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Sir William, "The Hardy", Lord of Douglas, Douglas 1243–1298 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aft 1243

Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 November 1298

Death Location: Tower of London, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir I

Mother: Martha Carrick

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Sir Douglas

The story of Sir William, "The Hardy", Lord of Douglas, Douglas began in 1243 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Sir William, "The Hardy", Lord of Douglas, Douglas married Lady Elizabeth Stewart Countess Douglas, and had children including Sir James The Good Lord Of Douglas. Sir William, "The Hardy", Lord of Douglas, Douglas passed away in 1298 in Tower of London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William, "The Hardy", Lord of Douglas, Douglas began in 1243 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William, "The Hardy", Lord of Douglas, Douglas married Lady Elizabeth Stewart Countess Douglas, and had children including Sir James The Good Lord Of Douglas.
  • Sir William, "The Hardy", Lord of Douglas, Douglas passed away in 1298 in Tower of London, Middlesex, England.

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Sir Douglas's Ancestors

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Sir Douglas
1243–1298
Birth Place: Douglas Castle, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Longlegs Lord Douglas I
1215–1274
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Martha (De Bruce) Carrick
1207–1255
Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Douglas's Descendants

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Sir (William, "The Hardy", Lord of Douglas,) Douglas (Aft 1243–6 November 1298) m. Lady (Elizabeth Stewart Countess) Douglas (1250–24 January 1294)
  1. 1. Sir (James "The Good" Lord of) Douglas 1286–1330 m. Beatrice (De) Lindsay 1291–1352
    1. 1. Black (Sir Archibald "The Grim" Earl of Wigtown 3rd Lord of Douglas Lord of Galloway And Lord of Bothwell) Douglas 1328–1400 m. Lady (Johana) Moray 1340–1409
      1. 1. Eleanor Douglas 1360–1400 m. James ((John)) Dundas 1358–1451
        1. 1. Lady (Dauphine Janet De Dundas Baroness) Livingston 1384–1459 m. Sir (Alexander Livingston, Baron Livingston Of Callendar, Justicar Of) Scotland 1382–1451

Sir Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1243
Aft 1243
Birth of Sir William, "The Hardy", Lord of Douglas, Douglas in Douglas Castle, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas Castle, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
1298
6 November 1298
Age 55
Death of Sir William, "The Hardy", Lord of Douglas, Douglas in Tower of London, Middlesex, England
Tower of London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aft 1243
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1298
    Event Place: Tower of London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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