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Archibald "6th Earl of Angus" Douglas
(1489 - Bef 22 Jan 1557)
[[Category:Scotland, Notables]]
[[Category:Nominated Profiles]]
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
[[Category:Battle of Pinkie Cleugh]]
[[Category:Battle of Ancrum Moor]]
[[category:Earls of Angus]]
[[Category:Douglas of Angus]]
[[Category: Douglases in The Rough Wooing]]
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== Biography ==
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'''Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus'''
[[#Weir|Weir]]: p. 238.
was born circa 1490,
[[#CokayneP2-1|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol I]]:[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo01coka#page/157/mode/1up p. 157] the son of George Douglas, Master of Angus and Elizabeth Drummond.
===Marriage===
Archibald married three times.
====}====On 26 Jun 1509, he was contracted to marry Lady '''Margaret Hepburn''' (d. 1513)."Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus." [https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/d/archibalddouglasangus.html# Undiscovered Scotland]. Web. She was the daughter of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell and Lady Margaret Gordon.
====}====His second wife '''Margaret Tudor''' (b. 29 Nov 1489 London - d. 18 Oct 1541 Methven, Perth, Scotland), was the widow of James IV (d. 09 Sep 1513 Battle of Flodden). Her parents were Henry VII of England and Elizabeth Plantagenet."Magaret Tudor: Queen of Scotland," in [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Tudor#ref1251002 Encyclopedia Brittanica]. Web.
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[[Wikipedia: Daniël Mijtens]]
Archibald and Margaret were married on 6 August 1514 at Kinnoul Church,Mosley, C. (1999). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th ed, 1, p. 1282. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. but the couple became estranged and Margaret obtained an annullment on 11 March 1527/28. She went on to marry Henry Stewart, who became Lord Methven in 1528.
}* Lady Margaret Douglas+ b. 18 Oct 1515, d. 9 Mar 1578
====}====His third and last wife was '''Margaret Maxwell'''. Her parents were Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell and Janet Douglas. They married on 9 April 1543.
[[#CokayneP2-1|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol I]]:[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo01coka#page/158/mode/1up p. 158]
(Maxwell-1846)
}* James Douglas, Master of Angus b. bt 1544 - 1547, d. Feb 1547/48
===Other Children===
*Janet DouglasMosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Volume 1, page 690.
*George Douglas
[[#JohnstonDouglas|Johnston - Douglas]]:[https://archive.org/stream/heraldryofdougla00john#page/41/mode/1up p. 41]
d. 28 Dec 1589
===Events===Archibald's father died on 9 Sep 1513 but he pre-deceased Archibald's grandfather who survived until some time between 29 11 qtqe and 31 Jan 1513/4 after which Archibald succeeded as 6th Earl of Angus and 2nd Lord Douglas.
[[#CokayneP2-1|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol I]]:[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo01coka#page/155/mode/2up pp. 156-7]
[[#Mosly107|Mosly]]: p. 1742
He held the office of Member of the Council of Regency between 1517 and 1521. He held the office of Member of the Council of Regency between 1523 and 1526. He held the office of High Chancellor in Scotland in August 1527. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor in 1528.
In 1528 the sentence of forfeiture was pronounced against him, and he retired to England. In March 1542/43 his sentence of forfeiture was reversed. He fought in the Battle of Ancrum Muir in 1545.
He resigned as Earl of Angus on 31 August 1547 and had a regrant of the same, limited to his heirs male.
He fought in the Battle of Pinkie on 10 September 1547.
This Earl had, for a time, supreme power in Scotland,
[[#Robertsonh1|Robertson - Scotland Vol. I]]:[https://archive.org/stream/historyscotland07unkngoog#page/n263/mode/1up p. ] but in 1528 the young King James V escaped his hands and the sentence of forfeiture was passed against Angus and his kinsmen. On the death of James V, Angus returned to Scotland, and was restored to his honours and possessions.
===Death===He died in January 1556/57 at Tantallon Castle, Scotland, from erysipelas.Erysipelas (/ɛrɨˈsɪpələs/; Greek ἐρυσίπελας—red skin; also known as "Ignis sacer", "holy fire", and "St. Anthony's fire" in some countries) is an acute infection of the upper dermis and superficial lymphatics, usually caused by streptococcus bacteria. Erysipelas is more superficial than cellulitis, and is typically more raised and demarcated. He was buried at Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland.
== Sources ==
* Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage", London: St. Catherine Press, 1910, Ed. 2 Vol I
* 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
* Mosly, Charles, ed., "Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference" 107th ed., Wilmington, DE: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003
* Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. I
* Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. V
* Robertson, William, "History of Scotland during the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI till his Acession to the Crown of England", London: Cadell and Davis, 1817
* Weir, Alison, "Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy", London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999
See also:
* [[#Richardson1|Richardson - Royal Vol I]]: p. 668
* [[#Richardson5|Richardson - Royal Vol V]]: p. 208
* Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995).
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Archibald_Douglas,_6th_Earl_of_Angus|Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus]]
* }
* "Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus (born c. 1489 — died January 1557, Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scot.)," in Encyclopedia Britannica. Web.[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Archibald-Douglas-6th-Earl-of-Angus]
[[Category:Nominated Profiles]]
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
[[Category:Battle of Pinkie Cleugh]]
[[Category:Battle of Ancrum Moor]]
[[category:Earls of Angus]]
[[Category:Douglas of Angus]]
[[Category: Douglases in The Rough Wooing]]
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== Biography ==
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'''Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus'''
[[#Weir|Weir]]: p. 238.
was born circa 1490,
[[#CokayneP2-1|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol I]]:[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo01coka#page/157/mode/1up p. 157] the son of George Douglas, Master of Angus and Elizabeth Drummond.
===Marriage===
Archibald married three times.
====}====On 26 Jun 1509, he was contracted to marry Lady '''Margaret Hepburn''' (d. 1513)."Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus." [https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/d/archibalddouglasangus.html# Undiscovered Scotland]. Web. She was the daughter of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell and Lady Margaret Gordon.
====}====His second wife '''Margaret Tudor''' (b. 29 Nov 1489 London - d. 18 Oct 1541 Methven, Perth, Scotland), was the widow of James IV (d. 09 Sep 1513 Battle of Flodden). Her parents were Henry VII of England and Elizabeth Plantagenet."Magaret Tudor: Queen of Scotland," in [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Tudor#ref1251002 Encyclopedia Brittanica]. Web.
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[[Wikipedia: Daniël Mijtens]]
Archibald and Margaret were married on 6 August 1514 at Kinnoul Church,Mosley, C. (1999). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th ed, 1, p. 1282. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. but the couple became estranged and Margaret obtained an annullment on 11 March 1527/28. She went on to marry Henry Stewart, who became Lord Methven in 1528.
}* Lady Margaret Douglas+ b. 18 Oct 1515, d. 9 Mar 1578
====}====His third and last wife was '''Margaret Maxwell'''. Her parents were Robert Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell and Janet Douglas. They married on 9 April 1543.
[[#CokayneP2-1|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol I]]:[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo01coka#page/158/mode/1up p. 158]
(Maxwell-1846)
}* James Douglas, Master of Angus b. bt 1544 - 1547, d. Feb 1547/48
===Other Children===
*Janet DouglasMosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Volume 1, page 690.
*George Douglas
[[#JohnstonDouglas|Johnston - Douglas]]:[https://archive.org/stream/heraldryofdougla00john#page/41/mode/1up p. 41]
d. 28 Dec 1589
===Events===Archibald's father died on 9 Sep 1513 but he pre-deceased Archibald's grandfather who survived until some time between 29 11 qtqe and 31 Jan 1513/4 after which Archibald succeeded as 6th Earl of Angus and 2nd Lord Douglas.
[[#CokayneP2-1|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol I]]:[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo01coka#page/155/mode/2up pp. 156-7]
[[#Mosly107|Mosly]]: p. 1742
He held the office of Member of the Council of Regency between 1517 and 1521. He held the office of Member of the Council of Regency between 1523 and 1526. He held the office of High Chancellor in Scotland in August 1527. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor in 1528.
In 1528 the sentence of forfeiture was pronounced against him, and he retired to England. In March 1542/43 his sentence of forfeiture was reversed. He fought in the Battle of Ancrum Muir in 1545.
He resigned as Earl of Angus on 31 August 1547 and had a regrant of the same, limited to his heirs male.
He fought in the Battle of Pinkie on 10 September 1547.
This Earl had, for a time, supreme power in Scotland,
[[#Robertsonh1|Robertson - Scotland Vol. I]]:[https://archive.org/stream/historyscotland07unkngoog#page/n263/mode/1up p. ] but in 1528 the young King James V escaped his hands and the sentence of forfeiture was passed against Angus and his kinsmen. On the death of James V, Angus returned to Scotland, and was restored to his honours and possessions.
===Death===He died in January 1556/57 at Tantallon Castle, Scotland, from erysipelas.Erysipelas (/ɛrɨˈsɪpələs/; Greek ἐρυσίπελας—red skin; also known as "Ignis sacer", "holy fire", and "St. Anthony's fire" in some countries) is an acute infection of the upper dermis and superficial lymphatics, usually caused by streptococcus bacteria. Erysipelas is more superficial than cellulitis, and is typically more raised and demarcated. He was buried at Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland.
== Sources ==
* Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage", London: St. Catherine Press, 1910, Ed. 2 Vol I
* 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
* Mosly, Charles, ed., "Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference" 107th ed., Wilmington, DE: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003
* Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. I
* Richardson, Douglas, "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families", Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. V
* Robertson, William, "History of Scotland during the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI till his Acession to the Crown of England", London: Cadell and Davis, 1817
* Weir, Alison, "Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy", London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999
See also:
* [[#Richardson1|Richardson - Royal Vol I]]: p. 668
* [[#Richardson5|Richardson - Royal Vol V]]: p. 208
* Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995).
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Archibald_Douglas,_6th_Earl_of_Angus|Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus]]
* }
* "Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus (born c. 1489 — died January 1557, Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scot.)," in Encyclopedia Britannica. Web.[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Archibald-Douglas-6th-Earl-of-Angus]
Events
| Birth | 1489 | Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 4 Aug 1514 | Kinnoul Church - Margaret Tudor | |||
| Death | Bef 22 Jan 1557 | Tantallon Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland | |||
| Reference No | 814880 | ||||
| Reference No | 834787 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Tudor (1489 - 1541) |
| Father | George "Master of Angus" Douglas (1469 - 1513) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Drummond (1472 - 1514) |
| Sibling | Sir George "of Pittendreich" Douglas (1492 - 1552) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Douglas (1490 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Douglas (1490 - 1576) |
| Sibling | Alison Douglas (1491 - ) |
| Sibling | Lady Jonet "The Grey Lady" Douglas (1495 - 1537) |
| Sibling | William "Abbot of Holyrood" Douglas (1495 - 1528) |