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George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus 1380–1403 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1380

Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Sep 1403

Death Location: died of Bubonic Plague as English prisoner after Battle of Homildon Hill, Lancashire, Scotland

Father: Sir King

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Edmonstone

Children(s): William Angus, George forces, Lady (Erskine)

George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus was born in 1380 in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir William Douglas 1St Earl Of Angus Douglas Battle Of Nesbit Moor Battle Of Poitiers Where He Was Knighted By The French King And Margaret Stuart Countess Of Angus Douglas. George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus married Lady Mary Stewart Of Edmonstone, and had children including George Douglas Iii 4Th Earl Of Angus Lord Of Douglas Supported Henry Vi Against Yorkist Commanded James Ii S Forces, Lady Elizabeth Douglas Erskine, William Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Angus. George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus passed away in 1403 in died of Bubonic Plague as English prisoner after Battle of Homildon Hill, Lancashire, Scotland.

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  • George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus was born in 1380 in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir William Douglas 1St Earl Of Angus Douglas Battle Of Nesbit Moor Battle Of Poitiers Where He Was Knighted By The French King And Margaret Stuart Countess Of Angus Douglas.
  • George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus married Lady Mary Stewart Of Edmonstone, and had children including George Douglas Iii 4Th Earl Of Angus Lord Of Douglas Supported Henry Vi Against Yorkist Commanded James Ii S Forces, Lady Elizabeth Douglas Erskine, William Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Angus.
  • George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus passed away in 1403 in died of Bubonic Plague as English prisoner after Battle of Homildon Hill, Lancashire, Scotland.

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George Angus's Ancestors

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George Angus
1380–1403
Birth Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French King
1327–1384
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Stuart, Countess of Angus &) Douglas
1345–1418
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Archibald epithet "Tyneman" (Old Scots: Loser) Douglas, a Scottish nobleman, Guardian of Scotland, military leader at Battle of Halidon) Hill
1296–1333
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Beatrice (Beatrix de) Lindsay
1298–1352
Crawford Castle, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Thomas (Stuart, 2nd Earl of Angus, Great) Chamberlain
1331–1361
Angus, Torfs, Scottland
Margaret (Sinclair (St) Clair)
1324–1392
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir England
1255–1298
Elizabeth Stuart
1243–1283
Alexander Lindsay
1266–1307
Sir knight
–1331
1303–1358
Isabel Orkney
1335–1391
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1220–1276
Alexander Scotland
1214–1283
Jean Macrory
1218–1250
Sir Crusade
1235–1271
Margaret Lindsay
1247–1274
Alexander 1308
1271–1319
–1330
Malise Orkney
1299–1357
Marjory Ross
1302–1350

George Angus's Descendants

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George (Douglas, 1st Earl of) Angus (24 Oct 1380–14 Sep 1403) m. Lady (Mary Stewart of) Edmonstone (1380–1458)
  1. 1. William (Douglas, 2nd Earl of) Angus 1398–1437 m. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of) Angus 1392–1456
    1. 1. George (III Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest, 1st Red Chief of Douglas, finished siege of Roxburgh) Castle 1417–1463 m. Isabella ((Isobel)) Sibbald 1430–1495
      1. 1. Sir (Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas, knight, 5th Earl of) Angus 1445–1513 m. Elizabeth (Boyd, Baroness of) Angus 1450–1498 m. Janet (Kennedy) (mistress) 1480–1543
        1. 1. George (Douglas, Master of) Angus 1469–1513 m. Elizabeth Drummond 1472–1514
        2. 2. Gavin (Douglas, Bishop of) Dunkeld 1472–
        3. 3. Sir (Archibald) Douglas 1475–
        4. 4. Mariotta (Marion Douglas, Countess of) Glencarin 1470–1541 m. Sir (Cuthbert Robert Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn, 3rd Lord Kilmaurs, Lord High Treasurer of) Scotland 1476–1541
        5. 5. Margaret Douglas 1458–1535 m. John Cathcart 1458–1535
      2. 2. Johanna Douglas 1455–1494
      3. 3. Margaretha Douglas 1460–1485
    2. 2. Lady (Helen Elene Douglas Countess) Montrose 1425–1486 m. William Graham 1433–1472
      1. 1. William (Graeme Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose & 3d Lord of) Graham 1464–1513 m. Anabella (Elizabeth Drummond, Baroness of) Montrose 1465–1491 m. Christian Wawane 1480–
        1. 1. Patrick (Graeme (Graham), 1st Baron of) Inchbrakie 1506–1536 m. Margaret (Catherine Stewart) (Graeme) 1520–1543
        2. 2. Sir (William Graham, 2d Lord of Montrose & 4th Lord Of) Graham 1488–1571
      2. 2. Lady (Johanna Graham -) Ogilvy 1461–1522
      3. 3. Lady (Isabelle Graham -) Campbell 1460–1510
    3. 3. Hugh (Douglas, Rector of St) Andrews 1432–1466
    4. 4. William (Douglas of) Cluny 1437–1462
    5. 5. Sir (James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus; no) issue 1426–1446 m. Lady (Joan 'the mute lady of Dalkeith' Stuart, Princess of Scotland, Countess Morton, Lady of) Dalkeith 1428–1486
    6. 6. Sir (George 'The Red' Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, the first Red Chief of Douglas clan, Lord of Douglas, Abernethy & Jedburgh) Forest 1425–1462
    7. 7. Margaret (Christian) Douglas 1426–1488
  2. 2. George (Douglas III, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord of Douglas; supported Henry VI against Yorkist, commanded James II's) forces 1404–1462
  3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Douglas) (Erskine) 1400–1490

George Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1380
24 Oct 1380
Birth of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1403
14 Sep 1403
Age 23
Death of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus in died of Bubonic Plague as English prisoner after Battle of Homildon Hill, Lancashire, Scotland
died of Bubonic Plague as English prisoner after Battle of Homildon Hill, Lancashire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1380
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1200
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1403
    Event Place: died of Bubonic Plague as English prisoner after Battle of Homildon Hill, Lancashire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1200
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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