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3 de oct. de 2023 · Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of [S] (c. 1516–81). Source: The Oxford Companion to British History Author(s): J. A. Cannon. The position of regent to young James VI of Scotland was not an enviable one. *Moray, the first, was ...
26 de abr. de 2022 · He was succeeded by his son-in-law, James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, husband of his daughter Elizabeth. His daughter Lady Margaret Douglas married James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault, 2nd Earl of Arran, who was heir presumptive to the Scottish throne after Mary, Queen of Scots prior to the birth of Queen Mary's son Prince James in 1566.
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 ...
Roland Tanner. Morton, James Douglas, 1st earl of [S] (d. 1493). Made earl of Morton by James II (1458). Although married to Joanna, sister of James II, Morton took little part in affairs of state. However he was briefly associated with the Kennedy faction, which controlled the minority government of James III between 1463 and 1466.
The title Earl of Morton was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1458 for James Douglas of Dalkeith. Along with it, the title Lord Aberdour was granted. This latter title is the courtesy title for the eldest son and heir to the Earl of Morton. The Douglases of Dalkeith are descended from Andrew Douglas of Hermiston (or Herdmanston) (d.b. 1277), younger son of Archibald I, Lord of Douglas (fl ...
William of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton. 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 ...
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.
