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James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale KG (1426–1491) was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas. Early life [ edit ] The son of James the Gross , 7th Earl of Douglas, by his wife Lady Beatrice Sinclair, daughter to Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney ; Douglas was a twin, the older by a few ...
James Douglas, 9th earl of Douglas (born 1426—died July 14, 1488, Lindores Abbey, Fife, Scot.) was the last of the first line of the earls of Douglas, caught in the internal wars of Scotland and the intrigues with the English.
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James, 9th Earl of Douglas. The son of James the Gross, 7th Earl of Douglas, by his wife Lady Beatrice Sinclair, daughter to Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney; Douglas was a twin, the older by a few minutes, the younger being Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray.
11 de jun. de 2018 · Douglas, James Douglas, 9th earl of [S] (d. 1491). Second son of James ‘the Gross’, 7th earl of Douglas. With two companions, James took part in a tournament against three Burgundian champions before James II at Stirling in 1449, and lost. The remainder of his life was one long rearguard action.
Further successes followed: another raiding party led by Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel was intercepted and defeated at Lintalee, to the south of Jedburgh; a third group was defeated outside the walls of Berwick, where their leader, Sir Robert Neville, known as the 'Peacock of the North', and elder son to Ralph Neville, 1st ...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale KG (1426–1491) was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (February 2024) Quick Facts Predecessor, Successor ... Close.
22 de fev. de 2022 · Those “squabbles” reached a peak at the Battle of Arkinholm on May 1, 1455. I showed last week how James, the 9th Earl and leader of the Black Douglases, rose in rebellion against King James II – understandably, as the king had murdered his brother William, the 8th Earl.
