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Lord Sir, Knight, James, 'The, Black' Douglas 1286 – 1330 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1286

Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Aug 1330

Death Location: Malaga, Andalucia, Spain - killed in Battle of Tebaw, while taking (as promised) the heart of Robert the Bruce on a crusade to the Holy Land

Father: Lord Douglas

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Lovel

Children(s): Sir Douglas

Born in 1286 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Lord Sir Knight James 'The Black' Douglas , 2nd Earl of Douglas, Lord of Hermiston was the child of Lord Sir Knight William 'the Hardy' Douglas and Lady Elizabeth Stewart. In time, Lord Sir Knight James 'The Black' Douglas , 2nd Earl of Douglas, Lord of Hermiston married Lady Joan Lovel, and they raised a family that included Sir John Douglas. Lord Sir Knight James 'The Black' Douglas , 2nd Earl of Douglas, Lord of Hermiston died in Malaga, Andalucia, Spain - killed in Battle of Tebaw, while taking (as promised) the heart of Robert the Bruce on a crusade to the Holy Land in 1330.

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Parents

Lord Douglas
1243 – 1298
Birth Location: Douglas Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Lady Stewart
1250 – 1289
Birth Location: Dundonald Castle, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Lovel
1290 –
Birth Location: Findo Gask, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Douglas
1303 – 1350
Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1286
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Aug 1330
    Event Place: Malaga, Andalucia, Spain - killed in Battle of Tebaw, while taking (as promised) the heart of Robert the Bruce on a crusade to the Holy Land

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