4th Earl of Morton James Douglas

1520 - 1581  (61 years)

• Name	James Douglas  [1]
  Title	4th Earl of Morton
  Birth	1520
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jun 1581	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Beheaded for murder of Lord Darnley
  Person ID	I7204	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	George Douglas,   b. 1493, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland d. Aug 1552, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Douglas,   b. 1500, Elgin, Moray, Scotland d. 1573 (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Douglas,   b. 1528, Scotland d. 1574, Pittendriech, Moray, Scotland (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F3589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 2 Jun 1581 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S516] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. London, England: Oxf;).