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James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (died 1548 [1]) was a son of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton and a grandson of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Joan of Scotland, a daughter of James I of Scotland. He married Catherine Stewart, an illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland by his mistress Marion Boyd.
The 3rd Earl of Morton (d. 1550) was succeeded in his estates and title by his son-in-law James Douglas of Pittendriech, Regent of Scotland 1572-78, but in 1558 they reverted to the Douglases of Loch Leven (Kinross-shire).
NumberDescriptionHeld ByReference1National Records of Scotland (formerly ...GD1502National Records of Scotland (formerly ...GD1503National Records of Scotland (formerly ...GD2364National Records of Scotland (formerly ...GD253James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (d. 1548) ("abeyant" 1548) James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516–1581) (abeyance terminated 1550, forfeited 1580/81) John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell (1552–1593), a grandson of the 3rd Earl, succeeded briefly as Earl of Morton.
- John Douglas, Lord Aberdour
- Lord Aberdour
- Stewart Douglas, 22nd Earl of Morton
- James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
27 de mar. de 2024 · James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton (born c. 1516—died June 2, 1581, Edinburgh, Scot.) was a Scottish lord who played a leading role in the overthrow of Mary, Queen of Scots.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) was a Scottish nobleman. He played a leading role in the murders of Queen Mary's confidant, David Rizzio, and king Henry Darnley. He was one of the last of the four regents of Scotland during the minority of James VI and I.
James, 3rd Earl of Morton. James was married to Katherine Stuart, the "natural" daughter of James IV. He died without male issue, circa 1550, but on April 22, 1543 he had willed the Morton possessions to the husband of his third daughter, Elizabeth. Death: DEC 1548 in Dspm.
On the latter's death, sometime before September 1515, his son James Douglas (d c 1550) became 3rd Earl of Morton. James Douglas married Katherine Stewart, natural daughter of James IV (1473-1513), in 1507. In 1505 he was appointed procurator for the King and acted as bailie of the abbacy of Dunfermline in 1508 and 1509.
