A family that for centuries was at the forefront of the struggle for Scotland's freedom and independence, the origins of the Grahams stretch back to Anglo-Norman knights of the name who were granted lands in the northern kingdom in the mid-twelfth century.
• Sir William de Graham witnessed the foundation charter of the Abbey of Holyrood, while they fought bravely during the Wars of Independence for both William Wallace and Robert the Bruce.
• High honours and distinction rapidly accumulated, while their territories expanded to include the Trossachs, Perthshire, Montrose and Dundee.
• Patrick Graham of Kincardine was elevated to the Scottish peerage as Lord Graham in 1451, while his descendants were created earls of Montrose – with the first earl among the many Scots slain at the fateful battle of Flodden in 1513.
