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William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar 1323–1384 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1323

Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 01 May 1384

Death Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Douglas

Mother: Beatrice Crawford

Spouse(s): Lady iure)

Children(s): George Angus

In 1323, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar entered the world in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir Archibald The Tyneman Douglas And Beatrice Lindsay Of Crawford. William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar married Lady Margaret Stewart 4Th Countess Of Angus Lady Abernethy Suo Iure, and had children including George Douglas 1St Earl Of Angus. William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar passed away in 1384 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1323, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar entered the world in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Sir Archibald The Tyneman Douglas And Beatrice Lindsay Of Crawford.
  • William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar married Lady Margaret Stewart 4Th Countess Of Angus Lady Abernethy Suo Iure, and had children including George Douglas 1St Earl Of Angus.
  • William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar passed away in 1384 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Children(s)

William Mar's Ancestors

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William Mar
1323–1384
Birth Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Archibald 'The Tyneman' Douglas
1297–1333
Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Beatrice (Lindsay of) Crawford
1298–1352
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (“le Hardi” Douglas, Lord of) Douglas
1255–1298
Castle, Lanarkshire, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Eleanor (de) Lovaine
1267–1326
France
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Easton
1237–
Helisant Bohun
1248–1291
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Easton
1188–
Muriel Grey)
–1275
Humphrey Essex
1221–1265
Eleanor Hereford
1224–1263

William Mar's Descendants

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William (Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas &) Mar (Abt. 1323–01 May 1384) m. Lady (Margaret Stewart, 4th Countess of Angus, Lady Abernethy (suo) iure) (1355–1418)
  1. 1. George (Douglas, 1st Earl of) Angus 1378–1402 m. Mary (of Scotland, Countess of) Angus 1380–1457
    1. 1. Elizabeth Douglas 1398–1458 m. Sir (Alexander de Forbes, 1st Lord) Forbes 1377–1446
      1. 1. James (Forbes, 2nd Lord) Forbes 1424–1460 m. Egidia Keith 1425–1473
        1. 1. William ("Gray Willie" Forbes, 3rd Lord) Forbes 1442–1483 m. Christian Gordon 1443–1500

William Mar's Timeline

2 Records

1323
Abt. 1323
Birth of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1384
01 May 1384
Age 61
Death of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1323
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 May 1384
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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