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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.
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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The king called a halt to the hard fought tournament before anyone was killed. He succeeded to the earldom on the murder of his brother William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas by King James II and his entourage.
When James Douglas 9th Earl of Douglas and 3rd Earl of Avondale was born in 1426, in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, his father, James Douglas 7th Earl of Douglas, was 55 and his mother, Beatrice Sinclair of Orkney, was 28. He married Lady Anne Holland in 1462, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale KG (1426–1491) was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas.
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.
26 de abr. de 2022 · 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 was a twin, the older by a few minutes, the younger was Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray. He succeeded to the earldom on the murder of his brother William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas by King ...
