Individual Details
William "3rd Duke of Touraine, 6th Earl of Douglas" Douglas
(Abt 1424 - 24 Nov 1440)
[[Category: Earls of Douglas]]
[[Category: Dukes of Touraine]]
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
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== Biography ==
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See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas,_6th_Earl_of_Douglas William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas]
==In Popular Culture==
*S. R. Crockett based his book, The Black Douglas on the death of William.*His death at the "Black Dinner" served as the basis for "The Red Wedding" in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.
== Sources ==
See Also:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas,_6th_Earl_of_Douglas William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas]
*The Scots Peerage, Balfour Paul, Sir James, Edinburgh 1904
*A History of the House of Douglas, Maxwell, Sir Herbert. London 1902
*Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
*Johnston, George Harvey. "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. 16, 17. Print. http://archive.org/stream/heraldryofdougla00john#page/16/mode/2up
[[Category: Dukes of Touraine]]
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
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== Biography ==
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See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas,_6th_Earl_of_Douglas William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas]
==In Popular Culture==
*S. R. Crockett based his book, The Black Douglas on the death of William.*His death at the "Black Dinner" served as the basis for "The Red Wedding" in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.
== Sources ==
See Also:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas,_6th_Earl_of_Douglas William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas]
*The Scots Peerage, Balfour Paul, Sir James, Edinburgh 1904
*A History of the House of Douglas, Maxwell, Sir Herbert. London 1902
*Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
*Johnston, George Harvey. "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. 16, 17. Print. http://archive.org/stream/heraldryofdougla00john#page/16/mode/2up
Events
| Birth | Abt 1424 | Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 1440 | Scotland - Janet Lindsay | |||
| Death | 24 Nov 1440 | Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland | |||
| Reference No | 9468240 | ||||
| Reference No | 9959263 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Janet Lindsay (1418 - 1484) |
| Father | Archibald Douglas (1390 - 1439) |
| Mother | Lady Euphemia "Countess of Douglas" Graham (1408 - 1468) |
| Sibling | Margaret Christian Douglas (1430 - 1475) |
| Sibling | David Douglas (1426 - 1440) |