George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar

Chivalric Order Member

1556 – 1611

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Who was George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar?

George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar, KG, PC was, in the last decade of his life, the most prominent and most influential Scotsman in England. His work lay in the King's Household and in the control of the State Affairs of Scotland and he was the King's chief Scottish advisor. With the full backing and trust of King James he made an impressive — yet brief — career, veering from London to Edinburgh via Berwick-upon-Tweed with astonishing regularity.

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Born
1556
Died
1611

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on July 23, 2013

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