Individual Details
Sir William "2nd Earl of Angus" Douglas
(24 Feb 1398 - Abt Oct 1437)
[[Category:Earls of Angus]][[Category:Douglas of Angus]][[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]][[Category:Douglases in the Anglo-Scottish Wars]]
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== Biography ==
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William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Angus [S., 1389] in 1402. In 1423 he was one of the negotiators for the release of King James I. He held the office of Ambassador to England in 1430. He held the office of Warden of the Middle Marches in 1433. He fought in the Battle of Piperdean on 10 September 1436, where he defeated the English.
He was knighted at the coronation of King James I.Paul, Sir James Balfour. ''The Scots Peerage.'' Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. pg. 174. Print.
He married Margaret Hay, daughter of Sir William Hay of Yester, on 3 Dec. 1414, having have been contracted to her on 12 Dec. 1410.Paul, Sir James Balfour. ''The Scots Peerage.'' Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. pg. 175. Print.
He had issue:-
:#James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus
:#George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
:#William Douglas
:#Hugh Douglas
:#Elene (or Helen) Douglas:#Archibald Douglas (illegitimate?)Paul, Sir James Balfour. ''The Scots Peerage.'' Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. pg. 175. Print.Johnston, George Harvey. "The Douglases of Angus." ''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, Limited, 1907.39. Print.
==Sources==
*Adrian Benjamin Burke, ''The Livingston Ancestry of the Duncanson Sisters of New Netherland, Part II: Identifyng their maternal great-grandmother Margaret Forrester," in ''The Genealogist'', 2013, p. 176.
*http://www.thepeerage.com/p10822.htm#i108218
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Piperdean
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas,_2nd_Earl_of_Angus
*Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Douglas, William (1398?–1437)". ''Dictionary of National Biography''. 15. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
*Paul, Sir James Balfour. "Douglas, Earl Of Angus." ''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.'' Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. 172-213. Print.
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== Biography ==
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William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Angus [S., 1389] in 1402. In 1423 he was one of the negotiators for the release of King James I. He held the office of Ambassador to England in 1430. He held the office of Warden of the Middle Marches in 1433. He fought in the Battle of Piperdean on 10 September 1436, where he defeated the English.
He was knighted at the coronation of King James I.Paul, Sir James Balfour. ''The Scots Peerage.'' Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. pg. 174. Print.
He married Margaret Hay, daughter of Sir William Hay of Yester, on 3 Dec. 1414, having have been contracted to her on 12 Dec. 1410.Paul, Sir James Balfour. ''The Scots Peerage.'' Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. pg. 175. Print.
He had issue:-
:#James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus
:#George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
:#William Douglas
:#Hugh Douglas
:#Elene (or Helen) Douglas:#Archibald Douglas (illegitimate?)Paul, Sir James Balfour. ''The Scots Peerage.'' Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. pg. 175. Print.Johnston, George Harvey. "The Douglases of Angus." ''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, Limited, 1907.39. Print.
==Sources==
*Adrian Benjamin Burke, ''The Livingston Ancestry of the Duncanson Sisters of New Netherland, Part II: Identifyng their maternal great-grandmother Margaret Forrester," in ''The Genealogist'', 2013, p. 176.
*http://www.thepeerage.com/p10822.htm#i108218
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Piperdean
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas,_2nd_Earl_of_Angus
*Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Douglas, William (1398?–1437)". ''Dictionary of National Biography''. 15. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
*Paul, Sir James Balfour. "Douglas, Earl Of Angus." ''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.'' Vol. 1. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. 172-213. Print.
Events
| Birth | 24 Feb 1398 | Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 3 Dec 1414 | Margaret Hay | |||
| Death | Abt Oct 1437 | Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |||
| Reference No | 1017234 | ||||
| Reference No | 1038555 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Hay (1404 - 1484) |
| Child | George "4th Earl of Angus" Douglas (1427 - 1462) |
| Child | Hugh Douglas ( - 1466) |
| Child | Archibald Douglas ( - 1475) |
| Child | Helen Douglas (1425 - 1476) |
| Child | James "3rd Earl of Angus" Douglas (1426 - 1446) |
| Child | William "of Cluny" Douglas (1428 - 1475) |
| Father | Sir George Douglas (1376 - 1402) |
| Mother | Lady Mary "Marjory" Stewart (1380 - 1457) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Douglas (1397 - 1460) |