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Lord William 'Longleg' Douglas 1220 – 1274 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1220

Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1274

Death Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Douglas

Mother: Lady Crawford

Spouse(s): Lady Battail

Children(s): Lord Douglas

The story of Lord William 'Longleg' Douglas , 3rd Lord of Douglas began in 1220 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Lord William 'Longleg' Douglas , 3rd Lord of Douglas married Lady Constance Battail, and had children including Lord Sir Knight William 'the Hardy' Douglas. Lord William 'Longleg' Douglas , 3rd Lord of Douglas passed away in 1274 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord William 'Longleg' Douglas , 3rd Lord of Douglas began in 1220 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Lord William 'Longleg' Douglas , 3rd Lord of Douglas married Lady Constance Battail, and had children including Lord Sir Knight William 'the Hardy' Douglas.
  • Lord William 'Longleg' Douglas , 3rd Lord of Douglas passed away in 1274 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Douglas's Ancestors

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Lord Douglas
1220 – 1274
Birth Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Sir Knight Archibald Douglas
1178 – 1238
Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Crawford
1187 – 1225
Crawfordjohn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (William) Douglas
1157 – 1214
Clydesdale, Douglasdale, Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Kersdale
1152 – 1238
City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Fleming
1120 – 1193
Lady Kerdale
1132 – 1221
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Fleming
1085 – 1154
Lady Stuteville
1088 – 1191

Lord Douglas's Descendants

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Lord (William 'Longleg') Douglas (1220 – 1274) m. Lady (Constance) Battail (1215 – 1292)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir Knight William 'the Hardy') Douglas (1243 – 24 Jan 1298) m. Lady (Eleanor De) Lovaine (1267 – 3 May 1326) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart (1250 – 1289)
    1. 1. Lord (Archibald 'The Tyneman') Douglas (1297 – 19 Jul 1333) m. Lady (Beatrice) Lindsay (1302 – Bef. 1352)
      1. 1. Lord (William) Douglas (Abt. 1323 – May 1384) m. Lady (Margaret of the) Mar ( – 1391) m. Lady (Margaret) Stewart (Abt. 1355 – Abt. 23 Mar 1418)
        1. 1. Lord (James) Douglas (1358 – 19 Aug 1388) m. Lady (Isabella Eupheme) Stewart (1348 – 26 Oct 1410)
        2. 2. Lord (George) Douglas (Bef. 1378 – Aft. 14 Sep 1402) m. Lady (Mary) Stewart (Abt. 1 Jan 1380 – 20 Mar 1457)
    2. 2. Lord (Sir Knight James 'The Black') Douglas (1286 – 25 Aug 1330) m. Lady (Joan) Lovel (1290 – )
      1. 1. Sir (John) Douglas (1303 – 25 Jan 1350) m. Lady (Agnes) Graham (1308 – 1 Aug 1377)
        1. 1. Lord (Sir James) Douglas (1330 – 1420) m. Lady (Agnes) Dunbar (Abt. 1322 – 1378)
    3. 3. Lord (James 'The Black Douglas') Douglas (Abt. 1286 – 25 Aug 1330) m. Unknown (Bet. 1260 and 1320 – )
      1. 1. Lord (Archibald ‘The Grim’) Douglas (Abt. 1325 – Abt. 24 Dec 1400) m. Lady (Joanna) Moray (1339 – Abt. Aug 1409)
        1. 1. Lord (Archibald) Douglas (Abt. 1372 – 17 Aug 1424) m. Lady (Margaret) Stewart (Abt. 1370 – Abt. 1451)

Lord Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1220
1220
Birth of Lord William 'Longleg' Douglas , 3rd Lord of Douglas in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1274
1274
Age 54
Death of Lord William 'Longleg' Douglas , 3rd Lord of Douglas in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1220
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1274
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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