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The Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches" Douglas 1325–1400 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1325

Birth Location: Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Dec 1400

Death Location: Threave Castle, Scotland

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Beatrice DeLindsay

Spouse(s): Joan Stratherne

Children(s): Sir Douglas, Eleanor Douglas

The Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches" Douglas was born in 1325 in Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of James Black 2Nd Lord Of Douglas Douglas And Beatrice Delindsay. The Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches" Douglas married Joan Stratherne, and had children including Eleanor Douglas, Sir William Nithsdale Warder West Border Sheriff Of Dumfries Douglas. The Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches" Douglas passed away in 1400 in Threave Castle, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches" Douglas was born in 1325 in Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of James Black 2Nd Lord Of Douglas Douglas And Beatrice Delindsay.
  • The Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches" Douglas married Joan Stratherne, and had children including Eleanor Douglas, Sir William Nithsdale Warder West Border Sheriff Of Dumfries Douglas.
  • The Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches" Douglas passed away in 1400 in Threave Castle, Scotland.

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The Douglas's Ancestors

Self
The Douglas
1325–1400
Birth Place: Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
James Black 2nd Lord of Douglas Douglas
1286–1330
Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Beatrice DeLindsay
1291–1352
Crawford, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William "Le Hardi" 5th Earl of) Douglas
1240–1298
Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart.
1245–1294
Irvine, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Sir (Alexander De Lindsay Justiciary) Scotland
1267–1308
Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Beatrix Alice "Baroness de Lindsay") Stewart
1264–1302
Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Douglas
1215–1276
Martha DeCarrick
1215–1255
Alexander Stewart
1214–1283
Lady MacRORY
1218–1280
Sir deLindsay
1235–1279
Margaret deLindsay
1247–1274
Alexander Stewart
1214–1283
Lady MacRORY
1218–1280
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Stewart
1180–1246
Beatrix ANGUS
1184–1270
James MacRory
1190–1220
Ragnild Arran
1190–1218
Walter Stewart
1180–1246
Beatrix ANGUS
1184–1270
James MacRory
1190–1220
Ragnild Arran
1190–1218

The Douglas's Descendants

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The (Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches") Douglas (1325–24 Dec 1400) m. Joan Stratherne (1332–23 Jul 1362)
  1. 1. Sir (William - "Nithsdale" Warder West Border Sheriff of Dumfries) Douglas 1364–1415 m. Egidia (Gelis Princess of Scotland) Stewart 1368–1388
    1. 1. Egidia ("Fair Maid of Nithsdale,") Douglas 1391–1438 m. Henry, (2nd Earl of Orkney Sinclair Knight) Templar 1375–1422 m. Alexander ("Alasdair" of Lennox) Stewart 1396–1425
      1. 1. Sir (Knight Templar-William, 3rd Earl of Orkney Sinclair, 1st Earl of) Caithness 1404–1480 m. Lady (Marjory Sutherland, Countess of Caithness and) Orkney 1436–1480 m. Elizabeth Douglas 1394–1451
        1. 1. Lady (Eleanor Sinclair, Countess of) Atholl 1457–1518 m. Sir (John I "Balveny" Stewart, Prince of Scotland, 1st Earl of) Atholl 1440–1512
        2. 2. William SINCLAIR 1459–1513
        3. 3. Marjorie Sinclair 1460–1480
        4. 4. ROBERT Sinclair 1442–
        5. 5. Mariota Sinclair 1445–1496
        6. 6. Lady (Marjory) Sinclair 1450–1480
      2. 2. Margaret Sinclair 1419–1462
      3. 3. Lady (Beatrix "Beatrice" Sinclair, Countess of Annandale and) Douglas 1407–1462
  2. 2. Eleanor Douglas 1360–1400 m. James Dundas 1340–1363
    1. 1. John (De) Dundas 1365–1451 m. Christina Stewart 1355–1430
      1. 1. Lady (Dauphine (Janet) De Dundas, Baroness) Livingston 1384–1459 m. Sir (Alexander Livingston Lord) Callender 1375–1431
        1. 1. Lady (Janet Livingstone, Baroness Hamilton of) Cadzow 1400–1439 m. JAMES (SIR BARON, 5th Laird of Cadzow HAMILTON) I 1398–1441
        2. 2. Lady (Joan) Livingstone 1405–1439 m. Sir (John Laird Balgonie Sibbald Master of the Household,of King James) II 1400–1451
        3. 3. James (1st Lord of Callendar "de Berwick") LIVINGSTON 1408–1467

The Douglas's Timeline

3 Records

1325
1325
Birth of The Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches" Douglas in Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1400
24 Dec 1400
Age 75
Death of The Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches" Douglas in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1400
24 Dec 1400
Age 75
Death of The Black Sir Archibald The Grim 3rd Earl of Douglas Earl of Wigtown Lord of Galloway""Lord Warden of the Marches" Douglas in Threave Castle, Scotland
Threave Castle, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1325
    Event Place: Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1400
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1400
    Event Place: Threave Castle, Scotland

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