Individual Details
James "The Gross, 7th Earl of Douglas" Douglas
(1382 - Abt 24 Mar 1443)
[[Category:Scotland, Notables]]
[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Douglas Family Worklist]]
[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Strathearn Family Worklist]]
[[Category: Earls of Douglas]]
[[Category: Earls of Avondale]]
[[Category:Black Dinner at Edinburgh Castle]]
[[Category: Douglas of Douglas]]
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
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== Biography ==
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}James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas was born in 1371. He was the second son of [[Douglas-404|Archibald Douglas]],
[[#Paul3|Paul - Peerage Vol. III]]:[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun03pauluoft/page/172/mode/2up p. 172]
[[#JohnstonDouglas|Johnston - Douglas]]:[https://archive.org/stream/heraldryofdougla00john#page/17/mode/1up p. 17]
3rd Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray.
[[#CokayneP2-4|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol IV]]:[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo04coka#page/435/mode/1up p. 435]
He married, firstly, Lady Beatrice Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith, before 1424.
[[#Weir|Weir]]: p. 219
He married, secondly, Beatrice Sinclair, daughter of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney and Egidia Douglas, before 7 March 1425/26.
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas also went by the nick-name of James 'the Gross'. In 1425 he was on the trial of the Duke of Albany.He was created 1st Earl of Avondale circa 1437.He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Douglas on 24 November 1440. He held the office of Warden of the West Marches. He lived at Balveny, Scotland.
Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 359.
Children of '''James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas and Beatrice Sinclair'''
Sons:
# Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray
[[#Paul3|Paul - Peerage Vol. III]]:[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun03pauluoft/page/174/mode/2up pp. 174-5]
d. b 1462
# William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
[[#CokayneP2-4|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol IV]]:[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo04coka#page/436/mode/1up p. 436]
b. c 1425, d. 22 Feb 1451/52# James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas b. a 1426, d. a 22 May 1491# Henry Douglas, In Holy Orders# John Douglas, Lord of Balveny# Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormond
Daughters:
# Lady Beatrix Douglas+
# Lady Janet Douglas
[[#Weir|Weir]]: p. 220.
# Lady Margaret Douglas+
[[#Weir|Weir]]: p. 229.
d. 1473# Elizabeth Douglas, m. Sir John Wallace of Craigie.
== Research Notes ==
: A previous merger resulted in Hugh, John, Henry, and George being unsourced with Archibald showing as son of James but not of Beatrice. Sources have been found to resolve all but the alleged son named George.
== Sources==
* Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage (London, St. Catherine Press, 1916) Ed. 2 Vol IV
* 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
* Lee, Sidney, ed,"Dictionary of National Biography", (London, Smith Elder & Co., 1888), Vol. XV
* Paul, James Balfour. "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,,1906, Vol. III
* Weir, Alison, "Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy", London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999
See also:
* [[#Lee15|Lee - DNB Vol. 15]]: [https://archive.org/stream/dictionaryofnati15stepuoft#page/306/mode/1up pp. 306-7]
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:James_Douglas,_7th_Earl_of_Douglas|James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas]]
* [https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I689&tree=CC Clan MacFarlane: James Douglas]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10799.htm#i107981 The Peerage: James Douglas]
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[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Douglas Family Worklist]]
[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Strathearn Family Worklist]]
[[Category: Earls of Douglas]]
[[Category: Earls of Avondale]]
[[Category:Black Dinner at Edinburgh Castle]]
[[Category: Douglas of Douglas]]
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
}
}
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== Biography ==
}
}James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas was born in 1371. He was the second son of [[Douglas-404|Archibald Douglas]],
[[#Paul3|Paul - Peerage Vol. III]]:[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun03pauluoft/page/172/mode/2up p. 172]
[[#JohnstonDouglas|Johnston - Douglas]]:[https://archive.org/stream/heraldryofdougla00john#page/17/mode/1up p. 17]
3rd Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray.
[[#CokayneP2-4|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol IV]]:[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo04coka#page/435/mode/1up p. 435]
He married, firstly, Lady Beatrice Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith, before 1424.
[[#Weir|Weir]]: p. 219
He married, secondly, Beatrice Sinclair, daughter of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney and Egidia Douglas, before 7 March 1425/26.
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas also went by the nick-name of James 'the Gross'. In 1425 he was on the trial of the Duke of Albany.He was created 1st Earl of Avondale circa 1437.He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Douglas on 24 November 1440. He held the office of Warden of the West Marches. He lived at Balveny, Scotland.
Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 359.
Children of '''James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas and Beatrice Sinclair'''
Sons:
# Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray
[[#Paul3|Paul - Peerage Vol. III]]:[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun03pauluoft/page/174/mode/2up pp. 174-5]
d. b 1462
# William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
[[#CokayneP2-4|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol IV]]:[https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo04coka#page/436/mode/1up p. 436]
b. c 1425, d. 22 Feb 1451/52# James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas b. a 1426, d. a 22 May 1491# Henry Douglas, In Holy Orders# John Douglas, Lord of Balveny# Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormond
Daughters:
# Lady Beatrix Douglas+
# Lady Janet Douglas
[[#Weir|Weir]]: p. 220.
# Lady Margaret Douglas+
[[#Weir|Weir]]: p. 229.
d. 1473# Elizabeth Douglas, m. Sir John Wallace of Craigie.
== Research Notes ==
: A previous merger resulted in Hugh, John, Henry, and George being unsourced with Archibald showing as son of James but not of Beatrice. Sources have been found to resolve all but the alleged son named George.
== Sources==
* Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage (London, St. Catherine Press, 1916) Ed. 2 Vol IV
* 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
* Lee, Sidney, ed,"Dictionary of National Biography", (London, Smith Elder & Co., 1888), Vol. XV
* Paul, James Balfour. "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,,1906, Vol. III
* Weir, Alison, "Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy", London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999
See also:
* [[#Lee15|Lee - DNB Vol. 15]]: [https://archive.org/stream/dictionaryofnati15stepuoft#page/306/mode/1up pp. 306-7]
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:James_Douglas,_7th_Earl_of_Douglas|James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas]]
* [https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I689&tree=CC Clan MacFarlane: James Douglas]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10799.htm#i107981 The Peerage: James Douglas]
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Events
| Birth | 1382 | Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 1425 | Lady Beatrice Sinclair | |||
| Death | Abt 24 Mar 1443 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |||
| Reference No | 1012487 | ||||
| Reference No | 1033808 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Lady Beatrice Sinclair ( - 1463) |
| Child | William "8th Earl of Douglas" Douglas (1425 - 1450) |
| Child | James "The Black, 9th Earl of Douglas" Douglas KG (1412 - 1491) |
| Father | Sir Archibald "The Grim" Douglas (1325 - 1400) |
| Mother | Lady Joanna "of Drumsargard" Moray (1340 - 1405) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Douglas ( - 1400) |
| Sibling | Archibald "4th Earl of Douglas, 1st Duke of Touraine, Tyneman" Douglas (1370 - 1424) |
| Sibling | Lady Marjory "Duchess of Rothesay" Douglas (1375 - 1421) |