William (Douglas) Douglas IInd of Drumlanrig (bef. 1395 - bef. 1458)

Born before 1395 in Thornhill, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 1458 at about age 63 in Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Biography

William (Douglas) Douglas IInd of Drumlanrig is a member of Clan Douglas.

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

Sir William Douglas, 2nd of Drumlanrig, was the son of Sir William Douglas, 1st of Drumlanrig and Elizabeth Stewart. ^[1][2][3]

He married Jane Maxwell, daughter of Sir Herbert de Maxwell and Katherine Stewart.^[4][2][3] They had issue:

1. William Douglas, 3rd of Drumlanrig^[4][2][3] - born 1440, died 1464

He also had a natural daughter of whose name is unknown.

William died in 1458.^[2][3]

Research Notes

• The Peerage: William Douglas]

• Douglas History

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, 1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 114
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 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. 19
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Maxwell, Herbert, "History of the House of Douglas from the Earliest Times Down to the Legislative Uinon of England and Scotland", London: Freemantle & Co., 1902, Vol. II, Archive.org, p. 249
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 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, 1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 115