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James war der zweite Sohn von James Douglas, 7. Earl of Douglas, und dessen Frau Lady Beatrice Sinclair. Als 1452 sein Bruder William Douglas, 8. Earl of Douglas, durch König Jakob II. ermordet wurde, folgte er diesem als 9. Earl of Douglas und 3. Earl of Avondale. [2] James nahm die Ermordung zum Anlass für einen bewaffneten Aufstand gegen ...
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. As regent of Scotland for young king James VI (later James I of England) from 1572 to 1578, he restored the authority of the central government, which had been weakened by years of civil strife.
When James Douglas Lord of DalKeith, First Earl Morton, Nineth Earl Douglas was born in 1426, in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, his father, Lord of Dalkeith James Douglas, was 31 and his mother, Lady Elizabeth Gifford, was 34. He married Princess Joan Stewart on 15 May 1459, in Scotland, United Kingdom.
William Douglas, Earl of Morton (died before 1 November 1681) was a Scottish nobleman and Earl of Morton. He was the son of Robert Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton, and Anne Villiers. He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Morton on 12 November 1649. William tried to preserve the grant of the Islands of Orkney and Zetland which had been given to his ...
DOUGLAS, James 9th Earl of Douglas 1. Born: About 1426; Marriage (1): DOUGLAS, Margaret 'Fair Maid of Galloway' 1 User ID: A356. James married Margaret DOUGLAS 'Fair Maid of Galloway', daughter of Archibald DOUGLAS 5th Earl of Douglas Lieutenant General and Regent of Scotland and Euphemia GRAHAM. 1 (Margaret DOUGLAS 'Fair Maid of Galloway' was born in 1430 and died about 1474.)
22 de ene. de 2022 · James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas (1646–1700), succeeded his grandfather in 1660. His eldest son, John, by courtesy earl of Angus, raised a regiment of 1200 men, first known as the Angus regiment, later as the Cameronians (26th Foot). He was killed at its head at Steinkirk in 1692.
5 de ene. de 2014 · James, 2nd Earl of Douglas, like so many other Douglases, was not to die in his bed, but on the field of battle, at Otterburn in 1388. James's sons and (a) daughter(s) were all illegitimate! To ensure their succession, he granted the lands of Drumlanrig to his bastard son William and Cavers to Archibald.
