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Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus 1449–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1449

Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Nov 1513

Death Location: Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: George Forest

Mother: Isabel Sibbald

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Boyd

Children(s): Hon. DOUGLAS

The story of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus began in 1449 in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland. Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus married Elizabeth Boyd, and had children including Hon Sir William Of Braidwood And Glenbervie Douglas. Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus passed away in 1513 in Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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  • The story of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus began in 1449 in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus married Elizabeth Boyd, and had children including Hon Sir William Of Braidwood And Glenbervie Douglas.
  • Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus passed away in 1513 in Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Archibald Angus's Ancestors

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Archibald Angus
1449–1513
Birth Place: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
George "the Red" Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Gouglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest
1429–1463
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel (Livingstone) Sibbald
1418–1496
Balgonie Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William ((1st Earl Douglas) (2nd Earl Angus)) Douglas
1398–1437
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Elizabeth Hay, Countess of) Angus
1404–1484
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
GEORGE, DOUGLAS
1378–1403
Lady Edmonston
1380–1457
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Douglas
1327–1384
Lady Stewart
1346–1418
Robert Scotland
1337–1406
ANNABELLA DRUMMOND
1350–1401

Archibald Angus's Descendants

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Archibald (Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of) Angus (16 Oct 1449–29 Nov 1513) m. Elizabeth Boyd (1458–21 Feb 1497)
  1. 1. Hon. (Sir William of Braidwood and Glenbervie) DOUGLAS 1470–1513 m. Lady (Elizabeth) AUCHINLECK 1480–1548 m. Elizabeth Drummond 1472–1514
    1. 1. Sir (Archibald) Douglas 1502–1570 m. Lady (Anne Agnes Keith, Countess of Moray and) Argyll 1530–1588
      1. 1. Rev (James) Douglas 1565–1630

Archibald Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1449
16 Oct 1449
Birth of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
1513
29 Nov 1513
Age 64
Death of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus in Priory Of St Ninian, Galloway, Scotland
Priory Of St Ninian, Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1449
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1513
    Event Place: Priory Of St Ninian, Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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