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The Douglas earls As a result of an illicit affair with her brother in law, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (married to the sister of her husband), Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar and Angus, became the mother of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus (c. 1380–1403), and secured a charter of her estates for her son, to whom in 1389 the title was granted by King Robert II.
When Sir George Douglas Master of Angus was born on 8 March 1469, in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Sir George Douglas- 4th Earl of Angus, was 52 and his mother, Isabel Sibbald, was 54. He married Lady Elizabeth Drummond Countess of Angus about 1487, in Scotland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters.
Mother. Mary of Scotland, Countess of Angus. William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus (24 February 1398 – October 1437) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. The son of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus and Princess Mary of Scotland, he was a grandson of King Robert III . The story of Angus' life is interwoven with that of his uncle and King, James ...
Brief Life History of George. When Sir George Douglas of Angus - 1st of Pittendreich was born in 1492, in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Sir George Douglas Master of Angus, was 23 and his mother, Lady Elizabeth Drummond Countess of Angus, was 20. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Sarah Elizabeth Douglas.
William [Douglas], 2nd Earl of Angus. born . mar. c. 1414 Margaret Hay (d. aft. 22 Apr 1484), only dau. of Sir William Hay of Yester, by his first wife Jean Gifford, dau. and cohrss. of Hew Gifford of Yester. children. 1. Sir James Douglas, later 3rd Earl of Angus. 2. Sir George Douglas, later 4th Earl of Angus. 3. William Douglas of Cluny (d ...
Angus was born about 1449 at Tantallon Castle and succeeded his father, George the 4th earl, in 1462 or 1463. In 1481, Angus was made warden of the east marches, but the next year he joined the league against James III and his favourite Robert Cochrane at Lauder. Here he earned his nickname by offering to "bell the cat" – that is, to deal ...
22 de abr. de 2024 · George was born before 1378, [1] the illegitimate son of William Douglas, Earl of Douglas & his mistress Margaret Stewart, (his wife's sister-in-law), Countess of Angus. George was the first Earl of Angus in the Douglas family, inheriting the title from his mother. He was the first husband, (contract 24 May 1397), of Mary Stewart, daughter of ...
