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Earls of Douglas

This page is concerned with the holders of the extinct title Earl of Douglas and the preceding feudal barons of Douglas, South Lanarkshire. The title was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1358 for William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, son of Sir Archibald Douglas, Guardian of Scotland. The Earldom was forfeited by James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas in 1455. [1]

Earls of Douglas (1358) I

• William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (1327–1384) Seal of William Douglas?
• James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas (1358–1388), killed at the Battle of Otterburn
• Archibald Douglas, Lord of Galloway, 3rd Earl of Douglas (1325–1400) "the Grim", Bastard cousin of the 1st Earl, created Earls of Wigtown 1372. Seal of Archibald Douglas
• Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas (1370–1424) Duke of Touraine, killed at the Battle of Verneuil. Seal of Archibald Douglas
• Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas (1390–1439), son of the above
• William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas (1426–1440), Murdered at the Black Dinner at Edinburgh Castle
• James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas (died 1443) "the Gross" created Earls of Avondale in 1437, murderer and great-uncle of above.
• William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas and 2nd Earl of Avondale (1425–1452), Murdered by James II of Scotland at Stirling Castle.
• James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas and 3rd Earl of Avondale (died 1488), the last "Black Douglas", brother of the previous, attainted 1455 and all his titles forfeit.

Lordship of Douglas, and other estates and title devolved upon: George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus