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James Douglas, 7th Earl Of Douglas

James Douglas, 7th Earl Of Douglas

Male 1371 - 1443  (72 years)

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  • Name James Douglas 
    Suffix 7th Earl Of Douglas 
    Birth 1371 
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1371  Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 24 Mar 1443  Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Abercorn Castle 
    Life Sketch James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas was born in 1371. He was the son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Lady Joan Moray.2 He married, firstly, Lady Beatrice Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith, before 1424.1 He married, secondly, Beatrice Sinclair, daughter of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney and Egidia Douglas, before 7 March 1425/26.2 He died on 24 March 1442/43.2 He was buried at Douglas, ScotlandG.2 James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas also went by the nick-name of James 'the Great'.3 In 1425 he was on the trial of the Duke of Albany.2 He was created 1st Earl of Avondale [Scotland] circa 1437.2 He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Douglas [S., 1358] on 24 November 1440.2 He held the office of Warden of the West Marches.2 He lived at Balveny, ScotlandG.4 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.5 Children of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas and Beatrice SinclairLady Beatrix Douglas+6La 
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    _UID 554A66E47C5842D991F447682182317D5D6A 
    Death 24 Mar 1443 
    Burial 24 Mar 1443  Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Saint Bride's Kirk 
    Person ID I53025  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2024 

    Father Sir Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl Of Douglas,   b. 1 Nov 1325, Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1400, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Joanna De Morray,   b. 1339, Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1409, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jul 1362 
    Family ID F16607  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Gifford,   b. 1409, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1456, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Family ID F17069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 2 Beatrice Sinclair, Countess Of Douglas,   b. 1398, Brechin, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1462, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 1425  Auchenbreck, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lady Janet Elizabeth Douglas,   b. 1420, Brechin, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1489, Brechin, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. Earl Archibald Douglas, Of Moray,   b. 1426, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1455, Arkinholme, Langholm, Dumfriesshire Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     3. Lady Beatrice Douglas, Countess Of Erroll,   b. 1429, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1490, Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     4. Elizabeth Douglas,   b. Abt 1430, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1451, Europe Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 21 years)
    Family ID F71952  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1371 - Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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    Abercorn Castle - 24 Mar 1443 - Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland    		 Link to Google Earth
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    Saint Bride's Kirk - 24 Mar 1443 - Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland    		 Link to Google Earth
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