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Earl of Angus. Archibald Douglas, 6. Earl of Angus (* um 1489; † Januar 1557 auf Tantallon Castle) war ein schottischer Adliger aus dem Clan Douglas während der Herrschaften von Jakob V. und Maria I. 1514 heiratete er Margaret Tudor, die Witwe von König Jakob IV. von Schottland und Schwester von König Heinrich VIII. von England.
After Douglas's return, although there was an outward truce, relations continued to be strained between the king's party and that of the earl. In early February [1452] Sir William Lauder of Haltoun , a close friend and relative (his mother Helen was a daughter of Archibald, 3rd Earl of Douglas, "The Grim") [7] [8] of Douglas, brought a summons to the Earl to attend the King at Stirling.
After the defeat there Douglas escaped, but left a number of his men either slain or captive, including his first cousin latterly the 3rd Earl of Douglas, Archibald the Grim. [16] [17] Douglas returned to Scotland by mid-autumn, and was involved in peace negotiations with the English; one aspect of the treaty was the creation of March Wardens , of which Douglas was one.
Arms of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray. Douglas was the son of James Douglas of Balveny (later 7th Earl of Douglas) and Lady Beatrice Sinclair, daughter to Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney. He was a twin brother of James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas. In later years, James was believed to be the older by only a few minutes, as he inherited ...
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus. James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus, Lord of Liddesdale and Jedburgh Forest (1426–1446) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus and Margaret Hay of Yester . Angus succeeded at the age of eleven years and was soon involved in strife with his Black Douglas cousins.
For most of his life he was known as David Douglas of Colbrandspath. He was the son of George Douglas of Pittendreich and Elizabeth Douglas of the Pittendriech family. Douglas succeeded as Earl of Angus in 1557, but died at Cockburnspath in 1558. Douglas married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of John Hamilton of Samuelston (sometimes called ...
Douglas was the eldest son of Sir Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie, Knt., by his spouse Agnes, daughter of William Keith, 3rd Earl Marischal, and upon the death of Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus without issue, William succeeded to that Earldom as heir-male, in 1588.
