Patrick II., Earl of Dunbar

Patrick II, Earl of Dunbar († autumn 1248 in Marseille ), called " 5th Earl of Dunbar, " was the eldest son and heir of Patrick I, Earl of Dunbar († 1232), and Ada, a daughter of King William I of Scotland.

Earl Patrick is one of the few known crusader from Scotland. He joined the crusade in 1248 the French king Louis IX. the saints to Egypt ( Sixth Crusade ) to, as atonement for his repeated conflicts with the Abbey of Tynemouth. From the port of Marseilles he intended a ship to the Levant to take to get there to join the army, but he died in the harbor before he could take. Had participated in this crusade what extent other Scots, is unknown.

Patrick was married to a nobleman named Euphemia, the daughter of William de Bruce, 3rd Lord of Annandale, and Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland was either. They had a son, Patrick III. , Earl of Dunbar († 1289 ).