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William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus 1398–1437 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 1398
Birth Location: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Death Date: Oct 1437
Death Location: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Father: George Angus
Mother: Lady Edmonstone
Spouse(s): Lady Angus
Children(s): George Castle, Lady Montrose, Hugh Andrews, William Cluny, Sir issue, Sir Forest, Margaret Douglas
William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus was born in 1398 in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of George Douglas 1St Earl Of Angus And Lady Mary Stewart Of Edmonstone. William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus married Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay Of Yester Countess Of Angus, and had children including George Iii Douglas 4Th Earl Of Angus Lord Douglas Abernethy And Jedburgh Forest 1St Red Chief Of Douglas Finished Siege Of Roxburgh Castle, Hugh Douglas Rector Of St Andrews, Lady Helen Elene Douglas Countess Montrose, Margaret Christian Douglas, Sir George The Red Douglas 4Th Earl Of Angus The First Red Chief Of Douglas Clan Lord Of Douglas Abernethy Jedburgh Forest, Sir James Douglas 3Rd Earl Of Angus No Issue, William Douglas Of Cluny. William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus passed away in 1437 in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland.
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Biography
- William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus was born in 1398 in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of George Douglas 1St Earl Of Angus And Lady Mary Stewart Of Edmonstone.
- William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus married Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay Of Yester Countess Of Angus, and had children including George Iii Douglas 4Th Earl Of Angus Lord Douglas Abernethy And Jedburgh Forest 1St Red Chief Of Douglas Finished Siege Of Roxburgh Castle, Hugh Douglas Rector Of St Andrews, Lady Helen Elene Douglas Countess Montrose, Margaret Christian Douglas, Sir George The Red Douglas 4Th Earl Of Angus The First Red Chief Of Douglas Clan Lord Of Douglas Abernethy Jedburgh Forest, Sir James Douglas 3Rd Earl Of Angus No Issue, William Douglas Of Cluny.
- William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus passed away in 1437 in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland.
Immediate Family
Parents
George Angus
1380–1403
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Lady Edmonstone
1380–1458
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)
Lady Angus
1392–1456
Birth Location: Sheriffhall House, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)
George Castle
1417–1463
Birth Location: Scotland
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Lady Montrose
1425–1486
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Hugh Andrews
1432–1466
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
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William Cluny
1437–1462
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
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Sir issue
1426–1446
Birth Location: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Sir Forest
1425–1462
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
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Margaret Douglas
1426–1488
Birth Location: Eddleston, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Angus's Ancestors
Self
William Angus
1398–1437
Birth Place: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
1380–1403
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Mary Stewart of) Edmonstone
1380–1458
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus & Douglas, Battle of Nesbit Moor, Battle of Poitiers where he was knighted by the French) King
1327–1384
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Stuart, Countess of Angus &) Douglas
1345–1418
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1337–1421
Dundonald Castle, Innermeath, Perthshire, Scotland
Annabella (Drummond, Queen Consort of) Scotland
1350–1401
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hill
1296–1333
Beatrice Lindsay
1298–1352
Thomas Chamberlain
1331–1361
Margaret Clair)
1324–1392
1316–1390
Elizabeth Stathearn
1320–1355
Sir Drummond
1318–1373
Lady Glenurchy
1328–1357
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir England
1255–1298
Elizabeth Stuart
1243–1283
Alexander Lindsay
1266–1307
Sir knight
–1331
1303–1358
Isabel Orkney
1335–1391
Walter Scotland
1293–1327
Marjory Bruce
1296–1316
Adam Knight
1290–1399
Lady Rowallan
1298–1355
Sir Lennox
1304–1346
William Angus's Descendants
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William (Douglas, 2nd Earl of) Angus
(1398–Oct 1437)
m. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Hay of Yester, Countess of) Angus (1392–8 Sep 1456)
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1. George (III Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest, 1st Red Chief of Douglas, finished siege of Roxburgh) Castle 1417–1463 m. Isabella ((Isobel)) Sibbald 1430–1495
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1. Sir (Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas, knight, 5th Earl of) Angus 1445–1513 m. Elizabeth (Boyd, Baroness of) Angus 1450–1498 m. Janet (Kennedy) (mistress) 1480–1543
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1. George (Douglas, Master of) Angus 1469–1513 m. Elizabeth Drummond 1472–1514
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1. Archibald (Douglas, 6th Earl of) Angus 1489–1557 m. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. Catharine ('illegitimate daughter') Stuart 1491–1554
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2. Jonet Douglas 1490–1537
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3. Elizabeth Douglas 1483–1573
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4. George Douglas 1484–1552
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5. Alicia Douglas 1485–
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6. Alison Douglas 1487–
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7. William Douglas 1488–1528
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2. Gavin (Douglas, Bishop of) Dunkeld 1472–
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3. Sir (Archibald) Douglas 1475–
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4. Mariotta (Marion Douglas, Countess of) Glencarin 1470–1541 m. Sir (Cuthbert Robert Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn, 3rd Lord Kilmaurs, Lord High Treasurer of) Scotland 1476–1541
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1. Sir (William "The Notorious" Cunningham, Knight, 4th Earl of Glencairn, Lord High Treasurer, a promoter of the reformation in Scotland as early 1540, Lord) Kilmaurs 1493–1548 m. Catherine (Katherine) Borthwick 1483–1528 m. Margaret (or Elizabeth Campbell, 2nd wife,) Macguire 1512–1556
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5. Margaret Douglas 1458–1535 m. John Cathcart 1458–1535
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1. Elizabeth (Sibella) Cathcart 1472– m. John (II Wallace, 8th of Craigie, 13th of) Riccarton 1472–1507
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2. Robert (Alan Cathcart of Killochan, 3rd Lord Master of Cathcart, Battle of Flodden) Field 1490–1513 m. Margaret (Maxwell) Irvine\Irvyn 1480–1560
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3. David Cathcart 1490–
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2. Johanna Douglas 1455–1494
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3. Margaretha Douglas 1460–1485
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2. Lady (Helen Elene Douglas Countess) Montrose 1425–1486 m. William Graham 1433–1472
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1. William (Graeme Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose & 3d Lord of) Graham 1464–1513 m. Anabella (Elizabeth Drummond, Baroness of) Montrose 1465–1491 m. Christian Wawane 1480–
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1. Patrick (Graeme (Graham), 1st Baron of) Inchbrakie 1506–1536 m. Margaret (Catherine Stewart) (Graeme) 1520–1543
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1. Janet (Graham of) Inchbrackie 1530–1575
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2. Sir (William Graham, 2d Lord of Montrose & 4th Lord Of) Graham 1488–1571
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1. Lady (Elizabeth Graham, Countess of) Caithness 1528–1576 m. George ('The Cruel' Sinclair, 4th Earl of) Caithness 1527–1582
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2. Lady (Johanna Graham -) Ogilvy 1461–1522
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3. Lady (Isabelle Graham -) Campbell 1460–1510
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3. Hugh (Douglas, Rector of St) Andrews 1432–1466
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4. William (Douglas of) Cluny 1437–1462
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5. Sir (James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus; no) issue 1426–1446 m. Lady (Joan 'the mute lady of Dalkeith' Stuart, Princess of Scotland, Countess Morton, Lady of) Dalkeith 1428–1486
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6. Sir (George 'The Red' Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, the first Red Chief of Douglas clan, Lord of Douglas, Abernethy & Jedburgh) Forest 1425–1462
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7. Margaret (Christian) Douglas 1426–1488
William Angus's Timeline
4 Records
1398
24 Sep 1398
Birth of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1398
1398
Birth of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1437
9 Oct 1437
Age 39
Death of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1437
Oct 1437
Age 39
Death of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
1398
24 Sep 1398
Birth of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1398
1398
Birth of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1437
9 Oct 1437
Age 39
Death of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1437
Oct 1437
Age 39
Death of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 24 Sep 1398
Event Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Record Source:
[1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1266
[2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
[3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1398
Event Place: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 9 Oct 1437
Event Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Record Source:
[1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1266
[2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
[3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Oct 1437
Event Place: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 24 Sep 1398
Event Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Record Source:
[1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1266
[2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
[3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1398
Event Place: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 9 Oct 1437
Event Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Record Source:
[1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1266
[2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
[3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Oct 1437
Event Place: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland