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  2. Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas and Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Douglas and Bothwell (c. 1330 – c. 24 December 1400), 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.

  3. Mar 8, 2024 · Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas was also known as Archibald 'the Grim'. He fought in the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356.3 He held the office of Lord Warden of the Marches between 1368 and 1400.3 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Douglas [S., 1358] on 14 August 1388.1 He was conservator of a peace with the English on 16 ...

    • Hermiston, Scotland
    • Lady Joanna Moray, Countess of Douglas
    • Scotland
    • "de Douglas", "Earl of Douglas"
  4. Jun 8, 2018 · views 2,260,668 updated Jun 08 2018. Douglas, Archibald Douglas, 3rd earl of [S] (d. 1400), known as ‘the Grim’. Douglas rose to prominence as a supporter of David II in a period when the steward and the 1st earl of Douglas were in rebellion (1363). David made him constable of Edinburgh castle (1361), warden of the west marches (1364), and ...

  5. 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.

  6. Quick Reference. [S] (d. 1400), known as ‘the Grim’. Douglas rose to prominence as a supporter of David II in a period when the steward and the 1st earl of Douglas were ... From: Douglas, Archibald Douglas, 3rd earl of in The Oxford Companion to British History » Subjects: History — Regional and National History. Reference entries.

  7. Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas lived from 1328 to 24 December 1400. Also known as Archibald the Grim, he later became Lord of Galloway and easily one of the most powerful men in southern Scotland in his day. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.

  8. When Archibald Douglas 3rd Earl of Douglas was born on 1 November 1325, in Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Sir James Douglas Lord of Douglas, was 39 and his mother, Mrs James Douglas, was 40. He married Joanna Moray Countess of Douglas on 23 July 1362. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters.

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