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Lord Archibald Douglas 1489 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1489

Birth Location: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 January 1557

Death Location: North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Douglas

Mother: Lady Drummond

Spouse(s): Lady Stewart, Margaret Tudor

Children(s): Lady Douglas, Lady Douglas

Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas was born in 1489 in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir George Douglas and Lady Elizabeth Drummond. Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas married Lady Catherine Stewart, Margaret Tudor, and had children including Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas. Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas passed away in 1557 in North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas was born in 1489 in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir George Douglas and Lady Elizabeth Drummond.
  • Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas married Lady Catherine Stewart, Margaret Tudor, and had children including Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas.
  • Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas passed away in 1557 in North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Lord Douglas
1489 – 1557
Birth Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir George Douglas
1463 – 1513
Tantallon Castle, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Drummond
1472 – 1514
Cargill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Grandparents
Laird (Archibald 'Bell the Cat') Douglas
1449 – 1513
Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Boyd
1448 – 1497
Kilmarnock, Aryshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Douglas
1417 – 1463
Isabel Sibbald
1433 – 1497
Lord Boyd
1425 – 1480
Lady Maxwell
1425 – 1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1398 – 1437
Margaret Hay
1400 – 1484
John Sibbald
1397 – 1451
Joan Livingstone
1405 – 1439
Lord Boyd
1405 – 1439
Lady Isabell
1395 – 1439

Lord Douglas's Descendants

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Lord (Archibald) Douglas (29 Nov 1489 – 22 January 1557) m. Lady (Catherine) Stewart (28 November 1489 – 5 Jul 1554) m. Margaret Tudor (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (1523 – 24 May 1579) m. Lord (James) Hamilton (1517 – 22 Jan 1575)
    1. 1. Lord (Claud) Hamilton (1546 – 15 Jan 1622) m. Lady (Margaret Montgomerie) Seton (1555 – March 1616)
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret Anne) Hamilton (21 September 1577 – 23 December 1577) m. Lewis (Rodolphi) Bayly (1565 – 26 Oct 1631)
        1. 1. Margaret Bailey (abt 1615 – 1662) m. John Rowland (1614 – 1653)

Lord Douglas's Timeline

5 Records

1489
Abt. 1489
Birth of Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1489
29 Nov 1489
Birth of Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1543
1543
Age 54
Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1557
Bef. 22 Jan 1557
Age 68
Death of Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas in Tantallon Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
1557
22 January 1557
Age 68
Death of Lord Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Douglas in North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1489
    Event Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1489
    Event Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 22 Jan 1557
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1557
    Event Place: North Berwick, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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