George, Earl of Dunbar and March (Cospatrick), one of the major characters in the historical novel, The End Of The Line, by Nigel Tranter, was the last of his family to hold the title.
As an Earl, George's life was intertwined with the politics, as was his father before him. Important to the story was King James I.
"James First Of Scotland...was born in the year 1394. He was the son of Robert III, the second of the Stewart line. Robert s eldest son David was considerably older than James. He was created Duke of Rothesay, being the first who bore the title of duke in Scotland." "...[the Duke of Rothesay] was cast into a dungeon and during fifteen days cruelly starved to death. No male heir was now left between Albany [the King's brother] and the crown but his young nephew James." [Source]
Cameron of Lochiel was mentioned:
"There were complaints [about Alexander, Earl of Buchan] coming from many clans and chiefs, including the Lord of the Isles himself, the new Earl of Ross, the Mackintosh, Cameron of Lochiel, Shaw of Tordarroch and others."
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