John
"1st Lord of Balvenie"
Douglas
Born about in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of James (Douglas) Douglas VIIth Earl of Douglas
and Beatrice (Sinclair) Sinclair Countess of Douglas
Brother of
Margaret Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, James (Douglas) The Black IXth Earl of Douglas KG, Hugh (Douglas) Douglas First Earl of Ormonde, Archibald Douglas, Henry Douglas, William (Douglas) Douglas VIIIth Earl of Douglas, George Douglas, Beatrice (Douglas) Douglas Countess of Erroll and Janet Douglas
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 45
in Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 24 May 2011
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Biography
John Douglas is a member of Clan Douglas.
He became a Lord in 1445, escaped to England in 1455, and was captured in Eskdale and beheaded in 1463.
Sources
- Fraser, Sir William. The Douglas Books. Edinburgh: by the author (1885), vol. 1, pp. 453-454.
- 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)p. 18.
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011.
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