John
"4th Lord of Dalkeith"
Douglas Second Earl of Morton
formerly Douglas
Born in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Husband of
Janet Crichton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James (Douglas) Douglas Third Earl of Morton, Elizabeth Douglas, Richard Douglas and Agnes (Douglas) Douglas Lady Livingston
Died
at about age 54
in Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
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| John (Douglas) Douglas Second Earl of Morton was a member of Scottish Nobility. Join: Scotland Project Discuss: Scotland |
| Preceded by James Douglas |
2nd Earl of Morton 1493-1513 |
Succeeded by James Douglas |
| Preceded by James Douglas |
4th Lord Dalkeith 1493-1513 |
Succeeded by James Douglas |
Biography
John (Douglas) Douglas Second Earl of Morton was killed in Action during the War of the League of Cambrai at the Battle of Flodden Field.
John (Douglas) Douglas Second Earl of Morton is a member of Clan Douglas.
John (Douglas) Douglas Second Earl of Morton is Notable.
Sir John Douglas, 2nd Earl Morton, 4th Lord Dalkeith was the son of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, and Joan (Stewart) Douglas born before 1466.[1][2]
He and Elizabeth Graham were engaged on the 30th of June 1466.
He married Janet Crichton, daughter of Patrick Crichtonn, before 1493.[3][1] They had 2 son s& 2 daughters:
- James, 3rd Earl of Morton, d. December 1548
- Richard
- Beatrice (Elizabeth), wife of Robert, Lord Keith, d. 2nd May 1527
- Agnes, wife of Alexander, 5th Lord Livingston, b. c 1505
He was appointed Knight before 1474. He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Morton [S., 1458] on 22nd October 1492. He was Envoy to England in 1494.
He is listed as perishing during the Battle of Flodden Field, on 9th September 1513.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. I, p. 659
- ↑ 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, John Douglas 2nd Earl of Morton, Vol VIII, pps. 356-8
- ↑ 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. 65
- ↑ Elliot, Fitzwilliam, "Battle of Flodden and the Raids of 1513", Edinburgh, Andrew Elliot, 1911, Archive.org, p. 204
See also:
- Wikipedia: John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton
- Wikidata: Item Q7617702, en:Wikipedia
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