James, 2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar
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JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(C. 1358-1388), married Lady Isabel
Stewart, daughter of Robert II. In 1385 he made war on the English with the
assistance of a French contingent under John de Vienne. He allowed the English
to advance to Edinburgh, wisely refusing battle, and contented himself with a
destructive counter-raid on Carlisle. Disputes soon arose between the allies,
and the French returned home at the end of the year. In 1388 Douglas captured
Hotspur Percy's pennon in a skirmish near Newcastle. Percy sought revenge in the
battle of Otterburn (August 1388), which ended in a victory for the Scots and
the capture of Hotspur and his brother, though Douglas fell in the fight. The
struggle, narrated by Froissart, is celebrated in the English and Scottish
ballads called " Chevy Chase " and " The Battle of Otterburn."
Sir Philip Sidney " never heard the oide song of Percy and Douglas that I
found not my heart mooved more than with a trumpet " (Apologie for Poelrie).
The 2nd earl left no legitimate male issue. His natural sons William and
Archibald became the ancestors of the families of Douglas of Drumlanrig (see QUEENSBERRY) and Douglas of Cavers. His sister Isabel became
countess of Mar, inheriting the lands of Mar and his unentailed estates.
1 A descendant of a younger son of the original William de Douglas.
2 Un the murder of the knight of Liddesdale, his lands, with the exception of
Liddesdale and the .Hermitage forfeited to the crown and then secured by his
nephew, fell to his nephew, Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith and Aberdpur (d.
1420), whose great-grandson James Douglas, 3rd Lord Dalkeith (d. 1504), became
earl of Morton in 1458 on his marriage with Lady Joan Stewart, third daughter of
James I. His grandson, the 3rd earl, left daughters only, of whom the eldest,
Margaret, married James Hamilton,earl of Arran, regent of Scotland, ancestor of
the dukes of Hamilton; Elizabeth married in 1543 James Douglas, who became by
this marriage 4th earl of Morton. *•-.
Source: http://21.1911encyclopedia.org/D/DO/DOUGLAS_SIR_CHARLES.htm
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Father: William (1st Earl of Douglas)
Douglas
Mother: Margaret (Countess of Mar) Mar
'Marriage 1' unknown, or various! Including Isabella (of Durisdeer) Stewart,
sometime after 24 Sep 1371.
- Marriage Status: Friends!
Children
son
Douglas, died young
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William (Sir) (1st Baron of Drumlanrig)
Douglas
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Archibald
(of Cavers) Douglas
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Eleanor
(of Douglas) Douglas b: ABT. 1380. She married William (Sir) (2nd of
Philorth) Fraser ABT. 1400, son of Alexander (1st of Philorth) Fraser and
Joanna or Janet Ross. He was born ABT. 1376, and died BEF. 1441.
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Joan
(of Mar) Douglas. She married William 5th Lord Dacre, son of Hugh (4th Lord
Dacre) de Dacre and Elizabeth (of Carlaverock) Maxwell. He died 20 JUL 1388
(Unconfirmed)
Marriage: Princess Isabel Stewart,
daughter of King Robert II and Elizabeth Mure. James died in
1388 and in 1389 she married John Edmonstone of that Ilk.
Children
1. Infant, died young
He left no legitimate male issue. His natural sons William and Archibald
became the ancestors of the families of
Douglas of Drumlanrig and
Douglas of Cavers. His sister
Isabel inherited the lands and earldom of Mar, and the unentailed estates of
Douglas. Isabel arranged for the
Bonjedward estate to be passed to their half-sister, Margaret, who became
1st Laird of Bonjedward.
The earldom and entailed estates of Douglas
reverted by the patent of 1358 to Archibald Douglas, called "The Grim", cousin
of the 1st Earl and a natural son of The "Good" Sir James Douglas.
![Earl of Douglas at Chevy Chase](image_folder/People/earldouglas_advancing%20with%20his%20men.jpg) |
![The Death of Earl Douglas](image_folder/People/death_of_earldouglas.jpg) |
![James, Earl of Douglas, at the fight at Otterburn; Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton](image_folder/People/james2ndearl_dying_otterburn.jpg) |
Earl Douglas
advancing with his men; F. Tayler |
Death of Earl Douglas; F.
Tayler |
James, Earl of Douglas, at
the fight at Otterburn; Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton |
Robert Burns wrote of James,
the second Earl of Douglas and Mar, the hero of Otterburn:
" One Douglas lives in Home's immortal page,
But Douglases were heroes every age."
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This document is damaged and incomplete.]Letter from the
Earl of Douglas and of Mar to the King of England,
complaining about the lack of an English warden of the East
March to do justice on those who have acted against the
truce, after the discharge of the Earl of Northumberland at
the feast of the Assumption last, and before Lord Neville
took up the post two days before the following Easter: so
that no justice can be done on malefactors during that
period. He asks the King to send his letters patent to Lord
Neville and the Earl of Northumberland, or to one of them,
to be at Lyliat Cross on 29 June next to do justice on these
people, so that the lords who will be present at the great
day shortly afterwards will not have to concern themselves
with it; and to write back let him know his will on this
matter.” 1383 |
![Hotspur's pennon](image_folder/banners&flags/Pennon_of_Sir_Henry_(Hotspur)_Percy,_Battle_of_Otterburn_small.jpg)
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This pair of armorials refers to
Earl James as marrying Ellen, daughter of king Robert.
However, we |
See also:
• Standoff at
Tantallon Castle
• Wardens of the Scottish Marches
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