8th Lord of Douglas William Douglas

1315 - 1384  (69 years)

• Name	William Douglas  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Title	8th Lord of Douglas
  Birth	1315	Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [6, 7, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Title	1st Earl of Douglas
  Burial	1384	Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [5, 6]
  	Melrose Abbey
  Death	May 1384	Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [5, 6, 7, 10]
  Person ID	I3235	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Archibald Douglas,   b. 1297, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 19 Jul 1333, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Beatrix Lindsay,   b. 1291, Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Bef 1352, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age < 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1320	Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F2827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	4th Countess of Angus Margaret Stewart,   b. 1325, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 23 Mar 1418, Angus, Scotland (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1397	Castle Cary, Somerset, England
  Children	+ 1. 2nd Earl of Douglas James Douglas,   b. 1358, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 5 Aug 1388, Otterburn, Northumberland, England (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. 1st Earl of Angus George Douglas,   b. 1380, East Lothian, Scotland d. Aft 1402, England (Age > 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1315 - Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland Death - May 1384 - Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland Marriage - 24 May 1397 - Castle Cary, Somerset, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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