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James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas & Mar 1355–1388 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1355

Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 18 Aug 1388

Death Location: Northumberland, England

Father: WIlliam Mar

Mother: Countess Mar

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William 1st

In 1355, James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas & Mar entered the world in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, born to William Douglas 1St Earl Of Douglas Mar And Countess Margaret Of Mar. James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas & Mar had children including William Douglas 1St. James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas & Mar passed away in 1388 in Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1355, James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas & Mar entered the world in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, born to William Douglas 1St Earl Of Douglas Mar And Countess Margaret Of Mar.
  • James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas & Mar had children including William Douglas 1St.
  • James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas & Mar passed away in 1388 in Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

WIlliam Mar
1327–1384
Birth Location: –
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Countess Mar
1333–1393
Birth Location: –
CM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William 1st
1373–1421
Birth Location: , Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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James Mar's Ancestors

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James Mar
1355–1388
Birth Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Parents
WIlliam Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar
1327–1384
Countess (Margaret of) Mar
1333–1393
Grandparents
Archibold Douglas
1297–1333
Beatrice Lindsay
1314–1354
Castle Crawford, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William KNT
1255–1299
Eleanor Lovaine
1268–1326
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WIlliam IIIrd
1220–1274
Constance Batail
1210–1274

James Mar's Descendants

1.
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James (Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas &) Mar (1355–18 Aug 1388)
  1. 1. William (Douglas) 1st 1373–1421 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1378–
    1. 1. William (Douglas) II 1395–1458 m. Lady (Jane) Maxwell 1395–1458
      1. 1. William (Douglas) III 1440–1464 m. Margaret (Carlyle) Car 1436–1482
        1. 1. William (Douglas IVth of Dumfries) shire 1484– m. Elizabeth Crichton 1440–1539

James Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1355
1355
Birth of James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas & Mar in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1388
18 Aug 1388
Age 33
Death of James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas & Mar in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1355
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1388
    Event Place: Northumberland, England
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