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17 de mai. de 2018 · Douglas, James Douglas, 2nd earl of [S] ( c. 1358–88). Son of William, the 1st earl, whom he succeeded in 1384. To secure his loyalty to the new Stewart dynasty, he was given an annuity of 100 marks, Robert II's fourth daughter Isabella as a wife, and £500 Scots, following his father's brief claim to the throne (1371).
William Douglas, Earl of Morton (died before 1 November 1681) was a Scottish nobleman and Earl of Morton. He was the son of Robert Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton, and Anne Villiers. He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Morton on 12 November 1649. William tried to preserve the grant of the Islands of Orkney and Zetland which had been given to his ...
15 de fev. de 2022 · The split into Black and Red Douglases came because of tragedy when James, the 2nd Earl of Douglas and Earl of Mar, was killed fighting the English at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388. He was the son of the 1st Earl of Douglas and Margaret, Countess of Mar, and had married Princess Isabel, daughter of King Robert II, but had no legitimate children at the time of his death.
Brief Life History of James. When James Douglas was born in 1426, in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, his father, Sir James Douglas Third Lord Dalkeith, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth de Giffard, was 34. He married Joan Stewart of Scotland on 15 May 1459, in Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters.
m. (before 1624) Janet Irvine (dau of Alexander Irvine, 9th of Drum) i. Sir William Douglas, 2nd Bart of Glenbervie (d before 01.1688) m. (1642) Anne Douglas (dau of James Douglas of Stoneypath and Ardit) a. Sir William Douglas, 3rd Bart of Glenbervie (dsp Steinkirk 24.07.1692, General) m. Jane (d 12.1735) b.
Douglas was killed at Battle of Verneuil in 1424. The 5th Earl of Douglas upon his accession was sometime regent of Scotland during the minority of James II of Scotland and Lieutenant-General of Scotland. The 5th Earl's sons, the sixteen-year-old William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas and his brother David Douglas, were to be victim to the cabal ...
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale KG (1426–1488) was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas. He succeeded to the earldom on the murder of his brother William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas by King James II and his entourage. He denounced his brother's murderers and took up arms against the king, and he ...
