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Lord George Douglas , 1st Earl of Angus 1378–1402 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 1378

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

Death Date: Aft. 14 Sep 1402

Death Location: Lancashire, England - Died of plague while captive, after being wounded five times and taken in the Battle of Homildon Hill

Father: Lord Douglas

Mother: Lady iure)

Spouse(s): Lady Angus

Children(s): William Angus

Lord George Douglas , 1st Earl of Angus was born in 1378 in Tantallon Castle, near, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Lord William Douglas And Lady Margaret Stewart 4Th Countess Of Angus Lady Abernethy Suo Iure. Lord George Douglas , 1st Earl of Angus married Lady Mary Stewart Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Angus, and had children including William Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Angus. Lord George Douglas , 1st Earl of Angus passed away in 1402 in Lancashire, England - Died of plague while captive, after being wounded five times and taken in the Battle of Homildon Hill.

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  • Lord George Douglas , 1st Earl of Angus was born in 1378 in Tantallon Castle, near, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Lord William Douglas And Lady Margaret Stewart 4Th Countess Of Angus Lady Abernethy Suo Iure.
  • Lord George Douglas , 1st Earl of Angus married Lady Mary Stewart Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Angus, and had children including William Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Angus.
  • Lord George Douglas , 1st Earl of Angus passed away in 1402 in Lancashire, England - Died of plague while captive, after being wounded five times and taken in the Battle of Homildon Hill.

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Lord Angus's Ancestors

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Lord Angus
1378–1402
Birth Place: Tantallon Castle, near, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Lord William Douglas
1323–1384
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Stewart , 4th Countess of Angus, Lady Abernethy (suo) iure)
1355–1418
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Archibald 'The Tyneman') Douglas
1297–1333
Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Beatrice Lindsay , of) Crawford
1302–1352
Crawford, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John (St Clair , of) Herdmanston
1323–1377
Herdmanston, East Lothian,Scotland
Margaret (Sinclair , of) Roslin
1334–1418
Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Douglas
1243–1298
Lady Lovaine
1267–1326
William Clair
1297–1330
Margarete Gartney
1300–
William Sinclair
1283–1330
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Douglas
1220–1274
Lady Fawdon
1215–1292
Alice Fenton
1232–
Sir Lanark
1265–1336
Alice Fenton
1270–1336

Lord Angus's Descendants

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Lord (George Douglas , 1st Earl of) Angus (Bef. 1378–Aft. 14 Sep 1402) m. Lady (Mary Stewart , Princess of Scotland, Countess of) Angus (Abt. 1 Jan 1380–20 Mar 1457)
  1. 1. William (Douglas , 2nd Earl of) Angus 1398–1437 m. Margaret (Hay , of) Yester 1400–1484
    1. 1. George (Douglas , 4th Earl of) Angus 1417–1463 m. Lady (Isabella x Sibbald , of Balgony, Countess of) Angus 1433–1497
      1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1456–1505 m. Laird (Duncan Campbell , 2nd Laird of) Glenorchy 1452–1513
        1. 1. Laird (Colin Campbell , 3rd Laird of) Glenorchy 1481–1529 m. Janet Gordon 1490–1524
      2. 2. Laird (Archibald 'Bell-the-Cat' Douglas , 5th Earl of) Angus 1449–1513 m. Elizabeth (Boyd , Countess of) Angus 1448–1497
        1. 1. Lady (Janet Douglas , Baroness) Glamis 1502–1551 m. Lord (Robert Maxwell , 4th Baron) Maxwell 1493–1546 m. Lord (Andrew Robert Herries , 2nd Lord Herries of) Terregles 1480–1513
        2. 2. George Douglas 1463–1513 m. Lady (Elizabeth Drummond , Countess of) Angus 1472–1514

Lord Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1378
Bef. 1378
Birth of Lord George Douglas , 1st Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, near, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, near, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1402
Aft. 14 Sep 1402
Age 24
Death of Lord George Douglas , 1st Earl of Angus in Lancashire, England - Died of plague while captive, after being wounded five times and taken in the Battle of Homildon Hill
Lancashire, England - Died of plague while captive, after being wounded five times and taken in the Battle of Homildon Hill

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 1378
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, near, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 14 Sep 1402
    Event Place: Lancashire, England - Died of plague while captive, after being wounded five times and taken in the Battle of Homildon Hill

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