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	James Douglas Morton - LoveToKnow 1911
		One of his dependants, Captain James Stuart, son of Lord Ochiltree and brother-in-law of Knox, had the daring to accuse Morton at a meeting of the council in Holyrood of complicity in the murder of Darnley, and he was at once committed to custody.
		In 1586, however, the attainder was rescinded in favour of Archibald Douglas, 8th earl of Angus (q.v.), a nephew of the 4th earl.
		Among later earls of Morton mention may be made of James (1702-1768), 14th earl (or, as sometimes numbered, 16th), who became president of the Royal Society (1764), and wasa distinguished patron of science, and particularly of astronomy.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /James_Douglas_Morton (1088 words)

	James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1553 James Douglas succeeded to the title and estates of his father-in-law, and in 1563 he became Lord Chancellor of Scotland.
		On the death of the earl of Mar (October 28, 1572), Morton, who had been the most powerful noble during this regency, and also during that of the earl of Lennox, at last reached the object of his ambition by being elected regent.
		In 1586, however, the attainder was rescinded in favour of Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus, a nephew of the 4th earl.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Douglas,_4th_Earl_of_Morton (887 words)

	Regent James Douglas of Morton, d1542 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		From the murder of the "Black" James Douglas by James II, through to the murder of James III by the "Red" Douglases, there was much that was cruel and inhuman in the history of these two great families.
		James of Pittendreich was Lord High Chancellor (1562-1572) and then Regent of Scotland (1572-1578) in the reign of Mary Queen of Scots.
		With the passing of the Act of Indemnity in 1585, the grant to Lord Maxwell was revoked and the Morton honors were conferred upon the 4th Earl's nephew, Archibald, 8th Earl of Angus.
	www.blae.net /douglas/regentmorton.htm (1107 words)

	Undiscovered Scotland: Timeline of Scottish History: 1550 to 1600
		Public suspicions grow that the Earl of Bothwell, and possibly Mary herself, are involved in the murder.
		James VI and Anne of Denmark return to Leith, and Anne is crowned Queen of Scotland later that month.
		James VI's efforts to have himself declared heir apparent to the English throne lead to the Treaty of Berwick, a formal alliance with England.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /usfeatures/timeline/to1600.html (1674 words)

	Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of — FactMonster.com
		Douglas, Archibald, 8th earl of Angus - Douglas, Archibald, 8th earl of Angus, 1555–88, Scottish nobleman; grandnephew of Archibald...
		Stuart, John, 4th earl of Atholl - Stuart or Stewart, John, 4th earl of Atholl, d.
		Mar, John Erskine, 2d (or 7th) earl of - Mar, John Erskine, 2d (or 7th) earl of, 1558–1634, Scottish nobleman; son of the 1st (or 6th)...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0834136.html (354 words)

	AllRefer.com - Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		A nephew of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus, he married Elizabeth Douglas, from whose father he inherited (1553) the earldom of Morton.
		In 1578 he was forced out by a junta of nobles, led by the 6th earl of Argyll and John Stuart, 4th earl of Atholl, who persuaded the boy king, James VI (later James I of England), to assert his power.
		Morton regained control of the king, with the aid of John Erskine, 2d earl of Mar; but in 1581 a plot against him, engineered by EsmE Stuart, 1st duke of Lennox, and James Stuart, later earl of Arran, resulted in his being tried, convicted, and beheaded for taking part in the murder of Darnley.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Mortn-JD.html (400 words)

	AllRefer.com - Douglas, Archibald, 8th earl of Angus (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Douglas, Archibald, 8th earl of Angus 1555–88, Scottish nobleman; grandnephew of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus.
		During the regency (1572–78) of his uncle, James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton, he held a number of important positions, but when Morton fell in 1581, Angus was declared guilty of treason and escaped to England.
		As an ardent Presbyterian, he opposed James Stuart, earl of Arran, and in 1584 after an unsuccessful attempt to remove Arran from power, Angus again fled to England.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/DouglA8A.html (249 words)

	douglas03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Elizabeth Gifford (dau of James Gifford of Sheriffhall)
		(1543) James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland (dspm 02.06.1581)
		(2) for Douglas of Douglas - TSP (Douglas), BE1883 (Douglas of Douglas)
	www.stirnet.com /HTML/genie/british/dd/douglas03.htm (434 words)

	James DOUGLAS (4º E. Morton)
		On the death of the Earl of Mar (28 Oct 1572), Morton, who had been the most powerful noble during this regency, and also during that of the Earl of Lennox, at last reached the object of his ambition by being elected regent.
		In Sep 1579 Esme Stuart, the King’s cousin, came to Scotland from France, gained the favour of James by his courtly manners, and received the lands and earldom of Lennox, the custody of Dumbarton Castle, and the office of chamberlain.
		The attainted earldom of Morton passed by charter at his death to a grandson of the 3rd Earl, John, 7th Lord Maxwell (1553—1593), who had previously claimed the title.
	www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/JamesDouglas(4EMorton).htm (775 words)

	Mary, Queen of Scots - MSN Encarta
		Early in 1567 the house in which Darnley lay sick was blown up by gunpowder, probably at the instigation of the Scottish nobleman James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, who, since Moray's revolt and still more since Rizzio's murder, had been favored by the queen.
		On June 15, 1567, Mary's forces were defeated at Carberry Hill, and she was forced to abandon Bothwell and surrender herself to the confederate lords.
		On July 24, at Lochleven, she was prevailed upon to sign an act of abdication in favor of her son, who was crowned as James VI five days afterward at Stirling.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761561993 (686 words)

	douglas02
		Douglas of Angus, Douglas of Glenbervie, Douglas of Kilspindie, Douglas of Morton, Douglas of Parkhead, Douglas of Torthorwald
		(1501) Elizabeth Auchinleck (dau of James Auchinleck of Glenbervie)
		ancestor of Douglas of Cruixton, Quarrelholes and Blackmill
	www.stirnet.com /HTML/genie/british/dd/douglas02.htm (804 words)

	The Barony of Mordington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Note that Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith was granted the barony of Dalkeith on 5th January 1368-9.
		Note that the title of Earl of Morton continued de jure in the Maxwell family until Robert, 10th Lord Maxwell was created Earl of Nithsdale on 29th August 1620 with precedence from 1581 (SP, VI, 389; SP, VI, 482-3).
		On the death of Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus, on 4th August 1588 the lands and honours of James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, devolved upon Sir William Douglas of Lochleven (SP, VI, 371) who thereby became the 5th Earl of Morton (of the Douglas of Dalkeith family).
	www.gmilne.demon.co.uk /barony_of_mordington.htm (1479 words)

	James VI of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		James was proclaimed king and during his infancy and power was held by a series of regents.
		On the death of Elizabeth in 1603, James, became king of England.
		James VI of Scotland and James I of England, died in 1625, and was replaced by his son
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /TUDjames6.htm (645 words)

	Edinburgh to Inverness via Ladybank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of the later owners of the castle was James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Chancellor then later Regent of Scotland when James VI was an infant.
		It was here that James VI (r.1567-1625) in 1601, to avoid crossing the Forth, summoned a General Assembly where the matter of a new translation of the Bible was first discussed.
		James IV could speak eight languages - English, Flemish, French, Gaelic, German, Italian, Latin & Spanish, and during his reign, as an experiment, a dumb woman and two infants were placed on the island to determine which language the children would eventually speak.
	www.lawrieweb.com /eil/eil04.html (2037 words)

	BBC - History - Scottish History
		Another famous victim of the Maiden was James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton the Regent of Scotland, during the reign of King James VI.
		From 1572 to 1580 Morton was the most powerful figure in the kingdom.
		The affair upset the king who regarded Esme as his 'favourite' and Douglas was arrested for treason in 1580 and executed on the Maiden in 1581.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/scottishhistory/union/oddities_union.shtml (350 words)

	James Douglas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas and 3rd Earl of Avondale (d.
		James Douglas (Governor) (1803–1877), governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia; head of Hudson's Bay Company operations in the Columbia District
		Sir James Douglas, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 1837-1842
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Douglas (162 words)

	Mar, John Erskine, 2d (or 7th) earl Of - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
		Mar, John Erskine, 2d (or 7th) earl of, 1558-1634, Scottish nobleman; son of the 1st (or 6th) earl.
		He participated in the capture of James in the raid of Ruthven (1582).
		In 1603 he accompanied James to England and was made a member of the English privy council.
	www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/search/search.php?word=Mar-John2 (348 words)

	Barons of Mordington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland (executed 2nd June 1581) when the Barony was forfeited and granted to;
		William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, who, on 13th September 1636, resigned the Barony to the King in favour of;
		James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington, from whom the Barony passed in 1685 to;
	www.gmilne.demon.co.uk /barons_of_mordington.htm (1073 words)

	MenFromMarrs - pafn13 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 7th Earl, John, born in 1562, was a long time friend of King James VI, and entered public life by seizing Stirling Castle from his uncle Alexander.
		He was charged with the care of the infant Prince Henry (over whom there was a custody battle with Elizabeth I), and in 1601 was on of the two ambassodors sent to the English Parliament to press the claim of King James to the English crown.
		In 1578 he was persuaded by James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton, to assert his claims to Stirling Castle and the guardianship of the young James VI (later James I of England).
	mywebpages.comcast.net /Janis_Cross/menfrommarrs/pafn13.htm (591 words)

	Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of — Infoplease.com
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