Individual Details

Sir William Douglas

(Abt 1370 - 1392)

[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Douglas Family Worklist]]
[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Strathearn Family Worklist]][[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]] [[Category: Lord of Nithsdale]]
[[Category: Douglas of Douglas]]
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==Biography==
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William Douglas, Lord of the Nithsdale, was the natural or illegitimate son of [[Douglas-404|Archbald Douglas]] and an unnamed partner.

'''Marriage'''William and [[Stewart-3216|Egidia (Jill) Stewart]] were married in August 1389 in Scotland. This union helped him acquire the Lordship of Nithsdale.
They had two children:
#[[Douglas-812|William Douglas]]
# [[Douglas-802|Egidia Douglas]]
It is said, that Sir WIlliam was assassinated in Prussia, during the year 1391, however he was apparently collecting rents in Dumfries during 1392, so he appears to have outlived his rivals, and died in Scotland sometime that year.

== Sources ==
'''Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 :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''' : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.>[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun03pauluoft/page/162/mode/2up William, Lord of Nithsdale, Vol III, pps 163-4]



See also:*[[Wikipedia:William_Douglas_of_Nithsdale|William Douglas of Nithsdale, Wikipedia]]*'''Stephen, Leslie, Sir, 1832-1904 : Dictionary Of National Biography''' : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.>[https://archive.org/stream/dictionaryofnati15stepuoft#page/360/mode/1up William Douglas, Lord of Nithsdale, pps 360-1]*'''Johnston, G. Harvey (George Harvey), 1860-1921 : "The Earls of Douglas." 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. Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020.>[https://archive.org/details/heraldryofdougla00john/page/14/mode/2up William Douglas, Lord of Nithsdale, pg 15]* Pedigree Resource File CD 49 Abbreviation: Pedigree Resource File CD 49 Publication: (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2002) * Ancestral File (TM) Abbreviation: Ancestral File (TM) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SAINTS Publication: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998

    Events

    BirthAbt 1370Nithsdale, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
    Death1392Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    MarriageEgidia Stewart
    Reference No1003158
    Reference No1024478
    Reference No60

    Families

    SpouseEgidia Stewart (1355 - 1407)
    ChildEgidia Douglas (1391 - 1438)
    ChildSir William "2nd Lord of Nithsdale" Douglas (1388 - 1419)
    FatherSir Archibald "The Grim" Douglas (1325 - 1400)
    SiblingLiving
    SiblingHelen Douglas (1380 - )