George (Douglas) Fourth Earl of Angus (abt. 1427 - 1462)

Born about 1427 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Isabel (Sibbald) Sibbald Countess of Angus — married before 1446 (to 1462) in Scotland

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1462 at about age 35 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

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Biography

George (Douglas) Fourth Earl of Angus is a member of Clan Douglas.

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

George (Douglas) Fourth Earl of Angus is Notable.

George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest (c. 1427 – 12 March 1463)[1] was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus and Margaret Hay of Yester. Known as the Great Earl of Angus,[2] he succeeded to the Earldom following the death of his childless brother James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus in 1446.[1] He was to become the first Red Chief of Douglas.

Offices Held

• Angus was a commissioner sent to treat with the English twice, in 1449 and in 1459.
• Ambassador to England in 1451
• Warden of the East and Middle Marches 1455–1462

Marriage and Issue

George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus married prior to his accession, Isabella Sibbald daughter of Sir John Sibbald of Balgonie, Master of the Household to James II. They had nine children:

• Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus
• John Douglas
• Anne Douglas, married William Graham, 3rd Lord Graham
• Isabella Douglas, married Sir Alexander Ramsay
• Elizabeth Douglas, married Sir Robert Graham of Fintry
• Margaret Douglas, married sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy
• Janet Douglas, married 1st Duncan Scott younger of Buccleuch, 2nd George Leslie, 1st Earl of Rothes
• Egidia Douglas
• Alice Douglas

Research Notes

• The Peerage

Sources

See also:

• Wikipedia: George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus

• Wikidata: Item Q359632, en:Wikipedia

• Johnston, George Harvey. "The Douglases of Angus." 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, 1907.39,40. Print.

• Paul, Sir James Balfour. "Douglas, Earl Of Angus." 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. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. 172-213. Print. https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun01pauluoft#page/190/mode/2up