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Joanna de Moravia. James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale (1371 – 24 March 1443), latterly known as James the Gross, and prior to his ennoblement as James of Balvenie, was a late mediaeval Scottish magnate. [1] He was the second son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, and Joan Moray of Bothwell and Drumsargard (now ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Death: March 24, 1443 (71-72) Abercorn Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Place of Burial: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Immediate Family: Son of Archibald ‘The Grim’ Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Lady Joanna Moray, Countess of Douglas. Husband of Lady Beatrix Stewart and Beatrix (Bethoc) Sinclair, Countess of Douglas.
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James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale (1371-24 March 1443), latterly known as James the Gross, and prior to his ennoblement as James of Balvenie, was a late mediaeval Scottish magnate. He was the second son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, and Joan Moray of Bothwell and Drumsargard (now Cambuslang), d. after 1408.
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James Douglas, 7th earl of Douglas and 1st earl of Avondale, and of Balvenie, [called James the Gross], (c1371 - 1443), was the younger son of Archibald the Grim (3rd Earl of Douglas) Douglas (c.1320–1400), and Joanna Murray, lady of Bothwell and Drumsargard (d. after 1401). His exceptional rise to dominance in his family and in the kingdom ...
Oct 19, 2022 · James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas also went by the nick-name of James 'the Gross'. In 1425 he was on the trial of the Duke of Albany. [3] He was created 1st Earl of Avondale circa 1437. [3] He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Douglas on 24 November 1440. [3] He held the office of Warden of the West Marches. [3]
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Douglas, James Douglas of Balvenie, 7th earl of [S] (c.1373–1443), known as ‘the Gross’. Second son of Archibald ‘the Grim’, 3rd earl of Douglas. An able and ruthless man, Balvenie built—or greatly extended—the ‘robber baron’ castle of Abercorn near Linlithgow and extorted large sums from the burgh custumars during the English captivity of James I. Source for information on ...
Sir James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, called "the Gross", was also created Earl of Avondale in 1437. He was the great-uncle of the murdered Douglas lords and likely had something to do with it to obtain greater political power. William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas was the eldest son of James Douglas, 7th Earl. In 1452 King James II sent one ...
