Sir James "The Good" Douglas, Lord Of Douglas^[1]

1286 - 1330  (44 years)

• Name	James "The Good" Douglas
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	Lord Of Douglas
  Nickname	The Good
  Birth	1286	Douglas, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Aug 1330	Teba, Spain
  Person ID	I14209	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Sir William 'Le Hardi' Douglas, 5th Lord Of Douglas,   b. Abt 1256   d. Abt 1298, Tower Of London A Prisoner (Age ~ 42 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Stewart   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown
  Children	1. Archibald (The Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas) Douglas,   b. Abt 1346   d. 24 Dec 1400 (Age ~ 54 years)
  Family ID	F5050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Unknown
  Children	1. Sir William (4th Lord of Douglas) Douglas   d. 1333, Halidon Hill
  Family ID	F5051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2017

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.