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Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French King 1327–1384 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1327

Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1384

Death Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Hill

Mother: Beatrice Lindsay

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): George Angus, James Douglas, Margaret Herries

The story of Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French King began in 1327 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French King married Margaret Stuart Countess Of Angus Douglas, and had children including George Douglas 1St Earl Of Angus, James Earl Of Douglas, Margaret Douglas Baroness Herries. Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French King passed away in 1384 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French King began in 1327 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French King married Margaret Stuart Countess Of Angus Douglas, and had children including George Douglas 1St Earl Of Angus, James Earl Of Douglas, Margaret Douglas Baroness Herries.
  • Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French King passed away in 1384 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Sir King's Ancestors

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Sir King
1327–1384
Birth Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Archibald epithet "Tyneman" (Old Scots: Loser) Douglas, a Scottish nobleman, Guardian of Scotland, military leader at Battle of Halidon Hill
1296–1333
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Beatrice (Beatrix de) Lindsay
1298–1352
Crawford Castle, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William "le Hardi" or "the bold" Douglas, Lord of Douglas; imprisoned by English thrice, fought with William Wallace against) England
1255–1298
Douglas castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Stewart) Stuart
1243–1283
Scotland
Alexander Lindsay
1266–1307
Breneville, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
1220–1276
Alexander Scotland
1214–1283
Jean Macrory
1218–1250
Sir Crusade
1235–1271
Margaret Lindsay
1247–1274
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1195–1240
Margret Crauford
1187–
Walter ScotlandStewart
1170–1241
Bethóc Angus
1174–1270
David Justiciary
1203–1249

Sir King's Descendants

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Sir (William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French) King (Apr 1327–1384) m. Margaret (Stuart, Countess of Angus &) Douglas (1345–23 Mar 1418)
  1. 1. George (Douglas, 1st Earl of) Angus 1380–1403 m. Lady (Mary Stewart of) Edmonstone 1380–1458
    1. 1. William (Douglas, 2nd Earl of) Angus 1398–1437 m. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of) Angus 1392–1456
      1. 1. George (III Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest, 1st Red Chief of Douglas, finished siege of Roxburgh) Castle 1417–1463 m. Isabella ((Isobel)) Sibbald 1430–1495
        1. 1. Sir (Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas, knight, 5th Earl of) Angus 1445–1513 m. Elizabeth (Boyd, Baroness of) Angus 1450–1498 m. Janet (Kennedy) (mistress) 1480–1543
        2. 2. Johanna Douglas 1455–1494
        3. 3. Margaretha Douglas 1460–1485
      2. 2. Lady (Helen Elene Douglas Countess) Montrose 1425–1486 m. William Graham 1433–1472
        1. 1. William (Graeme Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose & 3d Lord of) Graham 1464–1513 m. Anabella (Elizabeth Drummond, Baroness of) Montrose 1465–1491 m. Christian Wawane 1480–
        2. 2. Lady (Johanna Graham -) Ogilvy 1461–1522
        3. 3. Lady (Isabelle Graham -) Campbell 1460–1510
      3. 3. Hugh (Douglas, Rector of St) Andrews 1432–1466
      4. 4. William (Douglas of) Cluny 1437–1462
      5. 5. Sir (James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus; no) issue 1426–1446 m. Lady (Joan 'the mute lady of Dalkeith' Stuart, Princess of Scotland, Countess Morton, Lady of) Dalkeith 1428–1486
      6. 6. Sir (George 'The Red' Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, the first Red Chief of Douglas clan, Lord of Douglas, Abernethy & Jedburgh) Forest 1425–1462
      7. 7. Margaret (Christian) Douglas 1426–1488
    2. 2. George (Douglas III, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord of Douglas; supported Henry VI against Yorkist, commanded James II's) forces 1404–1462
    3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Douglas) (Erskine) 1400–1490
  2. 2. James (Earl of) Douglas –1388
  3. 3. Margaret (Douglas Baroness) Herries 1375–1425

Sir King's Timeline

2 Records

1327
Apr 1327
Birth of Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French King in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1384
1384
Age 57
Death of Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French King in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1327
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1384
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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