IV Earl of Angus George Douglas
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Name George Douglas Title IV Earl of Angus Born 1428 Scotland Gender Male Reference Number 4261 Died Scotland Buried Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland 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.
- 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.