Douglas, James 1

Birth Name Douglas, James
Gender male
Age at Death 33 years, 7 months, 9 days

Narrative

James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas and by sources writing long after his death referred to from time to time as Earl of Mar in right of his mother; born c1358; knighted 1378; married c23 Sep 1371 Isabel, daughter of Robert II by his 2nd wife Eupheme, and dspsl, being killed at the Battle of Otterburn c19 Aug 1388, leaving illegitimate issue. [Burke's Peerage]

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1355 Douglas, Lanark, Scotland   1
Death 1388-08-10 Otterburn, Berwick, Scotland   1
Event Note

D: 19 Aug 1388
P: Battle of Otterburn, Redesdale, Northumberland, England

Cause: War, Battle of Otterburn

Age: 33y

Burial 1388 Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland   2a

Families

Family of Douglas, James and Stewart, Isabella Eupheme
Married Wife Stewart, Isabella Eupheme ( * 1348 + 1410 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1371-09-23 Fife, Scotland   1
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Douglas, George13761402

Family of Douglas, James and

Unknown Partner ( * 1358 + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Douglas, Archibaldabout 1378

Source References

  1. Sandy Hunt: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=shtritar&id=I69800&style=TABLE @ RootsWeb Sandy's Family Tree (with Extended Families)
  2. Sandy Hunt: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shtritar&id=I52942 @ RootsWeb Sandy's Family Tree (with Extended Families)
      • Source text:

        ID: I52942
        Name: James DOUGLAS
        Given Name: James
        Surname: DOUGLAS
        Suffix: 3rd Earl Of Douglas
        Title: 3rd Earl Of Douglas
        Sex: M
        Birth: 1355 in Douglas, Lanark, Scotland, Great Britain
        Death: 10 Aug 1388 in Otterburn, Berwick, Scotland, Great Britain
        Burial: 1388 Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
        Reference Number: Hunt-52942
        Ancestral File #: 9FVB-R7

        Marriage 1 Isabel Eupheme STEWART b: 1348 in Dundonald, Ayr, Scotland, Great Britain
        Married: 23 Sep 1371 in Dispensation, Fife, Scotland, Great Britain
        Children
        George DOUGLAS b: 1376 in Mar, Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain

         

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