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James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale (1371 – 24 March 1443), latterly known as James the Gross, and prior to his ennoblement as James of Balvenie, was a late mediaeval Scottish magnate.
26 de abr. de 2022 · James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale (1371 – 24 March 1443), latterly known as James the Gross, and prior to his ennoblement as James of Balvenie, was a late mediaeval Scottish magnate. [1]
- Hermiston, Scotland
- "James Douglas of Balvenie"
- Scotland
- 1371
19 de oct. de 2022 · James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas was born in 1371. He was the second son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray. He married, firstly, Lady Beatrice Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith, before 1424.
- Male
Discover life events, stories and photos about James Douglas 7th Earl of Douglas (1371–1443) of Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland.
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale KG (1426–1491) was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas.
In August 1439 the queen was arrested by Sir Alexander Livingston in Stirling Castle and released only when she surrendered her son, the king. Douglas was present throughout and had well-established links with Livingston.
An able and ruthless man, Balvenie built—or greatly extended—the ‘robber baron’ castle of Abercorn near Linlithgow and extorted large sums from the burgh custumars during the English captivity of James I. Source for information on Douglas, James Douglas of Balvenie, 7th earl of: The Oxford Companion to British History dictionary.
