Patrick de Graham


Sir Patrick de Graham, Lord of Kincardine, was a 13th-century Scottish noble and soldier.

Biography

Patrick was born around 1235, the son of Sir David Graham of Dundaff and wife Agnes Noble. 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 on 12 July 1292. On 1 September 1294 he was called to attend to and served Edward I in France in 1294. He died at the Battle of Dunbar, where he fought on the English side, in 1296.

Marriage and issue

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