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James Douglas, 4. Earl of Morton. James Douglas, 4. Earl of Morton (* 1525; † 2. Juni 1581 in Edinburgh) entstammte dem in Schottland einflussreichen und weitverzweigten Douglas-Clan. Er war in das tragische Schicksal der Königin Maria Stuart verwickelt, an deren Sturz er mitwirkte, und führte von 1571 bis 1578 für ihren unmündigen Sohn ...
James Douglas of Dalkeith, declared to be of unsound mind by Act of Parliament 1441 (d. betw. 8 Sep 1456 and 14 Mar 1457/8), mar. Elizabeth Giffard (d. after 8 Sep 1456), dau. of James Giffard of Sheriffhall, and had issue: 1c. James Douglas of Dalkeith, later1st Earl of Morton. 3b. Henry Douglas of Dalkeith and Borg (d. bef. 1456), mar.
James Douglas, jure uxoris 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) (aged 69) was the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI. He was in some ways the most successful of the four, since he won the civil war which had been dragging on with the supporters of the exiled Mary, Queen of Scots. However, he came to an unfortunate end—he was executed by means of ...
3 de jul. de 2016 · History has not been kind to James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton. Nowhere is his indictment more apparent than at Greyfriars Kirkyard. Other controversial characters in the Scottish Reformation are revered there and at nearby Saint Giles, but not James Douglas, who ruled Scotland from 1572 until 1580, first as de facto regent, then as Regent, and later as the power presiding over the Privy Council.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1525 - June 2, 1581), was the last, and arguably the most successful, of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of King James VI. However he met an unfortunate end: during his time as regent he introduced the maiden, a primitive guillotine, to Scotland, and he was eventually executed by it himself.
James Douglas duly inherited and became Regent Morton, but both his and his brother Angus’s male lines were to fail. Notwithstanding all of this, the 3rd Earl of Morton’s second daughter, Beatrix, who had married Robert 6th Lord Maxwell, felt aggrieved at being overlooked and her son, John 8th Lord Maxwell tried to lay claim to the title when Regent Morton fell from power in 1581.
National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Photo credit: National Galleries of Scotland. Send information to Art Detective. James, 4th Earl of Morton, was involved in the most dramatic events of the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was among those who burst into the.
