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4. | George (of Parkhead) Douglas was born about 1546 in Pittendriech, Near Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland (son of James (4th Earl of Morton) Douglas and (Mistress) Cullen); and died. Notes:
Titles:
Governor of Edinburgh Castle 1573-
Lord Provest of the Royal Burgh and City of Edinburgh 1576
If this is the George DOUGLAS, father of Christian (see source), then his wife may be Elizabeth DOUGLAS. If not the correct father of Christian, then wife is unknown.
http://celticcousins.homestead.com/Edinburghrovests.html
1576 George Douglas of Parkhead (Lord Provest of the Royal Burgh and City of Edinburgh 1576)
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~kincaid/Hall/govlist.htm
1573 Sir George Douglas of Parkhead
Sir George Douglas of Parkhead and Todholes
http://www.clansinclairusa.org/clansinclairold/6_Chart_Rosslyn_StClairs.htm
Edward, 15th Baron of Rosslyn
m. Christian, d/o George Douglas of Parkhead, Gov. of Edinburgh Castle but had no issue
so his brother, Sir William of Pentland became next Earl
George married Elizabeth (of Parkhead) Douglas about 1568 in Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
8. | James (4th Earl of Morton) Douglas was born in 1520 (son of Sir George (of Pittendreich) Douglas and Elizabeth (of Morton) Douglas); died on 2 Jun 1581 in Beheaded For The Murder Of Lord Darnley. Edinburgh, Scotland; was buried in Greyfriars Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland. Notes:
Titles:
Master of Morton
4th Earl of Morton 1542-1567
Regent of Scotland
For some time, as a child, James was known as James INNES.
[ancestry.com]
Great Britain, Portraits of Illustrious Personages, 1502-1852 Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, with Biographical and Historical Memoirs, Vol. 2 James Douglas, Fourth Earl of Morton.
"...He was trusted to the care {James} of a trusty person of inferior rank; Assumed the name of INNES; and as he approached manhooh...
Buried:
He was executed on the 2nd of June 1581. . His corpse remained on the Scaffold for the following day, until it was taken for burial in a Common grave at Greyfriars Kirkyard. His head however remained on a spike outside the Tolbooth of Edinburgh for eighteen months until it was ordered to be reunited with his body in December 1582.
Although Morton's final resting place is allegedly marked with a small sandstone post incised only with the initials "J.E.M." for James Earl of Morton, this is simply a Victorian marker for a lair edge, twisted in meaning for convenience. Logically, were a marker allowed (which was not permitted for executed criminals) firstly it would more logically read "J.D.", and secondly it would have been cleared away in 1595 when all stones were removed from Greyfriars.
James married (Mistress) Cullen before Apr 1572 in Not Married.. (Mistress) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | (Mistress) Cullen and died. Notes:
These children may not be the children of Ms. Cullen.
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