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Willem Douglas Earl van Morton 1540–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

Death Date: 24 September 1606

Death Location: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

Father: JAMES Iv

Mother: Marion Stewart

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Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was born in 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, the child of James 1St Earl Of Moray Ill Son Of The King James Iv Stewart Regent Of Scotland Iv And Marion Margaretha Erskine Stewart. Willem Douglas Earl van Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was born in 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, the child of James 1St Earl Of Moray Ill Son Of The King James Iv Stewart Regent Of Scotland Iv And Marion Margaretha Erskine Stewart.
  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland.

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Willem Morton's Ancestors

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Willem Morton
1540–1606
Birth Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Parents
JAMES (1ST Earl of Moray (ill. son of the King, James IV Stewart, Regent of Scotland Iv
1531–1570
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marion (Margaretha Erskine) Stewart
1513–1550
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
King (of Scotland James V Stewart) Stuart
1512–1542
Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret ((Erskine) Douglas mistress to James) V
1506–1572
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James ⭐️
1473–1513
Margaret Scotland
1489–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Scotland
1451–1488
Margaret Scotland
1456–1486
Henry Richmond
1457–1509
Elizabeth ⭐️
1465–1503

Willem Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
1606
24 September 1606
Age 66
Death of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

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