William (Douglas) Douglas Ninth Earl of Angus (abt. 1532 - 1591)

Born about 1532 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire,Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Egidia Agnes (Graham) Douglas — married 14 Feb 1552 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1591 at about age 59 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire,Scotland

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Biography

William (Douglas) Douglas Ninth Earl of Angus is Notable.

William (Douglas) Douglas Ninth Earl of Angus is a member of Clan Douglas.

William Douglas was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus was born circa 1532. He was the son of Sir Archibald Douglas and Lady Agnes Keith.^[1]

He succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Angus [S., 1389] on 4 August 1588.^[2]

A contract for the marriage of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus and Egidia Graham was signed on 14 February 1551/52. They had issue:^[3]

1. William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus b. c 1552, d. 3 Mar 1611
2. Archibald Douglas
3. George Douglas
4. Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie b. a 1552, d. 1611
5. Duncan Douglas
6. Gavin Douglas b. a 1553, d. c 1 Oct 1616
7. John Douglas b. a 1554, d. 15 Mar 1618
8. Francis Douglas
9. Henry Douglas
10. Lady Margaret Douglas b. bt 1552 - 1567
11. Lady Jean Douglas b. bt 1553 - 1575
12. Elizabeth Douglas
13. Lady Sarah Douglas b. bt 1554 - 1585

William died on 1 July 1591 at Glenbervie, Scotland, from a fever.1 He was buried at Glenbervie, Scotland.

Sources

1. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 184
2. ↑ Paton, Henry, Stephen, Leslie, ed,"DOUGLAS, WILLIAM, ninth Earl of Angus", Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith Elder & Co., 1888, Vol. XV, Archive.org, pp. 364-65
3. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, William, 9th Earl of Angus, pp.197-9

See also:

• Wikipedia: William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus

• Wikidata: Item Q2578484, en:Wikipedia

• The Peerage

• G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 159.

• Johnston, George Harvey. "The Douglases of Angus." The Heraldry of the Douglases: With Notes on All the Males of the Family, Descriptions of the Arms, Plates and Pedigrees. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1907.44. Print.