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	Douglas - LoveToKnow 1911
		The marquessate of Douglas and the earldom of Angus, the historic dignities held by the two chief branches of the family, the Black and the Red Douglas, are merged in the Hamilton peerage.
		1425-1452) and James (1426-1488), became 8th and 9th earls respectively; Archibald became earl of Moray by marriage with Elizabeth Dunbar, daughter and co-heiress of James, earl of Moray; Hugh was created earl of Ormond in 1445; John was lord of Balvany; Henry became bishop of Dunkeld.
		James Douglas, 9th Earl (and last), denounced his brother's murderers and took up arms, but was obliged by the desertion of his allies to submit.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Douglas (3006 words)

	Earl of Douglas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas (1358-1388), son of the previous
		Archibald Douglas, Lord of Galloway, 3rd Earl of Douglas (1325-1400) "the Grim", cousin of the 1st earl
		James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas and 3rd Earl of Avondale (d.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Douglas (278 words)

	AllRefer.com - Douglas, James, 9th earl of Douglas (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Douglas, James, 9th earl of Douglas 1426–88, Scottish nobleman, last earl of Douglas.
		Following the murder of his brother William, the 8th earl, by James II, he led a rebellion against the king in 1452 but was defeated.
		Douglas escaped to England, but in 1484 was captured while on a raid in Scotland and was imprisoned the rest of his life.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/DouglJ9e.html (238 words)

	James Douglas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry (1662–1711), also 1st Duke of Dover
		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 (180 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Stewarts > James II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		James II was crowned in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh in 1437, the first king not to be enthroned at Scone since Kenneth MacAlpin (843-58).
		James' minority was dominated by the struggles of rival families for power in the realm and control of the king.
		Known as 'James of the Fiery Face' because of a birthmark, he began to rule for himself when he was 18, soon after his marriage in July 1449 to Mary of Gueldres, a devout and cultivated Burgundian lady.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page129.asp (289 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)

	Scots Members of the French Nobility
		James Hamilton, 2nd earl of Arran, was regent of Scotland during the minority of Mary Queen of Scots (he was in fact heir presumptive, being her second cousin through his grandmother, and next in line for the throne).
		The earl of Arran spent a lot of time trying to regain the revenues of his duchy, but his efforts were rebuked: once, during an interview with the king of France, his attempt to bring up the topic of the duchy was abruptly cut short.
		James (1606-1649), 1st duke of Hamilton and great-grandson of the 2nd earl of Arran, was succeeded by his brother William (1636-51), who left a daughter Ann (1634-1716), heir of the line, duchess in her own right.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/france/scotfr.htm (6246 words)

	Douglas
		The surname Douglas is territorial, from the wild pastoral dale possessed by William de Douglas.
		She was the married to the Earl of Lennox and through their son, Henry Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, (in some countries better known as Maria Stuart), James VI.
		The estates devolved on the heir-female who was as a Representator of the House of Douglas awarded the arms of Douglas of Douglas, and was later created Lord Douglas of Douglas, and awarded the chief Arms of the House of Douglas whose daughter and eventual senior co-heiress married the 11th Earl of Home.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/leitrim/147/douglas.html (853 words)

	Family Tree genealogy and Scottish clan history from AncestralScotland - Search Results
		Douglas is remembered as one of Robert the Bruce's most valiant captains throughout the Scottish War of Independence.In 1357 Sir William was created the 1st Earl of Douglas and later became the Earl of Mar through marriage.
		The power and influence of Clan Douglas continued to grow to a point that it was considered to be a threat to the throneThe clan lost their earldom in 1455 when the 9th Earl lost the battle he fought at Arkinholm.
		James, Earl of Morton, was a younger brother of the 7th Earl and was a staunch enemy of Mary, Queen of Scots and was part of the group who murdered her secretary, David Rizzio.The 11th Earl of Angus and 1st Marquess of Douglas was a Catholic and supporter of Charles I during the civil wars.
	www.ancestralscotland.com /clandetails.html?clan=douglas.html (334 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Douglas, James, 9th earl of Douglas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		DOUGLAS, JAMES, 9TH EARL OF DOUGLAS [Douglas, James, 9th earl of Douglas] 1426-88, Scottish nobleman, last earl of Douglas.
		Douglas, William O. The Oxford Guide to the United States Government; 1/1/2001; John J. Patrick, Richard M. Pious, and Donald A. Ritchie; 797 words
		BLOODY LIFE OF SCOTLAND'S BOY KING; With his early years blighted by murder, kidnap and grisly retribution, it is no wonder six-year-old James II grew up to be a gun-obsessed killer bent on brutal revenge.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/D/DouglJ19e.asp (288 words)

	thePeerage.com - George Seton, 5th Lord Seton and others
		Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus was born circa 1609.
		She married Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and Hon.
		She married, firstly, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and Hon.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10953.htm (1984 words)

	The history of Scotland - The Stuart Monarchs
		James was particularly keen on the new weapon of war, the cannon, and at the Siege of Roxburgh Castle where cannon were used for the first time, it was ironic that one of them blew him up as he watched close by.
		James V was just 17 months old when James IV was killed, his mother Margaret ruling as Regent, followed by the Duke of Albany who took over as Guardian of the Realm, ruling wisely until his return to France in 1524 when fighting broke out between the Scottish nobles.
		James spent the first 14 years of his life being passed around from place to place until in 1526 he was imprisoned in Falkland Palace, finally escaping in 1528 to begin his rule at the age of 16.
	www.historic-uk.com /HistoryUK/Scotland-History/StewartMonarchs.htm (1183 words)

	Douglas, Archibald, 5th earl of Douglas to dryads. Alphabetic Index to Entries. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth ...
		Douglas, Archibald, 5th earl of Douglas to dryads.
		Douglas, James, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar
		Douglas, William, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar
	www.bartleby.com /65/index72.html (104 words)

	Black Douglas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Sir James was a signer of the Declaration of Arbroath.
		James was the great uncle of William, 6th Earl of Douglas.
		When Parliament met on the 9th June 1455, the countess Beatrice along with her son James, 9th Earl of Douglas and three other sons, were all attained and their estates forfeited.
	home.austarnet.com.au /dfgoonan/DOUGLASBlack.htm (736 words)

	JAMES H - Online Information article about JAMES H
		Stirling by the king, and, charged with treachery, was stabbed by James and then killed by the attendants.
		parliament had exonerated the king, James, the new earl of Douglas, made his submission.
		Marching against the rebels James gained several victories, after which Douglas was attainted and his lands forfeited.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /INV_JED/JAMES_H.html (717 words)

	Border Clan Scott - History and Genealogy
		James II also granted to him and to Sir David, his son, the remaining half of the barony of Branxholm to be held in blanch for the payment of a red rose for their brave and faithful exertions in favor of the king against the house of Douglas.
		Obtained from King James I a grant of the Mains of Eckford, in the county of Roxburgh, as a reward for his capture of Gilbert of Rutherford, a noted reiver, which grant was completed by King James II, by charter dated at Stirling 3 May 1437.
		Received knighthood from James VI, by whom, in 1590, on the fall of his step-father, the earl of Bothwell, he was appointed keeper of Liddesdale and warden of the west marches (borders).
	www.james.com /border_scott (14604 words)

	Index for surnames beginning with d (Family Pages)[Douglas, Elizabeth ] - [Douglas, William (Lord of Douglas) ]
		Douglas, James (7th Earl of Douglas - the Gross)
		Douglas, James (9th Earl of Douglas - twin)
		Douglas, William (1st Earl of Douglas and Mar) Sir
	racingstation.com /genealogy/green/b_d1.htm (213 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for James, Saint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		James, Saint JAMES, SAINT [James, Saint] in the Bible, the brother of Jesus.
		He is thought to have been the son or brother of St. James the Less.
		Church of Saint James the Less Issues Corrective Statement Refuting False Claims of Bishop Bennison and Diocesan Spokesperson.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/06561.html (779 words)

	Major William Hew Sholto Douglas, 1947 - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		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.
		Yet, there were also acts of selflessness, as when a young Douglas woman tried desperately to save the life of James I and when a young Douglas man rescued Mary Queen of Scots from Loch Leven prison.
		Major William Douglas served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from 1966 - 1984.
	www.blae.net /douglas/williamhsdouglas.htm (1328 words)

	John Dunbar, Earl of Moray, Scotland, 1330-1393
		Patrick 9th Earl of March and Moray, and Angnes (Black Angnes).
		On the 9th March, 1372-3, her father Robert II, gave a new grant of the Earldom of Moray "to our beloved son John of Dunbar and to Marjorie his spouse, our dearest daughter," and to the heirs of their bodies, whom failing, to George Dunbar, Earl of March, and his heirs whomsover.
		Earl John's seals, 4th April, 1373, andc.-on a shield crouché, three cushions within the Royal tressure; crest, on a helmet a stag's head and neck issuing from a coronet showing five points; supporters- two lions sejant gardant, each having one forefoot holding the coronet.
	www.jjhc.info /dunbarjohn1393.htm (300 words)

	James II, king of Scotland
		James II James II, 1430–60, king of Scotland (1437–60), son and successor of James I. During his minority successive earls of Douglas vied for power with factions led by Sir William Crichton and Sir Alexander Livingstone.
		, the 9th earl, and seized the Douglas lands.
		During his reign James improved the justice courts and regulated the coinage.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0825922.html (191 words)

	thePeerage.com - Charles Douglas and others
		She married Henry Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig, son of Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry and Catherine Hyde, on 24 July 1754.
		Francis Archibald Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig was styled as Viscount Drumlanrig.
		She married Percy Sholto Douglas, 10th Marquess of Queensbury, son of John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensbury and Sibyl Montgomery, on 4 December 1918.
	www.thepeerage.com /p2134.htm (587 words)

	WILLIAM DOUGLAS - Online Information article about WILLIAM DOUGLAS
		ERROLL (or ERROL), FRANCIS HAY, 9TH EARL OF (d.
		HAY, 9th EARL oF) and was imprisoned (on the See also:
		Subsequently in 1597 they all renounced their religion, declared themselves Presbyterians, and were restored to their estates and honours.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /WAT_WIL/WILLIAM_DOUGLAS.html (586 words)

	douglas08
		Archibald Douglas, Duke of Douglas (bpt 13.10.1694, dsp 21.07.1761)
		Elizabeth Hay (dau of Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll)
		BEB1844 (Douglas of Glenbervie) shows Robert, 4th Bart, as son of an unnamed younger son of the 1st Bart, possibly because of an assumption that the 4th Bart must have been descended from the 1st Bart.
	www.stirnet.com /HTML/genie/british/dd/douglas08.htm (986 words)

	Overview of James Douglas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The last Earl of Douglas and leader of the powerful 'Black Douglases'.
		Douglas took revenge against the crown, sacking Stirling and renouncing King James.
		However, James retaliated and proceeded to destroy the Douglas castles, including Threave.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/people/famousfirst705.html (139 words)

	Douglas Clan
		The Earldom of Douglas was granted to the chiefs of the Clan in 1357, furthering the Douglas fortunes.
		His brother James, the 9th Earl, took revenge on the King by sacking the royal Stirling estates with a band of Douglas warriors.
		The 11th Earl of Douglas was advanced to become Marquess of Douglas in 1633, and the title was again escalated to a Dukedom in 1703.
	www.scottish-heirloom.com /douglas_clan/scottish_clans_history.html (572 words)

	Douglas, James, 9th earl of Douglas
		Following the murder of his brother William, the 8th earl, by
		James II, he led a rebellion against the king in 1452 but was defeated.
		More on James 9th earl of Douglas Douglas from Fact Monster:
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0815972.html (141 words)

	Index Ba
		Under the Earl of Elgin, Baldwin and Lafontaine saw the realization of their aim of responsible government and the enactment of other reforms, including municipal self-government for Canada West (former Upper Canada, now Ontario) and freeing of the University of Toronto from sectarian control.
		Five months later he resigned in favour of Neville Chamberlain, was made an earl and a knight of the garter, and retired from politics.
		Together with Prime Minister James Mitchell of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, he strongly opposed upgrading of the Regional Security System, particularly by means of a formal treaty.
	www.rulers.org /indexb1.html (19248 words)

	Captain James Cook Biography
		The other Lieutenants were James King, who would later edit the Journals of this Voyage, and James Williamson.
		On the 9th the ships arrived at a river mouth and shallows and, as the coast turned west, Cook followed suit.
		On August 9th they neared the English Channel but strong winds forced them north and to the west of Ireland.
	pages.quicksilver.net.nz /jcr/~cookbio4.html (11022 words)

	The St James Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		James Barwell, Son, and Fisher, of the Worcester Works, Birmingham, a firm that has inspired great confidence in these matters by its work in connection with the Holte Theatre, Aston, and elsewhere.
		Percy Macquoid, is based upon that of the transitional period between the reigns of Louis XII and Francois I of France.
		Red, green, and gold are the colours chiefly in evidence, and particularly prominent on the proscenium, upon the arch of which figure, in striking relief, the coats of arms respectively of Shakespeare and Arden on the right, and St. James and Dante on the left.
	www.mander-and-mitchenson.co.uk /theatres.htm (12207 words)

	Spring 2003 Center for History of Physics Newsletter
		He shared the Nobel Prize for physics in 1975 with his close collaborators Ben Mottelson and James Rainwater, for their contribution to the theory of the collective properties of atomic nuclei.
		James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl of Crawford (1847-1913), offered as a gift to the British government, all the instruments and complete library from his Observatory at Dun Echt which he had built up from 1872-1888.
		Studied at Cambridge; appointed James Clerk Maxwell Scholar at the Cavendish Laboratory in 1895, publishing his first work on the cloud chamber in that year.
	www.aip.org /history/newsletter/spring2003/docpres-spring03.htm (7825 words)

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