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Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland 1540–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 Sep 1572

Death Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Buchan

Mother: Margaret, Scots)

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In 1540, Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland entered the world in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Knight Robert Douglas Laird Van Lochleven 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan And Margaret Duchess Of Berry And Savoy De Valois Angouleme Mistress Of The King And Step Mother To Mary Queen Of Scots. Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland passed away in 1572 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1540, Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland entered the world in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Knight Robert Douglas Laird Van Lochleven 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan And Margaret Duchess Of Berry And Savoy De Valois Angouleme Mistress Of The King And Step Mother To Mary Queen Of Scots.
  • Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland passed away in 1572 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Willem Scotland's Ancestors

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Willem Scotland
1540–1572
Birth Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight Robert Douglas, Laird van Lochleven 3rd Lord of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of Buchan
1510–1547
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Margaret, (Duchess of Berry and Savoy, de Valois-Angouleme (Mistress of the King and Step-mother to Mary, Queen of) Scots)
1513–1572
(Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian or )Linlithgow Palace, East Linton, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
LorSir (Knight Thomas “The Younger “ Douglas, Laird of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of) Buchan
1475–1535
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Lady (Elisabeth Mary "Marion" Boyd of Nariston, Countess of) Lochleven
1475–1517
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Claude (Twin of Catherine de LORRAINE, DUC de) GUISE
1496–1550
Joinville, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Antoinette (de) Bourbon-Vendome
1493–1583
Ham, Somme, Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Lochleven
1449–1513
Margaret Moreton
1450–1482
René LORRAINE-VAUDÉMONT
1451–1508
Philippa Guelders
1467–1547
Francois Bourbon-Vendome
1470–1495
Marie Pol
1472–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Douglas
1427–1463
Ferri Lorraine
1428–1470
Yolande d'Anjou
1428–1483
Jean Bourbon-Vendome
1425–1478
Isabeau Beauvau
1436–1474
Pierre Pol
1440–1482
Marguerite Savoy
1439–1483

Willem Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1572
25 Sep 1572
Age 32
Death of Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1572
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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