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James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton (d. 1493 ) was created Earl of Morton in 1458 . He was a descendant of Agnes Dunbar, 4th Countess of Moray (known as "Black Agnes of Dunbar").
His younger brothers were James Douglas, 1st Lord Mordington and Sir Francis Douglas of Sandilands. Shortly before Douglas was born, his grandfather inherited the Earldom of Angus and Lordship of Douglas from a distant cousin; in 1591, his father in turn succeeded to the titles as 10th Earl, and the boy adopted the style of "Master of Angus" or "Lord Douglas".
In 1562, Morton joined Lord James (now Earl of Moray) on an expedition to the north against George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, and was largely responsible for his defeat at Corrichie. He now replaced Huntly as Lord Chancellor. In 1565, (perhaps surprisingly) Morton backed Henry, Lord Darnley, his cousin, in his suit to marry Mary.
James Douglas, fourteenth earl of Morton (1702–1768), natural philosopher, was born in Edinburgh, the eldest of three sons of George Douglas, thirteenth earl of Morton (1662–1738), politician, and his second wife, Frances, daughter of William Adderley of Halstow, Kent. He graduated MA from King's College, Cambridge, in 1722; he may also ...
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 ...
James [Douglas], 1st Earl of Morton. born. mar. bef. 15 May 1459 his first cousin once removed the Princess Jean (b. c. 1428; d. 16 Oct 1486), 3rd dau. of James I, King of Scotland, by his wife Lady Joan Beaufort, 1st dau. of John [Beaufort], 1st Earl of Somerset. children. 1. Sir John Douglas, later 2nd Earl of Morton. 2. James Douglas (d ...
2 de jun. de 2022 · James Douglas, Earl of Morton, was executed on 2 June 1581 on the Maiden, a form of guillotine which he himself had imported from France. Morton was one of four regents during the childhood of King James, the son of Mary Queen of Scots. In 1580, Morton was accused of being complicit in the murder of Mary's estranged husband the Lord Darnley and ...
