2nd Lord of Douglas Archibald Douglas

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Archibald I, Lord of Douglas
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Archibald of Douglas (b.b. 1198 - d.c. 1238) was a Scottish Nobleman. He was the son of William of Douglas.

The earliest attestation of his existence is in a charter of confirmation dated prior to 1198. This charter of Jocelin, Bishop of Glasgow, granted the rights of a toft in Glasgow to Melrose Abbey. Archibald's name appears between that of Alan, High Steward of Scotland and Robert de Montgomery. Also before 1198, Archibald appears in another document, in which he resigns the lands of Hailes held by him of the Abbey of Dunfermline, to Robert of Restalrig. Between 1214 and 1226, Archibald acquired the use of the lands of Hermiston and Livingston, with Maol Choluim I, Earl of Fife as his feudal superior. Archibald of Douglas must have been knighted before 1226 as he appears in another charter as Dominus de Douglas in that year. Archibald de Douglas appears as a signatory to several royal charters following 1226, and he appears to have spent a considerable time in Moray as episcopal charters of his brother Bricius de Douglas show. He was in the retinue of the King Alexander II, at Selkirk, in 1238 when the title Earl of Lennox was regranted to Maol Domhnaich of Lennox. Douglas disappears from historical record after 1239 and it is presumed that he died about this time.
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* 1 Marriage and Issue
* 2 References
o 2.1 Notes
o 2.2 Sources

[edit] Marriage and Issue

Archibald of Douglas is thought to have married Margaret, daughter of Sir John Crawford of Crawfordjohn and had issue:

* William of Douglas (c.1220-c.1274)
* Andrew Douglas of Hermiston

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Archibald married Margaret Crawford in 1209 in Scotland. Margaret (daughter of John Crawford) was born in 1187 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in 1225 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. 3rd Lord of Douglas William Longleg Douglas was born in 1220 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 16 Oct 1274 in Scotland.
2. Andrew Douglas was born in 1220 in Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1277 in Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland.

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William I, Lord of Douglas
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William of Douglas (d.c.1214) was a Medieval nobleman of Flemish origin living in Clydesdale, an area under the control of the King of the Scots.
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* 1 Enigmatic Origins
o 1.1 Sholto/William
* 2 Issue
* 3 References
o 3.1 Notes
o 3.2 Sources

[edit] Enigmatic Origins

The origins of William are uncertain, the first of the name of Douglas to appear on historic record. He appears as witness to a charter of Jocelin, Bishop of Glasgow in 1174 in favour of the monks of Kelso Abbey, at which time he was in possession of the Lands of Douglas.[1]

[edit] Sholto/William

David Hume of Godscroft in his history refers to the progenitor of the House of Douglas, Sholto. Gleaned from the works of Buchanan and Boece, Godscroft's narrative explains that during the reign of a King Solvathius, Sholto Douglas was instrumental in putting down an uprising by a usurper Donald Bain in 767AD, and as reward was granted the lands that would after be called Douglas.[2]

Both Balfour Paul and Maxwell agree that this origin tale is mythic, but do contest that William of Douglas was active at the time of the real rebellion of the Meic Uilleim, under their chief Domnall mac Uilleim. The earlier historians may have confused the mythic Donald Bain with Domnall Ban mac Domnaill, the penultimate Meic Uilleim chief.

This may be corroborated by the facts that the lands of Douglas marched with those of the leader of King William I of Scotland's retaliatory forces, Lochlann, Lord of Galloway. William may well have been a vassal of the Lord of Galloway. Furthermore, all of William's sons with the exception of the eldest were to hold privileged ecclesiastic positions within the former Meic Uilleim territories in Moray.

[edit] Issue

* Archibald I, Lord of Douglas
* Bricius de Douglas, Bishop of Moray
* Alexander de Douglas, a canon of Spynie and vicar capitular of Elgin
* Henry de Douglas, a canon of Spynie
* Hugh de Douglas, a canon of Spynie, Archdeacon of Moray
* Freskin de Douglas, Parson of Douglas, later Dean of Moray

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Birth:
Douglasdale

William married Margaret Kersdale de Moray in 1169 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. Margaret was born in 1152 in Moray, Scotland; died in 1238 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Aldingham Manor

Theobald married Kersdale de Moray. Kersdale was born in 1175 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Caernarvon Castle

Died:
Aldingham Manor

Michael married Daughter Robert de Stuteville in 1115 in Caernarfon, Caernarvonshire, Wales. Daughter was born in 1088 in Lancashire, England; died in Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Aldingham Manor

Died:
Aldingham Manor