William (Douglas) Douglas Ist of Drumlanrig (1373 - abt. 1421)

Born 1373 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Stewart) Stewart Lady Drumlanrig — married 1392 in Fife, Scotland

Descendants

Died about 1421 at about age 48 in Lorraine, France

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Biography

William (Douglas) Douglas Ist of Drumlanrig is Notable.

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

William was the 1st [Lord] of Drumlanrig,^[1][2] son of James Douglas.^[1][3] He was given this title/land as the illegitimate son of the Earl of Douglas. It is not known who his mother was. She was almost certainly not Elizabeth Stewart, wife of James, the 2nd Earl of Douglas.

He married firstly, Elizabeth Stewart^[4][5][6] — married 1392 in Fife, Scotland. They had issue, including:

1. William^[7]

He married secondly, Jean Murray, d. bef. 12 Jun 1410.^[4]

He married thirdly, Jacoba, daughter of Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith and relict of Sir John Hamilton of Cadzow.^[4]

He was knighted before Oct 1405.^[7] William died soon after the Battle of Baugé on 21 Mar 1421. In the retour of his son in Sep 1427 he was said to have been deceased for six years.^[6]

Research Notes

• The Peerage: William Douglas

• Douglas Archives

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 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. 112
2. ↑ 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. ↑ Douglas, Robert, "The Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, from their Origin to the present Generation. Collected from the Public Records and Chartularies of this Country, the Records and other Writings of the Nobility and the Works of Our Best Historians", Edinburgh: R. Fleming, 1764, Archive.org, p. 561
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} 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
5. ↑ Douglas, Robert, "The Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, from their Origin to the present Generation. Collected from the Public Records and Chartularies of this Country, the Records and other Writings of the Nobility and the Works of Our Best Historians", Edinburgh: R. Fleming, 1764, Archive.org, p. 562
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 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
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 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. 248

See also:

• Wikipedia: William Douglas of Drumlanrig

• Wikidata: Item Q8007949, en:Wikipedia