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Brief Life History of William "Le Hardi". When Lord William "Le Hardi" Douglas 5th Laird of Douglas was born in 1243, in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, his father, William "Longlegs" Douglas 3rd Lord of Douglas, was 23 and his mother, Constance Battaille of Fawdon, was 28. He married Lady Elizabeth Stewart in 1276, in Douglas Castle ...
For further reading see Hugh Douglas, Lord of Douglas, by William Fraser [pdf; 755kb] Notes: 1. In the late 13th century the manor of Woodham Ferrers passed briefly to the Scottish noble house of Douglas by virtue of the marriage of William Le Hardy, Lord of Douglas to Eleanor de Lovaine, the widow of William de Ferrers of Groby. Eleanor was a ...
The title and privileges of the Lordship of Douglas passed to another uncle, Hugh "the Dull", a Canon of Glasgow and parson of Roxburgh who turned much of the Douglas patrimony over to his cousin William Douglas of Lothian. In 1778, excavations at the Auld Kirk at North Berwick uncovered the matrix of the seal of William, Lord Douglas.
Hugh "The Dull" Douglas born 1294 Scotland died 1342. * Sir Archibald Douglas born about 1297 Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. died 19 July 1333 Battle of Haliden Hill, Northumberland, England. spouse: unknown. children: William Lord of Douglas died 19 July 1333 Battle of Haliden Hill, Northumberland, England. * Archibald "the Grim" 3rd Earl of ...
Following the death of the 2nd Earl at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 without legitimate issue, the Earldom passed to a bastard son of 'The Good Sir James', the poetically named Archibald the Grim, the Lord of Galloway. This occurred through articles of special entail in the resignation of title by Hugh the Dull, Lord of Douglas.
Nov 4, 2018 · William, Lord of Douglas killed 1333 at the Battle of Halidon HillIn 1333 succeeded by his uncle, Hugh the Dull, Lord of Douglas (c.1294-1342) In 1342 succeeded by his cousin, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, (1327-1384) Archibald the Grim (1325-1400), Lord of Galloway succeeded his once removed cousin as Earl of Douglas in 1388.
