Eleanor Douglas (bef. 1321 - aft. 1376)

Born before 1321 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander (Bruce) Bruce Earl of Carrick — married 1333 (to 1333) in Scotland

Descendants

Died after 18 Mar 1376 after age 55 in Scotland

Biography

Eleanor Douglas is a member of Clan Douglas.

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

Eleanor was the daughter of Archibald Douglas and Beatrice Lindsay.^[1]

She married, firstly, Alexander Bruce, Earl of Carrick, son of Sir Edward de Brus, Earl of Carrick, King of Ireland, Lord of Galloway and Isabel de Strathbogie; No issue.^{[1][2][3][1][4][5][6][7]}

She married, secondly, Sir James Sandilands in 1346. They had 2 sons:^{[1][2][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][3]}

1. Sir James
2. Patrick

She married, thirdly, Sir William de Towers before 1364.^{[1][2][4][5][6][7][10][3]}

She married, fourthly, Sir Duncan Wallace before October 1373; No issue.^{[1][2][4][5][6][7][10][3]}

Eleanor de Douglas and Sir Patrick de Hepburn obtained a marriage license on 18 March 1376; Dispensation required because she and his former wife (Agnes) were related in the 4th degree of kindred.^{[1][4][5][6][7]}

Eleanor de Douglas died after 18 March 1376.^{[1][2][4][5][7]}

Research Notes

• The Peerage

• Marlyn Lewis

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} 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, 1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 142
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} 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, 1905, Vol. II, Archive.org, p. 437
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} 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, 1911, Vol. VIII, Archive.org, p. 380
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 294.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 524.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 599-600.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 150.
8. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 556-557.
9. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 632-633.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 1938 ed., by Sir Bernard Burke, p. 2427.

See also:

• Johnston, George Harvey. "The Earls of Douglas." 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. 14. Print.

• Wikidata: Item Q75387979