Agnes, Countess of Dunbar
Agnes Randolph | |
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Black Agnes, as depicted in a children's history book from 1906 | |
| Born | c. 1312 Scotland |
| Died | 1369 (aged about 57) |
| Buried | Mordington, Berwickshire |
| Noble family | Randolph |
| Spouse(s) | Patrick, Earl of March |
| Father | Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray |
| Mother | Isabel Stewart of Bonkyll |
Agnes Randolph, Countess of Dunbar and March (c. 1312 – 1369), known as Black Agnes for her dark complexion, was the wife of Patrick, 9th Earl of Dunbar and March. She is buried in the vault near Mordington House. She was the daughter of Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, nephew and companion-in-arms of Robert the Bruce, and Moray's wife, Isabel Stewart, herself a daughter of John Stewart of Bonkyll. Agnes is best known for her defence of Dunbar Castle in East Lothian against an English siege led by William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury, which began on 13 January 1338 and ended on 10 June the same year during the Second War of Scottish Independence from 1331 to 1357.