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[[Category:Clan Douglas]]
[[Category:Lord of Douglas]]
[[Category:Earl of Douglas]]
[[Category:Battle of Poitiers]]

== Biography ==
: On 26 May 1342 he inherited the vast Douglas family estates from his uncle, Hugh Douglas.1 In August 1353 he slew his kinsman, William Douglas.1 He fought in the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356, where he was wounded.1 As a result of his marriage, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas was styled as Earl of Mar before 13 November 1357. He was created 1st Earl of Douglas [Scotland] on 26 January 1357/58.2 He held the office of Warden of the Marches.
Created 1st Earl of Douglas in 1358, and by marriage Earl of Mar. He returned from training in France in 1348 and recovered Douglasdale and Ettrick Forest to Scottish allegience. He was present at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. He was warden of the east marches. He rebelled against King David II in 1363 in consequence of royal misappropriation of funds raised for ransom. He was reconciled and swore allegiance to Robert II in 1371. He was justiciar of southern Scotland from 1371 until his death. He had issue by his wife's sister-in-law, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Stewart, Earl of Angus, and Margaret St. Clair.
[http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun03paul#page/148/mode/2up Sir James Balfour Paul, Editor, 1906, The Scots Peerage,] writes: "Hume of. Godscroft and others have assigned three wives to this Earl of Douglas: first, Margaret, or Agnes, Dunbar,2 who is said to be the mother of James, second Earl of Douglas, and of Archibald Douglas, Lord of Galloway; second, Margaret of Mar ; and third, Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar and Angus. But his only wife was Margaret of Mar, daughter of Donald, and sister of Thomas, Earl of Mar. Douglas and she were married, so far as can be ascertained, in 1357, 3 and she survived him, marrying, as her second husband, before July 1388, Sir John Swinton of Swinton, and dying in 1390."

==DNA==Note: Y-DNA Haplogroup conflict. (Probably does not belong to [[:Category:Y-DNA Haplogroup I2b1|Haplogroup I2b1]], as listed on familytreedna.com [[Lechner-18|mrl]]* William, 1st Earl of Douglas, incl Douglas-Hamilton, Dukes of Hamilton, I2b1 Group Type 1: William, 1st Earl of Douglas, incl Douglas-Hamilton, Dukes of Hamilton, [[:Category:Y-DNA Haplogroup I2b1|Y-DNA Haplogroup I2b1]] [http://www.familytreedna.com/public/douglas/default.aspx?section=yresults familytreedna]* [[Douglas-403|William Douglas]], Born about 1150 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, R1a Group: Type 1: (R-M198). Drumlanrig/Queensberry line, [[:Category:Y-DNA Haplogroup R1b1a2|Y-DNA Haplogroup R1b1a2]] [http://www.familytreedna.com/public/douglas/default.aspx?section=yresults familytreedna]

=== Birth ===
: Birth:
:: Date: ABT 1327
:: Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
:: Date: ABT 1323
:: Place: Of, Douglas, LKS, ScotlandSource: [[#S4]]

=== Death ===
: Death:
:: Date: MAY 1384Source: [[#S4]]

=== Marriage ===

: Husband: [[Douglas-391|William Douglas]]
: Wife: [[Of MAR-5|Margaret of MAR]]
: Marriage:
:: Date: BEF 13 NOV 1357
: Child: [[Douglas-425|James Douglas]]

: Husband: [[Douglas-801|William Douglas]]
: Wife: [[UNKNOWN-78110|Margaret of Mar UNKNOWN]]
: Child: [[Douglas-808|Muriel Douglas]]
: Child: [[Douglas-796|James Douglas]]
: Marriage:
:: Date: ABT 1286:: Place: Of, Castle Cary, Somersetshire, EnglandSource: [[#S4]]

: Husband: [[Douglas-801|William Douglas]]
: Wife: [[Stewart-3260|Margaret Stewart]]
: Child: [[Douglas-824|George Douglas]]
: Marriage:
:: Place: Not MarriedSource: [[#S4]]

: Husband: [[Douglas-814|Archibald Douglas]]
: Wife: [[De LINDSAY-18|Beatrice de LINDSAY]]
: Child: [[Douglas-819|John Douglas]]
: Child: [[Douglas-801|William Douglas]]
: Child: [[Douglas-793|Eleanor Douglas]]
: Marriage:
:: Date: ABT 1320Source: [[#S4]]


=== Death ===
: Death:
:: Date: MAY 1384
:: Place: Douglas, Scotland
:: Source: [[#S171]]


=== Burial ===
: Burial:
:: Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
:: Source: [[#S171]]

== Sources ==

* '''"Royal Ancestry" 2013 Douglas Richardson Vol. III. p. 151'''*[http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun03paul#page/148/mode/2up Sir James Balfour Paul, Editor, 1906, The Scots Peerage,] founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Published by David Douglas, Edinburgh, Scotland
http://www.thepeerage.com/p10949.htm#i109487: Text: This individual (or object) is the subject of an article or stub at Wikipedia.

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[[Category:Scotland, Notables]]
[[Category:Lord of Douglas]]
[[Category: Earls of Douglas]]
[[Category:Battle of Poitiers]]
[[Category: Douglas of Douglas]]
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== Biography ==
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}On 26 May 1342 he inherited the vast Douglas family estates from his uncle, Hugh Douglas.1 In August 1353 he slew his kinsman, William Douglas.1 He fought in the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356, where he was wounded.1 As a result of his marriage, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas was styled as Earl of Mar before 13 November 1357. He was created 1st Earl of Douglas [Scotland] on 26 January 1357/58.2 He held the office of Warden of the Marches.
Created 1st Earl of Douglas in 1358, and by marriage Earl of Mar. He returned from training in France in 1348 and recovered Douglasdale and Ettrick Forest to Scottish allegience. He was present at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. He was warden of the east marches. He rebelled against King David II in 1363 in consequence of royal misappropriation of funds raised for ransom. He was reconciled and swore allegiance to Robert II in 1371. He was justiciar of southern Scotland from 1371 until his death. He had issue by his wife's sister-in-law, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Stewart, Earl of Angus, and Margaret St. Clair.
[http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun03paul#page/148/mode/2up Sir James Balfour Paul, Editor, 1906, The Scots Peerage,] writes: "Hume of. Godscroft and others have assigned three wives to this Earl of Douglas: first, Margaret, or Agnes, Dunbar,2 who is said to be the mother of James, second Earl of Douglas, and of Archibald Douglas, Lord of Galloway; second, Margaret of Mar ; and third, Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar and Angus. But his only wife was Margaret of Mar, daughter of Donald, and sister of Thomas, Earl of Mar. Douglas and she were married, so far as can be ascertained, in 1357, 3 and she survived him, marrying, as her second husband, before July 1388, Sir John Swinton of Swinton, and dying in 1390."
[[#Paul3|Paul - Peerage Vol. III]]: [http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun03paul#page/148/mode/2up p. 148]


=== Birth ===
: Birth:
:: Date: ABT 1327
:: Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
:: Date: ABT 1323
:: Place: Of, Douglas, LKS, Scotland

=== Marriage ===
: Husband: [[Douglas-391|William Douglas]]
: Wife: [[Of MAR-5|Margaret of MAR]]
: Marriage:
:: Date: BEF 13 NOV 1357
: Child: [[Douglas-425|James Douglas]]

: Husband: [[Douglas-801|William Douglas]]
: Wife: [[UNKNOWN-78110|Margaret of Mar UNKNOWN]]
: Child: [[Douglas-808|Muriel Douglas]]
: Child: [[Douglas-796|James Douglas]]
: Marriage:
:: Date: ABT 1286
:: Place: Of, Castle Cary, Somersetshire, England

: Husband: [[Douglas-801|William Douglas]]
: Wife: [[Stewart-3260|Margaret Stewart]]
: Child: [[Douglas-824|George Douglas]]
: Marriage:
:: Place: Not Married

: Husband: [[Douglas-814|Archibald Douglas]]
: Wife: [[De LINDSAY-18|Beatrice de LINDSAY]]
: Child: [[Douglas-819|John Douglas]]
: Child: [[Douglas-801|William Douglas]]
: Child: [[Douglas-793|Eleanor Douglas]]
: Marriage:
:: Date: ABT 1320
William died on MAY 1384 in Douglas, Scotland and was buried in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

===DNA===Note: Y-DNA Haplogroup conflict. (Probably does not belong to [[:Category:Y-DNA Haplogroup I2b1|Haplogroup I2b1]], as listed on familytreedna.com [[Lechner-18|mrl]]* William, 1st Earl of Douglas, incl Douglas-Hamilton, Dukes of Hamilton, I2b1 Group Type 1: William, 1st Earl of Douglas, incl Douglas-Hamilton, Dukes of Hamilton, [[:Category:Y-DNA Haplogroup I2b1|Y-DNA Haplogroup I2b1]] [http://www.familytreedna.com/public/douglas/default.aspx?section=yresults familytreedna]* [[Douglas-403|William Douglas]], Born about 1150 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, R1a Group: Type 1: (R-M198). Drumlanrig/Queensberry line, [[:Category: Y-DNA Haplogroup R-M269|Y-DNA Haplogroup R-M269]] [http://www.familytreedna.com/public/douglas/default.aspx?section=yresults familytreedna]

== Sources ==

* Johnston, George Harvey, "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, 1907
* Paul, James Balfour. "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", Edinburgh: David Douglas,,1906, Vol. III
* Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. III

See also:

* [[#Richardson3|Richardson - Royal Vol III]]: p. 151
* [[#JohnstonDouglas|Johnston - Douglas]]: [https://archive.org/stream/heraldryofdougla00john#page/14/mode/1up p. 14-15]
* [[#Paul3|Paul - Peerage Vol. III]]: [http://www.archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun03paul#page/148/mode/2up pp. 147-54]]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10949.htm#i109487 The Peerage: William Douglas]
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:William_Douglas,_1._Earl_of_Douglas|William_Douglas,_1._Earl_of_Douglas]]

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Marriage	1286	Castle Cary, Somerset, England - Margaret Mar
Birth	Abt 1327	Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death	Abt May 1384	Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marriage		Living
Marriage		Margaret "10th Countess of Mar" Stewart
Alt name		William "1st Earl of Douglas" Douglas
Reference No		1003441
Reference No
Reference No		60
Reference No		1024762

Spouse	Margaret "10th Countess of Mar" Stewart (1325 - 1393)
Child	Countess Isabel "Countess of Mar" Douglas (1360 - 1408)
Child	Sir James "2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar" Douglas (1355 - 1388)

Spouse	Living
Child	Mary "Joan" Douglas (1360 - 1395)

Spouse	Margaret Stewart (1354 - 1417)
Child	Sir George Douglas (1376 - 1402)
Child	Lady Margaret Douglas (1380 - 1425)

Spouse

Margaret Mar (1265 - 1292)

Father	Sir Archibald Douglas (1297 - 1333)
Mother	Beatrice "Beatrix" Lindsay (1314 - 1352)
Sibling	John Douglas (1321 - 1342)
Sibling	Eleanor Douglas (1325 - 1376)