The title Earl of Morton was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1458 for James Douglas of Dalkeith. Along with it, the title Lord Aberdour was granted...
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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) was a Scottish nobleman. He played a leading role in the murders of Queen Mary's confidant,...
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George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton (1761–1827) Hamilton Douglas Halyburton (1763–1783) John Douglas (1756–1818) George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton (1789–1858)...
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of Morton John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie (c. 1433 – 1463), son of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas Margaret, Duchess of Douglas Margaret Douglas (1515–1578)...
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William Douglas, third son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, along with the title Lord Daer and Shortcleuch. On 29 April 1656, the first earl married...
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Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 23 January 1570) was a member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V of Scotland. At times...
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John Erskine, 1st Earl of Mar (died 28 October 1572) was a Scottish aristocrat and politician. He was the custodian of the infant James VI of Scotland...
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van Borsselen Joan of Scotland, Countess of Morton (c. 1428–1486) married James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (born and...
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John Douglas may refer to: John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie (c. 1433–1463), Scottish soldier John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton (died 1513), Scottish nobleman...
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Catholic. He took part in the plot which led to the execution of James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton in 1581 and in the conspiracy which saved King James VI from...
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John Stewart, was King of Scots from 1390 to his death in 1406. He was also High Steward of Scotland from 1371 to 1390 and held the titles of Earl of...
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Aberdour Castle (category Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes)
castle is largely the creation of the Douglas Earls of Morton, who held Aberdour from the 14th century. The earls used Aberdour as a second home until...
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regent James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, to be installed as Scotland's regent. Douglas had been executed in 1581 for the 1567 murder of Henry Stuart...
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Cromartie 1738–1739: John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore (G.M. of England; 1740) 1739–1740: James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (G.M. of England; 1741) 1740–1741:...
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John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, GCB, PC (12 April 1792 – 28 July 1840), also known as "Radical Jack" and commonly referred to in Canadian history...
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Lady Agnes Douglas was born at Lochleven Castle, Scotland, in 1574, one of the eleven children of Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, and Agnes Leslie...
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castles of Morton and Tibbers, with Morton likely becoming the centre of administration for both. The Earl of March accompanied James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas...
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son of The 1st Marquess of Abercorn. His mother, Harriet, was the second daughter of The Hon. John Douglas, himself the son of The 14th Earl of Morton. His...
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Duke of Buccleuch 25 January 1812 – 20 April 1819 William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian 8 June 1819 – 27 April 1824 George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton 2...
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Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton 18 July 1808 – 1824 Thomas Erskine, 9th Earl of Kellie 11 June 1824 – 6 February 1828 James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of...
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John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (6 August 1845 – 2 May 1914), usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess...
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Honourable Douglas Gordon, only child of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne by his second wife Mary, daughter of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton and Agatha...
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Archibald the Grim, the third Earl of Douglas, was without issue. David Stewart, was born to John Stewart, Lord High Steward of Scotland, and his wife, Anabella...
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Clan Maxwell (category Gaelic families of Norse descent)
title and was created Earl of Nithsdale in 1620. Lord Maxwell was also at feud with the powerful Clan Douglas over the Earldom of Morton, which he regarded...
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frustrated by James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, on whose advice (April 25, Cal. State Papers, For. Ser. 1569-71, entry 849) the Earl of Sussex caused a diversion...
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Margaret, daughter of James Stewart, Earl of Moray Elizabeth, daughter of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton By his third wife Elizabeth Douglas he had five...
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Dunbar, Earl of Moray and James who would become the 2nd Earl of Douglas. Robert's sons John, Earl of Carrick, the king's heir, and Robert, Earl of Fife...
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twice: Janet or Joanna Douglas, before February 1481, (d. before 21 February 1491), daughter of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton by his spouse, Princess...
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Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Erroll (died 1631) was a Scottish aristocrat. Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton and...
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Lieutenant General Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, KCB, KCVO (29 October 1852 – 12 April 1935), styled Lord Cochrane...
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