Robert (4th Earl of Buchan) Douglas^[1]

- 1580

• Name	Robert (4th Earl of Buchan) Douglas
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Aug 1580
  Person ID	I121047	First tree
  Last Modified	24 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert (of Lochleven) Douglas,   b. 1520, Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire d. 10 Sep 1547, Killed At Battle Of Pinkie (Age 27 years)
  Mother	Margaret (of Mar) Erskine   d. 5 May 1572
  Marriage	15 Jul 1527
  Family ID	F11117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian (Countess of Buchan) Stewart   d. 20 Sep 1580
  Children	1. James (5th Earl of Buchan) Douglas   d. 26 Aug 1601   2. Elizabeth (of Buchan) Douglas   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Marion (of Buchan) Douglas,   b. 1567, Morphie, Scotland d. Abt 1650 (Age 83 years)   4. Mary (Countess of Buchan) Douglas
  Family ID	F11199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Note: Robert is sometimes described as the 5th earl, and the successors numbered one more than here. We believe we have it right! In 1469 the earldom was conferred on James Stewart. He was made Lord Auchterhouse at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. Stewart was the second son of Sir James Stewart, the Black Knight of Lorn, and the younger brother of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (see Earl of Atholl, 1457 creation). The title descended in the direct male line until the death of his grandson, John, the third Earl, in 1551. John's only son by his first marriage, John Stewart, Master of Buchan, had been killed at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547. Buchan was therefore succeeded by his granddaughter, Christina, suo jure Countess of Buchan, the daughter of the Master of Buchan. She married Robert Douglas, son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven and brother of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton. Robert assumed the title of Earl of Buchan in right of his wife. He was succeeded by his daughter, Mary (Marion), suo jure Countess of Buchan.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2822] .