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Sir James Douglas

Sir James Douglas

Male Abt 1592 - 1424

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sir James Douglas was born about 1592 (son of Archibald (Tyneman, 4th Earl of) Douglas and Princess Margaret Stewart); died on 17 Aug 1424 in Verneuil, Maine-Et-Loire, France; was buried on 24 Aug 1424 in Saint-Gatien's Cathedral, Tours, Indre-Et-Loire, France.

    Notes:

    Sir James Douglas, frequently acted as a hostage for his father, killed with his father at the Battle of Verneuil (d. 17 Aug 1424)

    (Research):I have a note that he married Beatrice, though sources say he was probably unmarried.

    Died:
    Killed in battle


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Archibald (Tyneman, 4th Earl of) Douglas was born about 1370 (son of Archibald (The Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas) Douglas and Joan\Johana (of Strathearn) Moray); died in 1409.

    Archibald + Princess Margaret Stewart. Margaret (daughter of Robert III (John) Stewart King of Scotland and Annabella (of Stoball) Drummond) was born about 1370; died before 1456. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Princess Margaret Stewart was born about 1370 (daughter of Robert III (John) Stewart King of Scotland and Annabella (of Stoball) Drummond); died before 1456.
    Children:
    1. Archibald 5th Earl of Douglas was born about 1390; died on 26 Jun 1439.
    2. William Douglas and died.
    3. Elizabeth (of Douglas) Douglas and died.
    4. Daughter Douglas and died.
    5. Helen (of Douglas) Douglas and died.
    6. 1. Sir James Douglas was born about 1592; died on 17 Aug 1424 in Verneuil, Maine-Et-Loire, France; was buried on 24 Aug 1424 in Saint-Gatien's Cathedral, Tours, Indre-Et-Loire, France.
    7. Lady Mary Douglas


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Archibald (The Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas) Douglas was born about 1346 (son of Sir James "The Good" Douglas, Lord Of Douglas and Unknown); died on 24 Dec 1400.

    Notes:

    Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas and Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Douglas and Bothwell, called Archibald the Grim or Black Archibald, was a late medieval Scottish nobleman. Archibald was the bastard son of Sir James "the Black" Douglas, Robert I's trusted lieutenant, and an unknown mother. A first cousin of William 1st Earl of Douglas, he inherited the earldom of Douglas and its entailed estates as the third earl following the death without legitimate issue of James 2nd Earl of Douglas at the Battle of Otterburn.

    He may, or may not, have had the same mother as William.

    Archibald married Joan\Johana (of Strathearn) Moray in 1362. Joan\Johana (daughter of Sir Maurice (9th Earl of Strathearn) Moray and Joanna Menteith) was born about 1350; died in Aug 1409 in Threave Castle, Galloway; was buried in Aug 1429. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Joan\Johana (of Strathearn) Moray was born about 1350 (daughter of Sir Maurice (9th Earl of Strathearn) Moray and Joanna Menteith); died in Aug 1409 in Threave Castle, Galloway; was buried in Aug 1429.
    Children:
    1. Sir William (Lord of Nithsdale) Douglas was born about 1364; died in 1420.
    2. Eleanor Douglas was born about 1367; and died.
    3. 2. Archibald (Tyneman, 4th Earl of) Douglas was born about 1370; died in 1409.
    4. James (7th Earl of) (The Gross) Douglas was born in 1370; died on 24 Mar 1442-1443.
    5. Marjory (Mary) Douglas was born about 1377; died in 1421.
    6. Catherine Douglas and died.
    7. Helen Douglas

  3. 6.  Robert III (John) Stewart King of Scotland was born in 1337 in Dundonald, Ayrshire (son of Robert II King of Scotland and Elizabeth (of Rowallan) Mure); died on 4 Apr 1406 in Rothsay Castle; was buried in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

    Notes:

    For a listing of web sites that have the genealogy of family lines ofroyal houses, many noble houses and more, go to the entry "INFORMATION,Royal Houses family lines web sites" in this file.

    For the sources of information, see in this file under "INFORMATION,Sources of" and also "INFORMATION, General Clan Genealogy ".

    Which includes
    Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web
    http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/
    Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname" atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/gedx.html
    Peerages in Order of Precedence atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/peerage.html
    Author: Brian Tompsett
    This contains a huge amount of information including a great deal onBritish Peer's lineages, and Royal families of the many countries.

    Royal Genealogies -- Menu
    http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/royalgen.html#index
    The site has a huge amount of information. Not as complete as "Royal andNoble Genealogical Data on the Web" but much quicker to move around in.
    By: Denis R. Reid, 149 Kimrose Lane, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147-1258
    Internet Email address: ah189@cleveland.freenet.edu
    (216) 237-5364


    "Britain's Royal Families. The Complete Genealogy". Alison Weir, 1996.Pimlico. Random House.

    Robert married Annabella (of Stoball) Drummond in 1367. Annabella (daughter of Sir John (of That Ilk) Drummond and Mary (Montifex) Montefichet) was born in 1350; died in Oct 1401 in Scone Palace; was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Annabella (of Stoball) Drummond was born in 1350 (daughter of Sir John (of That Ilk) Drummond and Mary (Montifex) Montefichet); died in Oct 1401 in Scone Palace; was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. 3. Princess Margaret Stewart was born about 1370; died before 1456.
    2. Elizabeth (Princess) Stewart was born in 1371; died in 1409.
    3. David (Duke of Rothesay) Stewart was born on 24 Oct 1378; died on 27 Mar 1402 in Falkland Palace, Starved To Death By His Uncle Duke Of Albany.
    4. Princess Mary Stewart was born about 1380; died after 1458.
    5. Robert Stewart was born about 1383; died in Young.
    6. James I Stewart King of Scotland was born in Dec 1394 in Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; died on 21 Feb 1436-1437 in Murdered In Monastry Of The Friars Preachers, Perth; was buried in Carthusian Church, Perth.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sir James "The Good" Douglas, Lord Of Douglas was born in 1286 in Douglas, Scotland (son of Sir William 'Le Hardi' Douglas, 5th Lord Of Douglas and Elizabeth Stewart); died on 25 Aug 1330 in Teba, Spain.

    Notes:

    "Douglas, James (Sir) "Good James (Sir)/Black Douglas" b. 1286. d. August25, 1330.
    James of Douglas was the friend and ablest lieutenant of Robert theBruce. Known as the Black Douglas to the English and as the Good James(Sir) to the Scots, Douglas was a brilliant fighter and master ofguerrilla warfare. He commanded the left wing of Bruce's army at thebattle of Bannockburn. Before his death, Bruce asked Douglas to take hisheart on a crusade to the Holy Land. Douglas set out bearing Bruce'sheart in a silver casket, but on the way fell fighting the Moors inSpain. The Scottish knights who survived brought back Douglas's bodywhich was entombed in the town of Douglas and Bruce's heart which wasburied in Melrose Abbey.
    St Bride's Kirk, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    Cause of Death: killed in battle with the Moors."

    From
    Ancestors of Francis, Celia & Hugo Hodgson
    Contact: Richard Hodgson
    http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ancestorsearch&id=I5036
    This site shows him as son of Eleanor De Louvayne

    James + Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Unknown
    Children:
    1. 4. Archibald (The Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas) Douglas was born about 1346; died on 24 Dec 1400.

  3. 10.  Sir Maurice (9th Earl of Strathearn) Moray was born about 1305 (son of Sir John (of Drumsargard) Moray and Mary of Strathearn); died in 1346 in Neville's Cross.

    Notes:

    (Research):??? Maurice de Moravia, 1st Earl of Strathearn

    Died:
    Battle Of Nevilles Cross

    Maurice married Joanna Menteith on 11 Jul 1339. Joanna (daughter of Sir John (of Rusky & Knapdale) De Menteith) died after 1366. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Joanna Menteith (daughter of Sir John (of Rusky & Knapdale) De Menteith); died after 1366.

    Notes:

    "..Joan Menteith, whom you show as the wife of Malise 7th Earl ofStrathearn and as the mother of Malise 8th Earl. The article at SP 8:251says that Joan and the 7th Earl were childless, and CP says that themother of Malise 8th Earl was the first wife of the 7th Earl and that hername is not recorded. CP 12 (part 2) 385. Joan was apparently ageneration younger than her first husband as CP as cited next above saysthat she married him around 1323 and that Malise the 8th Earl succeededhis father between 1323 and 1329.

    It is true as you show that Mary of Strathearn, daughter of Malise 8thEarl of Strathearn and Marjory of Ross married John (of Drumsargard)Moray, but this marriage came too late for her to have been the mother ofSir Maurice (9th Earl of Strathearn) Moray. The SP article cited nextabove at 387-388 says that Maurice was more probably born from a priorwife of his father. It points out that Maurice was one of the Scottishleaders who in 1335 rejected terms of peace offered by Edward III. Thedate of Mary of Strathearn's marriage to Maurice was between 1319 and1322. The article concludes on this point saying she could hardly havebeen the mother of grown men in 1335. The article also points out that,when Maurice had dispensation for his marriage to Joan Menteith, Countessof Strathearn and widow of the 7th Earl, on 11 July 1339, no mention wasmade of the 7th Earl, who, if Mary was Maurice's mother, would have beenhis grandfather. I add the comment that Maurice's bride would also havebeen his stepgrandmother.

    On this issue, SP 8:255-256 says that there is no evidence on which onecan validly determine the identity of Maurice's mother, and that thefacts indicate that she was probably an earlier wife of Maurice'sfather. It explains that the date of the marriage to John (ofDrumsargard) Moray can be established by the dates of various propertytransfers to him and to the heirs of Mary between 1318 and 1322. MauriceMoray is first named on record in 1335 as one of the leaders of thepatriotic party in Scotland, and he was among those who rejected terms ofpeace offered them by Edward III. A chronicler stated that in 1335,Maurice Moray slew Godfrey Ross because, through trickery, he had killedMaurice's brother in what was supposed to have been a fair fight. Itseems clear that, if Mary was Maurice's mother, he could not have beenborn until after 1318, which would have made him, at most, 16 years oldin 1335, hardly old enough to have revenged the slaying of a brother andto be serving as a political leader. Further, the article says that, on2 December 1336, King Edward Baliol of Scotland granted the barony ofDrumsargard and all the lands of Maurice de Moravia on the South of theFourth to Anthony de Lucy as Maurice was then an enemy and rebel. Thesefacts show that Maurice had probably already inherited his father'spossessions and was already a well-established landowner by 1336,indicating that he was of age and certainly not a teen-age boy.

    Additionally, when Maurice obtained a dispensation in 1339 to marry JoanMenteith, she was two times a widow having married first, about 1323,Malise, seventh Earl of Strathearn. Assuming that she was 18 at the timeof her first marriage, she would have been 34 when she married Maurice.If he was about the same age as his bride, he would have been born in1305, whereas Mary of Strathearn did not marry Maurice's father until atleast 1318! In summary, the facts do strongly support the point thatMaurice's mother was an earlier unidentified wife of John (of Drumargard)Moray."

    From Douglas Hickling, Dhhic@comcast.net, 516 Blair Avenue, Piedmont, CA94611. 1 February 2002

    SP=THE SCOTS PEERAGE was edited by James (Sir) Balfour Paul. 9 volumes.Volume 1 published in 1904 and volume 8 in 1911. Volume 9, before 1925(includes the index)

    CP= THE COMPLETE PEERAGE
    Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain & theUnited
    Kingdom : by G. E. Cokayne (Hardcover - March 2001]

    Children:
    1. 5. Joan\Johana (of Strathearn) Moray was born about 1350; died in Aug 1409 in Threave Castle, Galloway; was buried in Aug 1429.

  5. 12.  Robert II King of Scotland was born on 2 Mar 1315-1316 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (son of Walter (6th High Steward of Scotland) Stewart and Marjorie (Princess) Bruce); died on 19 Apr 1390 in Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire; was buried in Scone Abbey.

    Notes:

    See Burke's Peerage under "Moray". (page 1989, 106th Ed.)

    For a listing of web sites that have the genealogy of family lines ofroyal houses, many noble houses and more, go to the entry "INFORMATION,Royal Houses family lines web sites" in this file.

    For the sources of information, see in this file under "INFORMATION,Sources of" and also "INFORMATION, General Clan Genealogy ".

    Which includes
    Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web
    http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/
    Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname" atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/gedx.html
    Peerages in Order of Precedence atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/peerage.html
    Author: Brian Tompsett
    This contains a huge amount of information including a great deal onBritish Peer's lineages, and Royal families of the many countries.

    Royal Genealogies -- Menu
    http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/royalgen.html#index
    The site has a huge amount of information. Not as complete as "Royal andNoble Genealogical Data on the Web" but much quicker to move around in.
    By: Denis R. Reid, 149 Kimrose Lane, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44147-1258
    Internet Email address: ah189@cleveland.freenet.edu
    (216) 237-5364


    "Britain's Royal Families. The Complete Genealogy". Alison Weir, 1996.Pimlico. Random House.

    Robert married Elizabeth (of Rowallan) Mure in 1336 in Married Again November 22 1347 Or 1349. Elizabeth (daughter of Adam (Sir) (of Rowallan) Mure and Janet (of Polkelly) Mure) died before 1355. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth (of Rowallan) Mure (daughter of Adam (Sir) (of Rowallan) Mure and Janet (of Polkelly) Mure); died before 1355.

    Notes:

    See also "Pieces of Mure of Rowallan History" (pt 1) athttp://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/5127/Muir/muirhis2.html
    "In 1348, Elizabeth Mure, daughter of Sir Adam of Rowallan and
    Janet, heiress of Polkelly, married Robert Stewart, son of WalterfitzAlan, high steward of Scotland. Robert Stewart's mother was Margery,daughter of Robert the Bruce. When Robert the Bruce's son, David, diedwithout issue, Robert Stewart became king of Scotland, as Robert II. Ishould also note that when Robert Stewart and Elizabeth Mure married thatthey had to obtain a dispensation from the Pope as "the parties were inthe fourth degree of consanguinity." I don't profess to know what thismeans as to proximity of relationship, but it would appear to have beenclose.
    > Elizabeth Mure had siblings, Adam Jr., heir of Rowallan, Andrew, andAlexander. In 1417 there is a document that gives "to a noblemanAlexander Mure" various lands, but the important part is that the subnotedescribes them as "comprehended in the barony of STRATHAVEN, LANARKSHIRE.This grant was given Alexander Mure by an Earl Douglas, husband of RobertIII's daughter, Margaret"

    Children:
    1. Princess Margaret Stewart and died.
    2. 6. Robert III (John) Stewart King of Scotland was born in 1337 in Dundonald, Ayrshire; died on 4 Apr 1406 in Rothsay Castle; was buried in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
    3. Walter (Earl of Fife) Stewart was born about 1338; died in 1363 in Dsp.
    4. Robert (Earl of Fife & Duke of Albany) Stewart was born about 1339; died on 3 Sep 1420 in Stirling Castle; was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
    5. Alexander The Wolf (1st Earl of Buchan) Stewart was born about 1343; died on 24 Jul 1394 in Some Say 1406; was buried in Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.
    6. Marjory (Princess of Scotland) Stuart was born about 1344; died after 6 May 1417.
    7. Katherine (Princess) Stewart and died.
    8. Jean (Princess of Scotland) Stuart and died.
    9. Elizabeth (Princess of Scotland) Stewart was born about 1346; died about 1389.
    10. Jean Or Joan (Princess of Scotland) Stuart died after 1440; was buried in Scone Abbey, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.
    11. Isabella (Princess) Stewart and died.
    12. Princess Egidia Stewart was born about 1390; and died.

  7. 14.  Sir John (of That Ilk) Drummond (son of Malcolm (Sir) (of That Ilk) Drummond); and died.

    John + Mary (Montifex) Montefichet. Mary (daughter of William (Sir) (of Auchterarder) Montifex) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Mary (Montifex) Montefichet (daughter of William (Sir) (of Auchterarder) Montifex); and died.
    Children:
    1. Malcolm (Sir) (1st of Stobal) Drummond died in 1403 in Murdered. Dsp.
    2. Sir John (of Cargill & Stobhall) Drummond and died.
    3. William Drummond and died.
    4. Margaret Drummond and died.
    5. 7. Annabella (of Stoball) Drummond was born in 1350; died in Oct 1401 in Scone Palace; was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.



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