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Lady of Bothwell Joanna De Moravia

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  1. 1.  Lady of Bothwell Joanna De Moravia

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38003

    Joanna married Archibald Douglas 1362. Archibald (son of James Douglas and Isabella Stewart) was born 1328; died Dec 1400, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Archibald Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1372, Scotland; died 1424, Verneuil-sur-Avre, Haute-Normandie, France; was buried , Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France.
    2. 3. James Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1371, Scotland; died 24 Mar 1443; was buried , Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    3. 4. Marjorie Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Helen Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Archibald DouglasArchibald Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joanna1) was born 1372, Scotland; died 1424, Verneuil-sur-Avre, Haute-Normandie, France; was buried , Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38004

    Notes:

    Archibald Douglas, Duke of Touraine, Earl of Douglas, and Wigtown, Lord of Annandale, Galloway 13th Lord of Douglas, (1372-1424) was a Scottish nobleman and warlord. He is sometimes given the epithet "Tyneman" (Old Scots:Loser), but this may be a reference to his great-uncle Sir Archibald Douglas.

    Master of Douglas:

    The eldest legitimate son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joanna de Moravia of Bothwell, he was born either at Threave Castle or at Bothwell Castle c.1372 and was known as the Master of Douglas until his accession. By 1390 he had married the Princess Margaret of Carrick, a daughter of King Robert III of Scotland. Around this time, his father bestowed upon him the regalities of the Ettrick Forest, Lauderdale and Romannobridge, Peeblesshire.

    On 4 June 1400, King Robert appointed him Keeper of Edinburgh Castle for life, on a pension of 200 merks a year.


    Buried:
    Cathedral of St Gatien

    Archibald — Margaret Stewart. Margaret (daughter of Robert III of Scotland and Anabella Drummond) died 1451. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Archibald Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1390; died 1439.
    2. 7. Elizabeth Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point died Abt 1451.
    3. 8. William Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 9. James Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point died 17 Aug 1424.

  2. 3.  James DouglasJames Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joanna1) was born 1371, Scotland; died 24 Mar 1443; was buried , Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • Name: The Gross
    • Reference Number: 38005

    Notes:

    James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale (1371 - 24 March 1443), known as "the Gross", was a Scottish nobleman. He was the second son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray of Bothwell and Drumsargard (now Cambuslang), d. after 1408.

    Regent of Douglas:

    His rise to dominance in the kingdom began with the disastrous defeat of his elder brother Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas at the battle of Battle of Homildon Hill where he was captured by the English. James was now acting head of the main branch of the powerful Douglas family and was left to maintain their influence in southern Scotland. His successes in this regard preserved Douglas influence until the return of his elder brother from captivity in 1409 at which time he assumed the role of councillor and was rewarded with the grant of extensive estates. The most important of these was the stronghold of Abercorn Castle which would become his principal residence for the rest of his life.

    Relationship with the Stewarts:

    In the early 1420's James acted as the link between his brother and the powerful Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany who was acting as Regent for his cousin James I of Scotland while he was being held by the English for ransom. His links with the Albany Stewarts however did not prevent him from becoming a councillor to the king once he returned from imprisonment in 1424. Along with his nephew, Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, he sat on the jury which convicted Murdoch and two of his sons of treason for failure to pay the ransom and allowing the king to be imprisoned for 18 years. In 1426 as a reward for his loyalty Douglas received royal confirmation of his lands, his eldest son William was knighted in 1430 and by 1435 he was sheriff of Lanarkshire strengthening his place among the kings principal followers. This backing from the earl of Douglas' senior kinsman was vital for the king to prevent a clash with the powerful Douglas affinity and shortly before his death in 1437 James I gave him the title of Earl of Avondale.

    Earl of Douglas:

    When King James was assassinated in 1437 Douglas backed his nephew who became Lieutenant General of Scotland and Regent for the young James II until Douglas' death in 1439. The death of his nephew set off a deadly chain of events that saw power being uneasily shared between Sir William Crichton, Sir Alexander Livingston of Callander and Douglas himself. These events culminated in what would became known as the 'Black Dinner' at Edinburgh Castle where his great-nephew William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas and his younger brother David were summarily beheaded on trumped up charges in the presence of the young James II.

    Historians tend to place the blame for the Black Dinner on Crichton, Livingston and especially Douglas as the death of his great-nephews brought him the earldom of Douglas and the position as the most powerful magnate in Scotland.

    Marriage and issue:

    He married first Beatrice Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith. They had one daughter.

    Beatrice Douglas, married William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland.

    He married second Beatrice Sinclair, daughter of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney, around 1425. They had several children, including:

    William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (1425-1452), who succeeded his father
    James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas (1426-1491), who succeeded his older brother
    Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray (1426-1455), James's twin
    Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde (d. 1455)
    John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie
    Janet Douglas, married Robert Fleming, 1st Lord Fleming
    Margaret Douglas, married Henry Douglas of Borg (d. 1473)

    From: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_7th_Earl_of_Douglas)

    Buried:
    St Bride's kirk

    Died:
    Abercorn Castle

    James — Beatrice Stewart. (daughter of Robert Stewart and Margaret Graham) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Beatrice Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point

    James married Beatrix Sinclair Abt 1425. (daughter of Henry Sinclair, II and Egidia Douglas) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. William Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1425; died 1452.
    2. 12. James Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1426; died 1491.
    3. 13. Archibald Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1426; died 1455.
    4. 14. Hugh Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point died 1455.
    5. 15. John Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 16. Janet Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 17. Margaret Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Marjorie Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joanna1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 37169

    Marjorie — David Stewart. David (son of Robert III of Scotland and Anabella Drummond) was born 24 Oct 1378; died 26 Mar 1402, Falkland, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Helen Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joanna1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38006



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Archibald Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Archibald2, 1.Joanna1) was born 1390; died 1439.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38026


  2. 7.  Elizabeth Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Archibald2, 1.Joanna1) died Abt 1451.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38027


  3. 8.  William Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Archibald2, 1.Joanna1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38028


  4. 9.  James Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Archibald2, 1.Joanna1) died 17 Aug 1424.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38029


  5. 10.  Beatrice Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Joanna1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38010

    Beatrice — William Hay. [Group Sheet]


  6. 11.  William Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Joanna1) was born 1425; died 1452.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38012


  7. 12.  James Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Joanna1) was born 1426; died 1491.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38013


  8. 13.  Archibald Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Joanna1) was born 1426; died 1455.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38014


  9. 14.  Hugh Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Joanna1) died 1455.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38015


  10. 15.  John Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Joanna1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38016


  11. 16.  Janet Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Joanna1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38017

    Janet — Robert Fleming. [Group Sheet]


  12. 17.  Margaret Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Joanna1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 38018

    Margaret — Henry Douglas. [Group Sheet]