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Sir George "The Red" Douglas 1426 – 1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1426

Birth Location: Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Mar 1463

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Douglas

Mother: Lady Hay

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Eleanor Douglas, Lady Douglas, Egidia Douglas, Allison Douglas, John DOUGLAS, Earl Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Isabel Douglas, Lord Douglas,, Archibald Angus

The story of Sir George "The Red" Douglas began in 1426 in Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sir George "The Red" Douglas married Lady Isabel Livingstone Sibbald Douglas, and had children including Eleanor Hellen "Elene" Douglas, Lady Katherine Douglas, Egidia Douglas, Allison Douglas, John DOUGLAS, Earl James Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Isabel Douglas, Lord Archibald "Bell the Cat" "Great Earl of Angus" Douglas, Knight of Douglas,, Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus. Sir George "The Red" Douglas passed away in 1463 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir George "The Red" Douglas began in 1426 in Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Sir George "The Red" Douglas married Lady Isabel Livingstone Sibbald Douglas, and had children including Eleanor Hellen "Elene" Douglas, Lady Katherine Douglas, Egidia Douglas, Allison Douglas, John DOUGLAS, Earl James Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Isabel Douglas, Lord Archibald "Bell the Cat" "Great Earl of Angus" Douglas, Knight of Douglas,, Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of Angus.
  • Sir George "The Red" Douglas passed away in 1463 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Douglas
1399 – 1437
Birth Location: Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lady Hay
1400 – 1484
Birth Location: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Douglas
1418 – 1496
Birth Location: Balgonie, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Eleanor Douglas
1435 – 1486
Birth Location: Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lady Douglas
1440 – 1478
Birth Location: Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Egidia Douglas
1442 – 1472
Birth Location: Scotland
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Allison Douglas
1444 – 1471
Birth Location: Angusshire, Scotland now, Ireland
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John DOUGLAS
1445 – 1513
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Earl Douglas
1446 – 1485
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
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Elizabeth Douglas
1448 – 1545
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Isabel Douglas
1448 – 1465
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lord Douglas,
1449 – 1529
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Archibald Angus
1449 – 1513
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Sir Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Sir Douglas
1426 – 1463
Birth Place: Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Douglas
1399 – 1437
Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth) Hay
1400 – 1484
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
George Douglas
1376 – 1402
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary Stuart
1380 – 1458
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Douglas's Descendants

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Sir (George "The Red") Douglas (ABT 1426 – 12 Mar 1463) m. Lady (Isabel Livingstone Sibbald) Douglas (1418 – BEF 21 FEB 1496/97)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Hellen "Elene") Douglas (1435 – 20 Nov 1486)
  2. 2. Lady (Katherine) Douglas (1440 – 1478)
  3. 3. Egidia Douglas (1442 – 1472)
  4. 4. Allison Douglas (1444 – 1471)
  5. 5. John DOUGLAS (1445 – 31 Jan 1513)
  6. 6. Earl (James) Douglas (ABT 1446 – ABT 1485)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Douglas (1448 – Apr 1545)
  8. 8. Isabel Douglas (1448 – 1465)
  9. 9. Lord (Archibald "Bell the Cat" "Great Earl of Angus" Douglas, Knight of) Douglas, (16 Oct 1449 – 8 May 1529) m. Elizabeth (Catherine, Countess of Angus) Boyd (1450 – 21 Feb 1496)
    1. 1. Margaret Douglas (1435 – 1473)
    2. 2. George (Douglas Master of) Angus (1469 – 9 September 1513) m. Elisabeth Drummond (1472 – 21 August 1514)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Douglas (1489 – 1573)
      2. 2. Archibald (Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1490-1557)Lord Chancellor of) Scotland, (1489 – 22 Jan 1557) m. Margaret (Lady) Hepburn (Abt. 1492 – 1513) m. Margaret (Maxwell - Douglas - Bailey, Dame Countess of) Angus (1528 – 31 Jan 1593) m. Margaret (Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of) England (1496 – 18 October 1541)
        1. 1. James (Angus Douglas,) Master (1544 – Feb 1547)
        2. 2. George Douglas (1546 – 1552)
        3. 3. Margaret Douglas (1507 – 1517) m. Matthew (Earl of Lennox) Stuart
        4. 4. Richard Angus (1523 – 1603) m. Alice Collins (1525 – 1605)
      3. 3. George (Sir of Pittendreich) Douglas (1490 – Aug 1522)
      4. 4. Alison (Isabella Douglas Baroness of) Wedderburn (1491 – 1529)
      5. 5. Lady (Margaret DOUGLAS) ANGUS (1492 – 17 Jul 1537)
      6. 6. William Douglas (1494 – 2 Oct 1528)
      7. 7. Janet Douglas (1495 – 17 Jul 1537)
      8. 8. James (II Lord Douglas van) Drumlanrig (1498 – 27 Dec 1575)
      9. 9. Sir (George Douglas) Pittendreich (1500 – Aug 1552)
      10. 10. Archibald Douglas (1503 – 29 September 1570)
      11. 11. Robert Douglas (1504 – 1545)
      12. 12. Giles Douglas (1505 – 4 Jul 1546)
      13. 13. Agnes Douglas (1508 – 1548)
      14. 14. Alison ((Douglas) m. David Home of) Wedderburn ( – 1450)
    3. 3. Marion ("Mariotta") Douglas (8 Mar 1469 – 6 Mar 1542)
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Douglas) Auchinleck (1470 – 1548)
    5. 5. Mariotta (Douglas of) Angus (1470 – 6 Mar 1542)
    6. 6. Archibald (Douglas) VI (1470 – )
    7. 7. Sir (William Douglas) Drumlanrig (1471 – 9 Sep 1513)
    8. 8. Gavin (Douglas Bishop) Dunkeld (1472 – Sep 1522)
    9. 9. Mary Douglas (1472 – 1571)
    10. 10. Sir (William Douglas Glenbervie) Knt (1473 – 9 Sep 1513)
    11. 11. Sir (William Knight) DOUGLAS (1474 – 09 Sep 1513)
    12. 12. Archibald (Kilspindie) DOUGLAS (1475 – 1536)
    13. 13. Elizabeth Douglas (1476 – Jul 1509)
    14. 14. Marion (Mariot) Douglas (1476/8 – Jul 1511)
    15. 15. Lady (Janet Archibald) Douglas (1485 – 6 Mar 1542)
    16. 16. Elisabeth Douglas (1490 – 1573)
  10. 10. Archibald (Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of) Angus (16 Oct 1449 – 29 Nov 1513)

Sir Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1426
ABT 1426
Birth of Sir George "The Red" Douglas in Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1463
12 Mar 1463
Age 37
Death of Sir George "The Red" Douglas in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1426
    Event Place: Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1463
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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