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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) was a Scottish nobleman. He played a leading role in the murders of Queen Mary's confidant, David Rizzio, and king-consort Henry Darnley. He was one of the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of James VI and I. He was in some ways the most successful of the four ...
James was created Earl of Morton in 1458 [a] [4] upon his marriage to Joan Stewart [b] (1428-1493), the daughter of James I, King of Scots. [5] She was a deaf-mute. [5] The Earl entered into a marriage contract with Patrick Graham, Bishop of St. Andrews between the Bishop's niece and John Douglas, the Earl's eldest son and heir. [3]
29 de may. de 2024 · James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton (born c. 1516—died June 2, 1581, Edinburgh, Scot.) was a Scottish lord who played a leading role in the overthrow of Mary, Queen of Scots. As regent of Scotland for young king James VI (later James I of England) from 1572 to 1578, he restored the authority of the central government, which had been weakened by years of civil strife.
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton (d. 1493) John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton (d. 1513) James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (d. 1548) ("abeyant" 1548) James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516–1581) (abeyance terminated 1550, attainted 1580/81) John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell (1552–1593), a grandson of the 3rd Earl, succeeded briefly as Earl ...
18 de abr. de 2024 · James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516–1581) (abeyance terminated 1550, forfeited 1580/81) John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell (1552–1593), a grandson of the 3rd Earl, succeeded briefly as Earl of Morton. Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Morton (c. 1555–1588), also 8th Earl of Angus (forfeiture reversed 1586)
10 de abr. de 2024 · James Douglas, (1426 - 22 October 1493), the 4th Lord of Dalkeith, was created the 1st Earl of Morton in 1458. from Wikipedia. He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford, daughter of James Gifford of Sheriffhall. [2] His father resigned all his estates to James in 1456 when James became the 4th Lord of Dalkeith. [3]
The 3rd Earl had married Katherine Stewart, an illegitimate daughter of James IV, and was thus a half-brother-in-law of James V. On 17 October 1540, James V had coerced him into resigning the reversion of his title, in favour of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven. On the face of it, Sir Robert was only remotely connected to the 3rd Earl and was a ...
