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Er gehörte dem Clan Douglas an und war der ältere Sohn von George Douglas, 4. Earl of Angus, aus dessen Ehe mit Isabel Sibbald. Archibald war noch minderjährig, als er 1462 seinen Vater als Earl of Angus beerbte. Seine Beinamen "Bell the Cat" und "the Great Earl" erhielt er auf Grund seines Mutes im Kampf gegen die Günstlingswirtschaft ...
Sir Archibald Douglas. Beatrice de Lindsay. William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (c. 1323 – 1 May 1384) was a Scottish nobleman, peer, magnate, and head of the Black Douglas family. Under his leadership, the Black Douglases continued their climb to pre-eminence in Scottish politics begun under his uncle, Sir James the Good, as well as their ...
Archibald Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry. Archibald William Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry PC (18 April 1818 – 6 August 1858), styled Viscount Drumlanrig between 1837 and 1856, was a British Conservative Party politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household between 1853 and 1856.
As a clergyman and Master of Arts, he was known as Mr Archibald Douglas throughout his career. He was Parson of Douglas, Lanarkshire, prior to 15 January 1561/2 when he was awarded the income of the Third of the Benefices for that parish. He was appointed to the College of Justice on 13 November 1565 as an Extraordinary Lord in place of Adam ...
Not of a healthy constitution and unhappy with the religious climate at home, Angus was given leave by James VI of Scotland, to travel to Europe, which he did in 1616, returning by 1620; and again in 1623, he was given an 11-year leave of absence to travel to the continent, leaving his estates to be run by his brother Lord Mordington, and his cousin William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton.
Melrose Abbey. Spouse. Elizabeth. Children. Mary Douglas. Parent. James Douglas of Lothian. Sir William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale ( c. 1300 –1353), also known as the Knight of Liddesdale and the Flower of Chivalry, [1] was a Scottish nobleman and soldier active during the Second War of Scottish Independence .
