier.

Patrick was born around 1235, the son of David Graham of Dundaff. He was selected to negotiate the marriage of Prince Alexander of Scotland and Margaret of Flanders in 1281. He sat in the Parliament of 1284 and acknowledged Margaret, Maid of Norway as heir to the throne of Scotland.

He was Sheriff of Stirling by 1289 and was one of John Balliol's auditors in 1292 during the competition for the Scottish crown. Patrick swore fealty to King Edward I of England in 1292. He served Edward I in France in 1294. He died at the Battle of Dunbar in 1296.

Family and issue

Patrick married Annabella, widow of John of Restalrig, she was the daughter of Robert, Earl of Strathearn and had the following known issue:

• David de Graham of Kincardine and Old Montrose, had issue.
• Margaret de Graham, married firstly Hugh, Earl of Ross, and secondly John de Berkeley of Gartley, had issue.

References

• Book: The Scottish war of independence; a critical study by Evan Macleod Barron . Barron, Evan Macleod. 1914 . J. Nisbet.
• Book: Burke, Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. United Kingdom. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1885.
• McAndrew, Bruce A.. Scotland's Historic Heraldry. United Kingdom, Boydell Press, 2006.