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The Grim Archibald Earl of Douglas 1328–1400 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1328

Birth Location: Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Dec 1400

Death Location: Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Mistress (Jean)

Spouse(s): Lady Moray

Children(s): Sir Border

The story of The Grim Archibald Earl of Douglas began in 1328 in Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland. The Grim Archibald Earl of Douglas married Lady Douglas Johana Of Bothwell Moray, and had children including Sir William Nithsdale Douglas Warder West Border. The Grim Archibald Earl of Douglas passed away in 1400 in Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of The Grim Archibald Earl of Douglas began in 1328 in Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • The Grim Archibald Earl of Douglas married Lady Douglas Johana Of Bothwell Moray, and had children including Sir William Nithsdale Douglas Warder West Border.
  • The Grim Archibald Earl of Douglas passed away in 1400 in Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Douglas
1286–1330
Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JD
Mistress (Jean)
1292–
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Moray
1346–1409
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LM

Children(s)

Sir Border
1364–1392
Birth Location: Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SB

The Douglas's Ancestors

Self
The Douglas
1328–1400
Birth Place: Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
James "The Good" "The Black" Douglas
1286–1330
Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mistress (Joan) (Jean)
1292–
Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
William ("The Hardy") Douglas
1240–1298
Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1245–1295
Irvine, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

The Douglas's Descendants

1.
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The (Grim Archibald Earl of) Douglas (1328–24 Dec 1400) m. Lady (Douglas Johana of Bothwell) Moray (1346–Aug 1409)
  1. 1. Sir (William Nithsdale Douglas Warder West) Border 1364–1392 m. Lady (Egidia Stewart Princess of Scotland Baroness Douglas of) Nithsdale 1360–1398
    1. 1. Lady (Egidia "The Fair Maid" Countess Douglas) Orkney 1377–1438 m. Henry (II Knight Templar,Earl of Orkney,) Sinclair 1389–1422
      1. 1. Lady (Beatrix Countess Douglas De) Sinclair 1396–1463 m. Sir (James "The Gross" Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of) Annandale 1371–1443 m. James Douglas 1386–1443
        1. 1. Lady (Beatrix) Douglas 1410–1490 m. William (1st Earl of Erroll) Hay 1415–1461

The Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1328
1328
Birth of The Grim Archibald Earl of Douglas in Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1400
24 Dec 1400
Age 72
Death of The Grim Archibald Earl of Douglas in Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1328
    Event Place: Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1400
    Event Place: Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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