Archibald
"1st Earl of Moray"
Douglas
Born about in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of James (Douglas) Douglas VIIth Earl of Douglas
and Beatrice (Sinclair) Sinclair Countess of Douglas
Brother of
Margaret Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, James (Douglas) The Black IXth Earl of Douglas KG, Hugh (Douglas) Douglas First Earl of Ormonde, John Douglas, Henry Douglas, William (Douglas) Douglas VIIIth Earl of Douglas, George Douglas, Beatrice (Douglas) Douglas Countess of Erroll and Janet Douglas
Husband of
Elizabeth (Dunbar) Colquhoun
— married
1442 [location unknown]
Father of
James Douglas
Died
at about age 39
in Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Biography
Archibald Douglas was Killed in Action during the Royal-Black Douglas Civil War at the Battle of Arkinholm.
Archibald Douglas is a member of Clan Douglas.
Archibald Douglas was born circa 1416 to James Douglas and Beatrice Sinclair. He was at some point created Earl of Moray and went with his brothers and other members of his family to fight in the Battle of Arkinholm against the current King's supporters, James II of Scotland. He was killed at this battle on May 1, 1455, and his head was presented to the King at Abercorn Castle.
Sources
See Also:
- Cokayne, George Edward,The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. London: St. Catherine Press (1916),vol. 4, pp. 436-437.
- Fraser, Sir William. The Douglas Books. Edinburgh: by the author (1885), vol. 1, pp. 447-450.
- Johnston, George Harvey, "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 (1907)p. 17.
- Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1906),vol. 6, pp. 308-310.
Acknowledgements
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