James (Douglas) Douglas Third Earl of Morton (bef. 1484 - bef. 1550)

Born before 10 Jul 1484 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Died before 4 Nov 1550 at about age 66 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

James (Douglas) Douglas Third Earl of Morton is Notable.

James (Douglas) Douglas Third Earl of Morton is a member of Clan Douglas.

James Douglas was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith was the son of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton and Janet Crichton.^[1][2][3][4]

He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Morton [S., 1458] between 8 November 1511 and 26 November 1513. He was Envoy to England in 1516 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1526. On 17 October 1540 he was coerced by King James VI into resigning his Earldom and lands in favour of his cousin Robert Douglas of Lochleven, under reservation of his life rent. On 29 March 1542 the Court of Sessions nullified his charter as being procured under duress. On 22 April 1543 he executed a conveyance of his Earlsdom to his youngest daughter's husband, James Douglas, and whoever outlived the other and their male issue, with further remainder to James Douglas' elder brother David, 7th Earl of Angus.

He married Catherine, a natural daughter of King James IV by Margaret Boyd before 10 Dec 1507.^[2][3][4][5] They had issue:

1. Beatrix, d. a 31 Oct 1583^[3][4][5]
2. Margaret, b. c 1510, d. a 24 May 1579^[3][4][5]
3. Elizabeth, m. James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton^[3][4][6]

James was still living on 24 Jan 1548-49 but was dead before 4 Nov 1550.^[5]

Research Notes

• James was named procurator on 10 Jul 1505 place his birth befreo 10 Jul 1484.

• Allison Weir^[7] places the date of death in 1548 but this seems to be incorrect as he is alive in the January of the following year although, that would have been considered 1548 at the time as the year started on the Annunciation.

• His sister, Agnes, married Alexander, 5th Lord Livingston, guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots.^[8] as his second wife. She was the mother of Mary Livingston, one of the Four Maries who were grew up with the Queen and were her Maids of Honor.

• The Peerage

• Burke's Peerage, 2003 volume 2, page 2786.

• Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 1788; Wallop Family, p. 280

• Marlyn Lewis.

• Name Origin: SCOTLAND. The name Douglas originated in Scotland. In Gaelic, the name was Dudhglas, and was translated as "black stream". The Douglases were one of Scotland's most powerful families, and certainly the most prominent family in lowland Scotland during the Late Middle Ages, often holding the real power behind the throne of the Stewart Kings. The heads of the House of Douglas held the titles of the Earl of Douglas (Black Douglas) and later, the Earl of Angus (Red Douglas).[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909, Vol. VI, Archive.org, p. 358
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. I, BRUS.12, p. 659
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Salt Lake City: the author, 2013 Vol. I, BRUS.15, p. 671
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Johnston, George Harvey, The Heraldry of the Douglases : with Notes on all the Males of the Family, Descrptions of the Arms, Plates and Pedigrees, Edinburgh: W & A K Johnston, 1907, Archive.org, p. 65
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909, Vol. VI, Archive.org, p. 361
6. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909, Vol. VI, Archive.org, p. 362
7. ↑ Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 240.
8. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, London: William Pollard & Co, 1932, Ed. 2 Vol VIII, Family Search, p. 95

See also:

• Wikipedia: James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton

• Wikidata: Item Q1680291, en:Wikipedia

• Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Ed, Vol. III, p. 579-580, 592.

• History of the Douglas family.[2]

• Douglas. Clan Douglas, also referred to as the House of Douglas, is an ancient family from the Scottish Lowlands taking its name from Douglas, South Lanarkshire, and thence spreading through the Scottish Borderland, Angus, Lothian and beyond. The clan does not currently have a chief, therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan.[3]

• DOUGLAS Lord CARLYLE of TOR.[4]

• Discussion Board > Genealogy Questions.[5]

• Significant Scots. Sir James Douglas.[6]

• Douglass Family.[7]

• THE DOUGLASS FAMILY.Scotland––Delaware—Virginia—California.[8]

• Full text of "Douglas Genealogy: The Descendants of John Douglas of Middleborough ..."[9]

• Clan/Family Histories.- Douglas.[10]