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James - Sir James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of Mar 1358–1388 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1358

Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Aug 1388

Death Location: Killed at the Battle of Otterburn, Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Douglas

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Bruce

Children(s): William Douglas

In 1358, James - Sir James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of Mar entered the world in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir William 1 1St Earl Of Douglas Mar Douglas And Lady Margaret 1 10Th Countess Of Mar Stewart. James - Sir James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of Mar married Lady Isabel Euphame Stewart Princess Of Scotland Baroness Bruce, and had children including William Laird Drumlanrig Douglas. James - Sir James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of Mar passed away in 1388 in Killed at the Battle of Otterburn, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1358, James - Sir James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of Mar entered the world in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir William 1 1St Earl Of Douglas Mar Douglas And Lady Margaret 1 10Th Countess Of Mar Stewart.
  • James - Sir James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of Mar married Lady Isabel Euphame Stewart Princess Of Scotland Baroness Bruce, and had children including William Laird Drumlanrig Douglas.
  • James - Sir James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of Mar passed away in 1388 in Killed at the Battle of Otterburn, Berwickshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Mar's Ancestors

Self
James Mar
1358–1388
Birth Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William (1*), 1st Earl of Douglas &; Mar Douglas
1327–1384
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret (1*), 10th Countess of Mar) Stewart
1329–1393
Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Archibald "Regent of Scotland" "the Tyneman") Douglas
1296–1333
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Beatrice Baroness Douglas) DeLindsay
1291–1352
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1240–1298
Eleanor Lavain
1261–1326
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1215–1274
Lady Douglas
1215–1255

James Mar's Descendants

1.
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James (- Sir James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of) Mar (1358–10 Aug 1388) m. Lady (Isabel Euphame Stewart, Princess of Scotland, Baroness) Bruce (1348–26 Oct 1410)
  1. 1. William (Laird Drumlanrig) Douglas 1377–1427 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart 1378–1441
    1. 1. William (Laird Drumlanrig) Douglas 1400–1464 m. Lady (Margaret) Carlyle 1410–1472
      1. 1. William ("4th Laird of Drumlanrig") Douglas 1435–1484 m. Elizabeth (Lady) Crichton 1434–1479 m. Countess (Huntly Elizabeth) Crichton 1432–1539
        1. 1. James ("5th Laird of Drumlanrig") Douglas 1460–1498 m. Janet Scott 1457–1509

James Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1358
1358
Birth of James - Sir James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of Mar in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1388
10 Aug 1388
Age 30
Death of James - Sir James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of Mar in Killed at the Battle of Otterburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
Killed at the Battle of Otterburn, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1358
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1388
    Event Place: Killed at the Battle of Otterburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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