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Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland 1540–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

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

Death Date: 3 MAR 1611 [Exiled by Scots King James VI

Death Location: in exile St Germain Des Pres, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Father: Sir Morton,

Mother: Lady Stewart

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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 Archibald Douglas Of Glenbervie 8Th Earl Of Angus 5Th Earl Of Morton And Lady Margaret Agnes Anna Anne Countess Of Moray Keith Countess Of Moray Amp Argyll Campbell Stewart. Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland passed away in 1611 in in exile St Germain Des Pres, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • 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 Archibald Douglas Of Glenbervie 8Th Earl Of Angus 5Th Earl Of Morton And Lady Margaret Agnes Anna Anne Countess Of Moray Keith Countess Of Moray Amp Argyll Campbell Stewart.
  • Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland passed away in 1611 in in exile St Germain Des Pres, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Morton,
1503–1570
Birth Location: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
SM
Lady Stewart
1503–1588
Birth Location: Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willem Scotland's Ancestors

Self
Willem Scotland
1540–1611
Birth Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie, 8th Earl of Angus, 5th Earl of Morton,
1503–1570
Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Agnes Anna (Anne) Countess of Moray Keith Countess of Moray & Argyll Campbell) Stewart
1503–1588
Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Willem (Lord) Douglas
1507–1513
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1475–1570
Auchinleck, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Lord (Robert William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of) Keith
1483–1513
Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice Douglas, Baroness Morton and) Glamis
1488–1527
Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1489–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

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
1611
3 MAR 1611 [Exiled by Scots King James VI
Age 71
Death of Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland in in exile St Germain Des Pres, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
in exile St Germain Des Pres, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1611 [Exiled by Scots King James VI
    Event Place: in exile St Germain Des Pres, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
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