IV Earl of Angus George Douglas

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  • Name George Douglas 
    Title IV Earl of Angus 
    Born 1428  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 4261 
    Died Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4261  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father William Douglas,   b. 1402,   d. Oct 1437  (Age 35 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Hay 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabel Sibbald,   b. 1431,   d. 1501  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Archibald Douglas, V,   b. 1453  [natural]
     2. Janet Douglas  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F1157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus was the son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus and Margaret Hay. He was born before 1429. He married Isabel Sibbald, daughter of Sir John Sibbald, before 1446. He died on 14 November 1462. He was also reported to have died on 12 March 1462/63.2 He was buried at Abernethy, Perth & Kinross, Scotland.

      He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Angus before 9 September 1446. He was a Commissioner to conclude a treaty with England in 1449. He held the office of Ambassador to England in 1451. In 1454 he adherred to King James II during the Douglas rebellion, and was rewarded with large grants of lands of that family. He was a Commissioner to conclude a treaty with England in 1459. In 1460 he was accounted the head of the party known as the 'Old Lords' during the minority of King James III. He fought in the Battle of Alnwick in 1462, where he obtained a victory over the English.