Individual Details
William "of Cluny" Douglas
(Abt 1428 - 1475)
[[Category:Douglas of Angus]]
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
==Biography==
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}William was born about 1428. He was the son of [[Douglas-422|William Douglas]] and [[Hay-53|Margaret Hay]]. He passed away in 1475. He was Warden of the Eastern and Middle Marches, and was guardian to King James III in his minority. He died either unmarried or without male issue, because the 5th Earl of Angus inherited his lands.
== Sources ==
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas_of_Cluny
*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.
*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.
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
==Biography==
}}
}William was born about 1428. He was the son of [[Douglas-422|William Douglas]] and [[Hay-53|Margaret Hay]]. He passed away in 1475. He was Warden of the Eastern and Middle Marches, and was guardian to King James III in his minority. He died either unmarried or without male issue, because the 5th Earl of Angus inherited his lands.
== Sources ==
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas_of_Cluny
*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.
*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 | Abt 1428 | ||||
| Death | 1475 | ||||
| Reference No | 17360060 | ||||
| Reference No | 18718090 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Sir William "2nd Earl of Angus" Douglas (1398 - 1437) |
| Mother | Margaret Hay (1404 - 1484) |
| Sibling | George "4th Earl of Angus" Douglas (1427 - 1462) |
| Sibling | Hugh Douglas ( - 1466) |
| Sibling | Archibald Douglas ( - 1475) |
| Sibling | Helen Douglas (1425 - 1476) |
| Sibling | James "3rd Earl of Angus" Douglas (1426 - 1446) |