Individual Details
Sir William "1st Laird of Glenbervie" Douglas
(Bef 1471 - 9 Sep 1513)
[[Category:Scotland, Notables]]
[[Category:Killed in Battle]]
[[Category:EuroAristo_-_Profiles_that_need_work]]
[[Category:Famous People of the 16th Century]]
[[Category:Battle of Flodden]]
[[Category:Douglases in the War of the League of Cambrai]]
[[Category:Douglas of Angus]]
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
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== Biography ==
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}William was the second son of [[Douglas-420|Archibald Douglas]].
[[#JohnstonDouglas|Johnston - Douglas]]: [https://archive.org/stream/heraldryofdougla00john#page/44/mode/1up p. 44]
In 1492 Sir William received lands from the deceased James Auchinleck through a grant.
[[#Paul1|Paul - Peerage Vol. I]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun01paul#page/183/mode/1up p. 183]
In 1493 he also received a charter for Grenana in Ayrshire which was repeated in 1509.
In 1501 Sir William married Elizabeth Auchinleck, daughter and heiress of James Auchinleck. To this union was blessed with one son. Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie.
[[#Paul1|Paul - Peerage Vol. I]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun01paul#page/184/mode/1up p. 184]
In 1510 the lands in Braidwood falling within Lanarkshire were also granted.
Sir William was knighted in 1511 then killed at Flodden. Elizabeth then took up the veil at a convent in St. John near Boroughmuir.
== Research Notes ==
: The date of WIlliam's birth is not know but from the grant of wardship in 1492, one can infer that he was of full age and that his future wife was under 14.
== Sources ==
* Paul, James Balfour. "[[Space:The Scots Peerage|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,1904, 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
See also:
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:William_Douglas_of_Glenbervie|William Douglas of Glenbervie]]
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* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10960.htm#i109600 The Peerage: WIlliam Douglas]
* [https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Douglas_(137) WeRelate: William Douglas]
* [https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I2203&tree=CC Clan MacFarlane: William Douglas]
[[Category:Killed in Battle]]
[[Category:EuroAristo_-_Profiles_that_need_work]]
[[Category:Famous People of the 16th Century]]
[[Category:Battle of Flodden]]
[[Category:Douglases in the War of the League of Cambrai]]
[[Category:Douglas of Angus]]
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
}
== Biography ==
}
}
}
}William was the second son of [[Douglas-420|Archibald Douglas]].
[[#JohnstonDouglas|Johnston - Douglas]]: [https://archive.org/stream/heraldryofdougla00john#page/44/mode/1up p. 44]
In 1492 Sir William received lands from the deceased James Auchinleck through a grant.
[[#Paul1|Paul - Peerage Vol. I]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun01paul#page/183/mode/1up p. 183]
In 1493 he also received a charter for Grenana in Ayrshire which was repeated in 1509.
In 1501 Sir William married Elizabeth Auchinleck, daughter and heiress of James Auchinleck. To this union was blessed with one son. Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie.
[[#Paul1|Paul - Peerage Vol. I]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun01paul#page/184/mode/1up p. 184]
In 1510 the lands in Braidwood falling within Lanarkshire were also granted.
Sir William was knighted in 1511 then killed at Flodden. Elizabeth then took up the veil at a convent in St. John near Boroughmuir.
== Research Notes ==
: The date of WIlliam's birth is not know but from the grant of wardship in 1492, one can infer that he was of full age and that his future wife was under 14.
== Sources ==
* Paul, James Balfour. "[[Space:The Scots Peerage|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,1904, 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
See also:
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:William_Douglas_of_Glenbervie|William Douglas of Glenbervie]]
* }
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10960.htm#i109600 The Peerage: WIlliam Douglas]
* [https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Douglas_(137) WeRelate: William Douglas]
* [https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I2203&tree=CC Clan MacFarlane: William Douglas]
Events
| Birth | Bef 1471 | Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |||
| Death | 9 Sep 1513 | Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England | |||
| Reference No | 2053268 | ||||
| Reference No | 2081995 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Archibald "5th Earl of Angus, Bell the Cat" Douglas (1449 - 1513) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Boyd (1458 - 1498) |
| Sibling | George "Master of Angus" Douglas (1469 - 1513) |
| Sibling | Marion "Mariotta" Douglas (1470 - 1541) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Douglas (1474 - 1493) |
| Sibling | Gavin "Bishop of Dunkeld" Douglas (1474 - 1522) |
| Sibling | Sir Archibald "1st Laird of Kilspindie, Greysteel" Douglas (1475 - 1536) |
| Sibling | Janet Douglas (1478 - ) |