Editing Dunbar (section)

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* [[Black Agnes]] (1312–1369) - Countess of Dunbar and heroine of local folklore{{sfn|Vian|1888}}
* [[Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots]] (1404–1445) - wife of [[King]] [[James I of Scotland]], who served as the [[Regent]] of [[Scotland]] in the immediate aftermath of his death and during the minority of her son [[James II of Scotland]], before being engulfed in a power struggle with members of the nobility. In desperation she took refuge in [[Dunbar Castle]] where she was subsequently besieged by her opponents, in which place and circumstances she died in the year 1445.{{sfn|Brown}}
* [[Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany]] (1454–1485) - second son of [[King]] [[James II of Scotland]] and [[Mary of Guelders]], was [[Duke of Albany]], [[Earl of March]], Lord of [[Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway|Annandale]] and [[Isle of Man]] and the [[Warden of the Marches]], which altogether gave him an impressive power base in the east and west borders, centred on Dunbar Castle which he owned and lived in. He attempted to seize control of Scotland from his brother [[King]] [[James III of Scotland]], but was ultimately unsuccessful.{{sfn|Mackay|1898a|p=264-267}}
* [[John Stewart, Duke of Albany]] (1482–1536) - de facto ruler of Scotland and important soldier, diplomat, and politician in a Scottish and continental European context, was the only son of the above [[Duke of Albany]], and managed where his father had failed and became [[Regent]] of [[Scotland]], while he also became [[Count]] of [[Auvergne]] and [[Lauraguais]] in France and, lastly, inherited from his father the position of [[Earl of March]], which allowed him to likewise use [[Dunbar Castle]] as his centre of power in Scotland.{{sfn|Bonner}}{{sfn|Mackay|1898b|p=317-322}}