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William Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest 1609–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1643

Death Location: France

Father: George Angus

Mother: Princess Bruce

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The story of William Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest began in 1609 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. William Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest passed away in 1643 in France.

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  • The story of William Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest began in 1609 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • William Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest passed away in 1643 in France.

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William Forest's Ancestors

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William Forest
1609–1643
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
George Douglas First Earl of Angus
1534–
Scotland, United Kingdom
Princess (Mary) Bruce
1562–1629
Scotland
Grandparents
Henry (Stuart, Lord Darnley Duke o Albany, King Consort of) Scotland
1545–1567
Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Mary (Stuart Queen of) Scots
1542–1587
Linlithgow Palace, in West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Sir
1516–1571
Margaret Lady
1515–1578
James Scotland
1512–1542
Marie Scotlan
1515–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir III
1492–1526
Lady Lennox
1500–1564
James Scots
1473–1513
Margaret Avanda
1472–1542
Claude Guise
1496–1550
Antoinette Guise
1493–1583

William Forest's Timeline

2 Records

1609
1609
Birth of William Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1643
1643
Age 34
Death of William Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest in France
France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: France

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