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James "1st Earl of Morton" Douglas 1st Earl of Morton
(Abt 1426 - 22 Oct 1493)
1st Earl of Morton Douglas
'''James Douglas''', (1426 - 22 October 1493), the 4th Lord of Dalkeith, was created the 1st Earl of Morton in 1458.
from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_1st_Earl_of_Morton Wikipedia]
He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford, daughter of James Gifford of Sheriffhall.[2] His father resigned all his estates to James in 1456 when James became the 4th Lord of Dalkeith.[3] James was created Earl of Morton in 1458 upon his marriage to Joan Stewart (1428-1493), the daughter of James I, King of Scots. She was a deaf-mute.
They were ancestors of the later Earls of Morton, extinct in the male line in 1548.
===family===
He and his wife Joan were the parents of:
* Sir John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton.
* James, appeared in several writs 1466-1480.
* Janet, married bef. 1 February 1490-1 to Sir Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell.
* Elizabeth, she was mentioned in a charter of 1479.
===comments===
According to [https://archive.org/stream/historyofhouseof01maxw#page/n308/mode/1up page 308] of
"The House of Douglas":
>"Morton died about the year 1504, leaving two sons -- (1) John; who succeeded to the Earldom; (2) James; and one daughter, Janet, who married Patrick, Earl of Bothwell."
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_1st_Earl_of_Morton
* http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/james1stearlofmorton.htm
* [https://archive.org/stream/historyofhouseof01maxw#page/n309/mode/2up Page 240] of "A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland" by Maxwell, Herbert Eustace, Sir, bart., 1845-1937
* [http://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun06paul#page/356/mode/2up The Scots Peerage,] Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. VI, ed. James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909), p. 356
* [http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/entres/pdf/ODA/DeafWithoutLimitsDeafandHOHPioneers.ppsx DEAF WITHOUT LIMITS - DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PIONEERS] CDSS Office of Deaf Access
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Douglas,_2nd_Earl_of_Morton
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Hepburn,_1st_Earl_of_Bothwell
* http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#JamesDouglasMortondied1493A
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
EARL OF MORTON
1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton (d. 1493) was created Earl of Morton in 1458. He was a descendant of Agnes Dunbar, 4th Countess of Moray (known as "Black Agnes of Dunbar"). He married Princess Joan Stewart (1429 - c. 1488), daughter of James I, King of Scots. His wife was buried in Dalkeith Church, Dalkeith. They were the parents of four children; Janet, Elizabeth, James and John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
New creation Earl of Morton
1458-1493 Succeeded by
John Douglas
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale (1426–1488), was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas.
He succeeded to the earldom on the murder of his brother William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas by KingJames II and his entourage. He denounced his brother's murderers and took up arms against the king, but was forced to give in when his allies deserted him.
He obtained a papal dispensation to marry his brother's widow, Margaret Douglas, the Fair Maid of Galloway, in order to keep the family estates together. He was involved in intrigues with the English court, and in 1455 rebelled against James II once more.
Meanwhile another branch of the Douglas family, known as the Red Douglases, had risen into importance, and George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, great-grandson of the first earl of Douglas, took sides with the king against the Earl of Douglas. Douglas, again deserted by his chief allies, fled to England, and his three younger brothers, Ormond, Moray and Balvany, were defeated by Angus at the battle of Arkinholm, near Langholm on the Esk. Moray was killed, Ormond taken prisoner and executed, and Balvany escaped to England. Their last stronghold, Threave Castle in Galloway, fell. James Douglas was attainted in 1455, and his lands and estates were forfeit to the crown. The lands of the Douglases were divided among their rivals, the lordship of Douglas falling to the Red Douglas 4th earl of Angus.
In England the earl of Douglas continued to intrigue against his native land; he was employed by Edward IV in 1461 to negotiate a league with the western highlanders against the Scottish kingdom. He married again after this time, to Anne Holland, daughter of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, his previous marriage having ended in divorce following his attainder.
In 1484 he was taken prisoner while raiding southern Scotland, and was relegated to the abbey of Lindores, where he died in 1488.
Preceded by:
William Douglas Earl of Douglas
1452–1455 Succeeded by:
Forfeit
Preceded by:
William Douglas Earl of Avondale
1452–1455 Succeeded by:
Forfeit
'''James Douglas''', (1426 - 22 October 1493), the 4th Lord of Dalkeith, was created the 1st Earl of Morton in 1458.
from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_1st_Earl_of_Morton Wikipedia]
He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford, daughter of James Gifford of Sheriffhall.[2] His father resigned all his estates to James in 1456 when James became the 4th Lord of Dalkeith.[3] James was created Earl of Morton in 1458 upon his marriage to Joan Stewart (1428-1493), the daughter of James I, King of Scots. She was a deaf-mute.
They were ancestors of the later Earls of Morton, extinct in the male line in 1548.
===family===
He and his wife Joan were the parents of:
* Sir John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton.
* James, appeared in several writs 1466-1480.
* Janet, married bef. 1 February 1490-1 to Sir Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell.
* Elizabeth, she was mentioned in a charter of 1479.
===comments===
According to [https://archive.org/stream/historyofhouseof01maxw#page/n308/mode/1up page 308] of
"The House of Douglas":
>"Morton died about the year 1504, leaving two sons -- (1) John; who succeeded to the Earldom; (2) James; and one daughter, Janet, who married Patrick, Earl of Bothwell."
----
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_1st_Earl_of_Morton
* http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/james1stearlofmorton.htm
* [https://archive.org/stream/historyofhouseof01maxw#page/n309/mode/2up Page 240] of "A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland" by Maxwell, Herbert Eustace, Sir, bart., 1845-1937
* [http://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun06paul#page/356/mode/2up The Scots Peerage,] Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol. VI, ed. James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909), p. 356
* [http://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/entres/pdf/ODA/DeafWithoutLimitsDeafandHOHPioneers.ppsx DEAF WITHOUT LIMITS - DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PIONEERS] CDSS Office of Deaf Access
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Douglas,_2nd_Earl_of_Morton
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Hepburn,_1st_Earl_of_Bothwell
* http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20LATER.htm#JamesDouglasMortondied1493A
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
EARL OF MORTON
1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton (d. 1493) was created Earl of Morton in 1458. He was a descendant of Agnes Dunbar, 4th Countess of Moray (known as "Black Agnes of Dunbar"). He married Princess Joan Stewart (1429 - c. 1488), daughter of James I, King of Scots. His wife was buried in Dalkeith Church, Dalkeith. They were the parents of four children; Janet, Elizabeth, James and John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
New creation Earl of Morton
1458-1493 Succeeded by
John Douglas
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale (1426–1488), was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas.
He succeeded to the earldom on the murder of his brother William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas by KingJames II and his entourage. He denounced his brother's murderers and took up arms against the king, but was forced to give in when his allies deserted him.
He obtained a papal dispensation to marry his brother's widow, Margaret Douglas, the Fair Maid of Galloway, in order to keep the family estates together. He was involved in intrigues with the English court, and in 1455 rebelled against James II once more.
Meanwhile another branch of the Douglas family, known as the Red Douglases, had risen into importance, and George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, great-grandson of the first earl of Douglas, took sides with the king against the Earl of Douglas. Douglas, again deserted by his chief allies, fled to England, and his three younger brothers, Ormond, Moray and Balvany, were defeated by Angus at the battle of Arkinholm, near Langholm on the Esk. Moray was killed, Ormond taken prisoner and executed, and Balvany escaped to England. Their last stronghold, Threave Castle in Galloway, fell. James Douglas was attainted in 1455, and his lands and estates were forfeit to the crown. The lands of the Douglases were divided among their rivals, the lordship of Douglas falling to the Red Douglas 4th earl of Angus.
In England the earl of Douglas continued to intrigue against his native land; he was employed by Edward IV in 1461 to negotiate a league with the western highlanders against the Scottish kingdom. He married again after this time, to Anne Holland, daughter of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, his previous marriage having ended in divorce following his attainder.
In 1484 he was taken prisoner while raiding southern Scotland, and was relegated to the abbey of Lindores, where he died in 1488.
Preceded by:
William Douglas Earl of Douglas
1452–1455 Succeeded by:
Forfeit
Preceded by:
William Douglas Earl of Avondale
1452–1455 Succeeded by:
Forfeit
Events
| Birth | Abt 1426 | Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland | |||
| Christen | 1457 | Scotland - James, Earl of Morton | |||
| Marriage | 15 May 1459 | Perth, , Perth, Scotland - Joan "The Mute" Stewart | |||
| Burial | 22 Oct 1493 | ||||
| Death | 22 Oct 1493 | Abbey, Lindores, Fifeshire, Scotland |
Families
| Spouse | Joan "The Mute" Stewart (1428 - 1486) |
| Child | John Douglas (1459 - 1513) |