Sir William Douglas of Glenbervie, 9th Earl of Angus

Great-grandson of Archibald "Bell the Cat", the 5th Earl of Angus, Sir William, born circa 1532, gained the Earldom after the death of Archibald, 8th Earl of Angus, without heir. Sir William was married in 1552 to Egidia, daughter of Robert Graham of Morphic, and died in 1591.

• Birth: ABT. 1532
• Death: 1 JUL 1591
• Event: Info 6 See Burke's Peerage under "Hamilton and Brandon"
  
  Father: Archibald (Sir) (2nd of Glenbervie) Douglas
  Mother: Agnes (Anne) Keith
  
  Marriage 1 Gille (Egidia) Graham
  • Married: 14 FEB 1551/52
  Children
  1. William (10th Earl of Angus) Douglas b: ABT. 1552
  2. Robert Douglas (of Glenbervie)
  3. Gavin Raquarrell Douglas (d. bef October 1, 1616) who married Elizabeth Keith; ancestors of the family of Douglas of Bridgeford
  4. John (of Barras) Douglas, d. 15 MAR 1618 = Jean Fraser, b. ABT 1566 Barras, Kincardine,
  5. Jean Douglas, b. ABT 1558
  6. Sarah Douglas, 
  7. Margaret Douglas b: ABT. 1540 = William (of Monymusk) Forbes
  8. Henry Douglas of Tannachy (d. October 5, 1595)
  9. John Douglas of Barras

He was also the 3rd baron of Glenbervie, and fought with distinction at the Battle of Corrichie, 1562