Individual Details

David Douglas

(1515 - Jun 1557)

7th Earl of Angus, 7th Earl Of Angus

David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus

b. circa 1515, died in June 1557 at Cockburnspath, Scotland.

He was the son of Sir George Douglas and Elizabeth Douglas.

He married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Sir John Hamilton and Janet Home, after 8 May 1552.

Children of David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus and Margaret Hamilton

* Lady Margaret Douglas+2 d. 1640

* Lady Elizabeth Douglas+2 d. 1637

* Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus+1 b. c 1555, d. 4 Aug 1588

David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Angus [S., 1389] in January 1556/57. He was said to be inactive and sickly.



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Last Edited=17 May 2005

Citations

1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1282. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.


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He was said to be inactive and sickly.1

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[[Category:Scotland, Notables]]
[[Category:Earls of Angus]]
[[Category:Douglas of Angus]]
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
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== Biography ==
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}David was born in 1515. He succeeded as the Earl of Angus in 1557 but died shortly after in 1557.
[[#JohnstonDouglas|Johnston - Douglas]]: [https://archive.org/stream/heraldryofdougla00john#page/41/mode/1up p. 41]

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== Sources ==

* 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:David_Douglas,_7th_Earl_of_Angus|David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus]]

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* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10959.htm#i109581 The Peerage: David Douglas]

Events

Birth1515
BirthAbt 1515Lasswade, Midlothian, , Scotland
Birth1515Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Marriage8 May 1552Margaret Hamilton countess of Angus
DeathJun 1557Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, , Scotland
DeathJun 1557Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Death1558
Alt nameDavid Douglas 7th Earl of Angus
Alt nameDavid "7th Earl of Angus" Douglas
Reference No5921738
Reference No6097662
Reference No60

Families

SpouseMargaret Hamilton (1525 - 1596)
ChildMargaret Douglas (1558 - 1640)
SpouseMargaret Hamilton countess of Angus (1539 - 1596)
ChildMargaret Douglas (1558 - 1640)
FatherSir George "of Pittendreich" Douglas (1492 - 1552)
MotherElizabeth Douglas (1492 - )
SiblingJames "4th Earl of Morton" Douglas (1516 - 1581)
SiblingMary Douglas (1530 - )