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William Douglas \ Vth of Douglas \ The Bold 1255–1299 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 1255

Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: Bef. January 24 1299

Death Location: Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England

Father: William Longlegs

Mother: Constance Batail

Spouse(s): Eleanor Lovaine

Children(s): Archibald Loser”

William Douglas \ Vth of Douglas \ The Bold was born in 1255 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William Douglas Iiird Of Douglas Longlegs And Constance Batail. William Douglas \ Vth of Douglas \ The Bold married Eleanor Lovaine, and had children including Archibald Douglas Tineman The Loser. William Douglas \ Vth of Douglas \ The Bold passed away in 1299 in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • William Douglas \ Vth of Douglas \ The Bold was born in 1255 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William Douglas Iiird Of Douglas Longlegs And Constance Batail.
  • William Douglas \ Vth of Douglas \ The Bold married Eleanor Lovaine, and had children including Archibald Douglas Tineman The Loser.
  • William Douglas \ Vth of Douglas \ The Bold passed away in 1299 in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England.

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William Bold's Ancestors

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William Bold
1255–1299
Birth Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
William Douglas \ IIIrd of Douglas \ Longlegs
1220–1274
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Constance Batail
1210–1274
Carrick, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald (Douglas \ IInd of) Douglas
1175–1240
Hermiston, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Crawford
1205–
Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland
William (De) Batail
1188–
Fawdon, Northumberland, England
Constance (De) Flamville
1192–1261
Fawdon Northumberland England
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1157–1214
Margaret Moray
1152–1238
John Crawfordjohn
1190–1248
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Kersdale Moray
1130–
Kersdale Moray
1130–
Reginald Crawford
1160–

William Bold's Descendants

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William (Douglas \ Vth of Douglas \ The) Bold (Bef. 1255–Bef. January 24 1299) m. Eleanor Lovaine (Abt. 1268–Aft. 1326)
  1. 1. Archibald (Douglas \ “Tineman, The) Loser” 1297–1333 m. Beatrice Lindsay 1314–1354
    1. 1. William (Douglas \ Ist Earl of) Douglas 1327–1384 m. Margaret (Mar \ Countess of) Mar 1333–1393 m. Margaret (Stewart \ Dowager Countess of Angus and) Mar 1354–1417
      1. 1. James (Douglas \ IInd Earl of Douglas and) Mar 1355–1388 m. Isabella (Stewart \ Countess of) Douglas 1350–1410
        1. 1. William (Douglas \ Ist of) Drumlanrig 1378–1424 m. Elizabeth (Stewart \ of Shambothy, Innermeath and) Durisdeer 1378–
      2. 2. George (Douglas \ Ist Earl of) Angus 1376–1402 m. Mary (“Marion” Stewart \ Princess of Scotland \ Countess of) Angus 1381–1458
        1. 1. William (Douglas \ IInd Earl of) Angus 1398–1437 m. Margaret Hay 1400–1424

William Bold's Timeline

2 Records

1255
Bef. 1255
Birth of William Douglas \ Vth of Douglas \ The Bold in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1299
Bef. January 24 1299
Age 44
Death of William Douglas \ Vth of Douglas \ The Bold in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England
Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 1255
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. January 24 1299
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England

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