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William (Douglas) Douglas Tenth Earl of Angus (abt. 1552 - 1611)

Born about in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotlandmap
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Husband of — married Apr 1585 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotlandmap
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Died at about age 59 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, Francemap
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Preceded by
William Douglas
10th Earl of Angus
1557-1588
Succeeded by
William Douglas

Biography

William (Douglas) Douglas Tenth Earl of Angus is a member of Clan Douglas.
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William (Douglas) Douglas Tenth Earl of Angus is Notable.
European Aristocracy
William Douglas was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

William, 10th Earl of Angus was born circa 1550 (said to be aged 42 in July 1592[1]). He was the son of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus and Egidia Graham.[2][3]

He married Elizabeth Oliphant, daughter of Laurence Oliphant, 4th Lord Oliphant and Lady Margaret Hay, between 12 April 1585 and 24 June 1585.

He died on 3 March 1611 at Paris, France. He was buried at St. Germain des Prés, Paris, France.

He succeeded to the title of 10th Earl of Angus [S., 1389] on 1 July 1591.1 In 1592 he joined in a plot known as the 'Spanish Blanks', to establish the Roman Catholic religion in Scotland, and thereby incurred forfeiture.1 In 1608 he retired to the Continent.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of Nationary Biography.3

Children of William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus and Elizabeth Oliphant

  1. Lady Catherine, b. bt 1586 - 1600
  2. Lady Mary, b. bt 1587 - 1610
  3. Lady Elizabeth, b. bt 1588 - 1611
  4. William, 1st Marquess of Douglas+2 b. 1589, d. 19 Feb 1659/60
  5. Sir James, 1st Lord Mordington+4 b. c 1591, d. 11 Feb 1656
  6. Sir Francis, b. bt 1591 - 1611

Sources

  1. Rogers, Rev. Charles, LL.D., F.S.A.Scot., Estimate of the Scottish Nobility, London, 1873, p.64.
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1910, Ed. 2 Vol I, Archive.org, p. 159
  3. 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, Archive.org, p. 44

See also:

  • Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995).




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Douglas-2317 and Douglas-1932 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
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