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27 de feb. de 2024 · William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton. Male, born 1539/40, died about 24 September 1606. William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton was born in 1539/40. He was the son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine. He married Lady Agnes Leslie, daughter of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes and Margaret Crichton, on 19 August 1554.
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (c.1540 - 1606) was the son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of James V of Scotland. Sir William's half-brother from his mother's liaison with the king was James Stewart, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland from 1567 until his assassination in January 1570.
21 de may. de 2018 · Morton, William Douglas, 6th earl of [S] (1540–1606). Douglas was son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven and, by his mother, a half-brother of the Regent Moray. He inherited the earldom of Morton in 1588 from a distant cousin. He was involved in the murder of Rizzio and in 1567–8 was in charge of Mary at Lochleven castle, from which she ...
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas (1426–1440), Murdered at the Black Dinner at Edinburgh Castle. James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas (died 1443) "the Gross" created Earl of Avondale in 1437, murderer and great-uncle of above. William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas and 2nd Earl of Avondale (1425–1452), Murdered by James II of Scotland at ...
William, eleventh earl of Angus and first marquess of Douglas, like his father, was a Roman Catholic, and a faithful adherent of the king during the civil wars. He maintained to its fullest extent the old princely hospitality and grandeur of the family at Douglas castle, where he chiefly resided.
S. R. Crockett based his book, The Black Douglas on the death of William. His death at the "Black Dinner" served as the basis for "The Red Wedding" in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. Sources . See also: Wikipedia: William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas; Wikidata: Item Q2578489, en:Wikipedia
Brief Life History of William. When Sir William Douglas 6th Lord of Drumlanrig was born on 10 March 1481, in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, his father, Sir James Douglas, was 33 and his mother, Janet Scott, was 27. He married Elizabeth Gordon of Lochinvar in 1501, in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
