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Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland 1541–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1541

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

Death Date: 25 Sep 1572

Death Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Scotland

Mother: Lady Montgomerie

Spouse(s): Lady Gordon-Douglas

Children(s): Lady Morton, James III

In 1541, 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 James Ll Douglas 4Th Earl Of Morton Regent Of Scotland And Lady Christian Montgomerie. Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland married Lady Margaret Margaretha Gordon Douglas, and had children including James Lord Douglas Van Drumlanrig Iii, Jane Douglas, Lady Mary Maria Douglas Of Morton. Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland passed away in 1572 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1541, 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 James Ll Douglas 4Th Earl Of Morton Regent Of Scotland And Lady Christian Montgomerie.
  • Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland married Lady Margaret Margaretha Gordon Douglas, and had children including James Lord Douglas Van Drumlanrig Iii, Jane Douglas, Lady Mary Maria Douglas Of Morton.
  • Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland passed away in 1572 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Willem Scotland's Ancestors

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Willem Scotland
1541–1572
Birth Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir James ll Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland
1498–1578
Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Christian) Montgomerie
1515–1575
eglinton castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Willem Scotland's Descendants

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Willem ((William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of) Scotland (2 Jul 1541–25 Sep 1572) m. Lady (Margaret (Margaretha)) Gordon-Douglas (1539–22 May 1607)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary \ Maria Douglas of) Morton 1561–1600 m. Sir (Walter Ogilvy, "1st Lord Ogilvy of) Deskford" 1560–1624
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Douglas of Deshford, Baniffshire, Ogilivy of) Deskford 1597–1646 m. Sir (John Grant of Freuchie) V 1596–1637
      1. 1. Sir (James Grant 7th of) Freuchie 1616–1667 m. Lady (Mary Countess of Freuchie) Stewart 1605–1662
        1. 1. Sir (Ludovic Grant, (The Highland King), 8th Earl of) Freuchie 1649–1716 m. Lady (Janet (of Lethan Estate)) Brodie 1641–1714 m. Jean (Houston of) Houston 1673–1734 m. Janet (Brodie) Grant 1651–1697 m. Lady (Margaret Ogilvie) Grant 1665–
  2. 2. James (Lord Douglas van Drumlanrig) III 1559–1615

Willem Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1541
2 Jul 1541
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 31
Death of Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1541
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire - Protocol Book of Sir John Christisone, 1518-1551

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1572
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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