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Sir Patrick de Graham was one of the Scottish knights who in 1296 made t h e d i s a strous attempt to relieve the castle of Dunbar, held for King Jo h n B a l i ol against the English by the famous Countess, Black Agnes . The h i s t o r ian Hemingford tells how Sir Patrick, one of the noblest and wises t o f t h e S c ottish barons, disdained to ask for quarter, and fell in suc h g a l l a nt fashion as to extort the admiration of the English themselves .
Sir Patrick acquired the lands of Kincardine in Perthshire from his bro t h e r - in-law Malise, 5th Earl of Strathearn.
Patrick was sent to negotiate the marriage of Prince Alexander of Scotl a n d a n d M argaret of Flanders in 1281. He sat in Parliament in 1284 an d a c k n o w ledged Margaret, Maid of Norway as heiress to the throne. He swore f e a l t y t o Edward I of England in 1292, and was summoned to attend Edward i n t o F r a nce in 1294. He was killed fighting against the English.
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Abt 1256 - 1296 (40 years)