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James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale KG (1426–1488) was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas. He succeeded to the earldom on the murder of his brother William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas by King James II and his entourage. He denounced his brother's murderers and took up arms against the king, and he ...
Borthwick, Alan R. Douglas, James, 9th earl of Douglas and 3rd earl of Avondale (c.1425-1491). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online edition (23 Sep 2004), available here by subscription. Fraser, Sir William. The Douglas Books. Edinburgh: by the author (1885), vol. 1, pp. 477-496.
21 de feb. de 2024 · James, 9th Earl of Douglas was in England at the time of the skirmish but his three younger brothers were all captured or killed, forcing him into exile. The Black Douglases had fallen. This post is adapted from an original piece on The Douglas Murder. If you want more of the Black Douglases, you can explore their castles with Dr Callum Watson.
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19 de oct. de 2022 · Elizabeth Douglas, m. Sir John Wallace of Craigie. [6] James Douglas, called The Gross, was the second son of Archibald, 3rd Earl of Douglas. He was designated 'of Balveny', &c., in Banff; was on the trial in 1425 of the Duke of Albany; was Warden of the West Marches, and was, about 1437, created Earl of Avondale, having a charter of lands in ...
22 de feb. de 2022 · READ MORE: The tenacious survival of the Douglases despite the plotting of a king. Two brothers of the 9th Earl met grisly ends. Archibald, the Earl of Moray, was killed in the fighting, and his head was removed and presented to King James. Hugh, the Earl of Ormonde, was captured and executed shortly afterwards, while John Douglas, the Lord of ...
Brief Life History of James. When James Douglas was born in 1426, in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, his father, Sir James Douglas Third Lord Dalkeith, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth de Giffard, was 34. He married Countess Joan Stewart on 15 May 1459, in Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters.
