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Sir James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland 1516 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 June 1581

Death Location: Beheaded for the murder of Lord Darnley. Edinburgh, Midlothian, SCOTLAND

Father: Sir Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth (Douglas)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sir Pittendreich

The story of Sir James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland began in 1516 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Sir James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland had children including Sir Archibald Douglas of Pittendreich. Sir James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland passed away in 1581 in Beheaded for the murder of Lord Darnley. Edinburgh, Midlothian, SCOTLAND.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland began in 1516 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Sir James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland had children including Sir Archibald Douglas of Pittendreich.
  • Sir James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland passed away in 1581 in Beheaded for the murder of Lord Darnley. Edinburgh, Midlothian, SCOTLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Douglas
1492 – 1552
Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
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Elizabeth (Douglas)
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Pittendreich
1556 – 1618
Birth Location: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sir Scotland's Ancestors

Self
Sir Scotland
1516 – 1581
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir George \ "of Pittendreich" Douglas
1492 – 1552
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elizabeth (Douglas)
Grandparents
George Douglas
1459 – 1513
East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Drummond) (Douglas)
1472 – 1514
Innerpeffray, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Scotland's Descendants

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Sir (James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of) Scotland (1516 – 2 June 1581)
  1. 1. Sir (Archibald Douglas of) Pittendreich (1556 – 1618) m. Elizabeth (Sutherland) (Douglas) (1564 – 1642)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Douglas) (Innes) (1598 – Jul 1655) m. John (Innes \ "Innes of) Leuchars" (1587 – Sep 1645)
      1. 1. Alexander Innes (6 November 1632 – 9 October 1679)
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Elspet" Innes) (Mitchell) (17 Mar 1673 – Abt. 1769) m. William Mitchell (1652 – )

Sir Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Sir James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1581
2 June 1581
Age 65
Death of Sir James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland in Beheaded for the murder of Lord Darnley. Edinburgh, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
Beheaded for the murder of Lord Darnley. Edinburgh, Midlothian, SCOTLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1581
    Event Place: Beheaded for the murder of Lord Darnley. Edinburgh, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
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