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Earl of Angus William Douglas, IX

Male 1532 - 1591  (59 years)


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  1. 1.  Earl of Angus William Douglas, IX was born 1532; died 1 Jul 1591, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 4264

    William — Gille Egidia Graham. Gille (daughter of Robert Graham) was born 1534; died 1609. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1552; died 3 Mar 1611, Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried , Paris, Île-de-France, France.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William DouglasWilliam Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 1552; died 3 Mar 1611, Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried , Paris, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 4265

    Notes:

    WILLIAM DOUGLAS, tenth Earl, who became a Roman Catholic, and, in conjunction with the Earls of Errol and Huntly, disturbed the peace of the country and perilled its safety by their treasonable intrigues with the King of Spain. They were implicated in the conspiracy of the ‘Spanish Blanks,' as it was called in consequence of certain blank sheets of paper, having at the bottom the seals and signatures of the Popish lords, being found in the possession of George Kerr, a brother of the Abbot of Newbattle, who was about to proceed on a secret mission to Spain. Kerr, on being put to the torture, confessed the whole affair.

    It appears that the King of Spain was to land an army of thirty thousand men on the west coast of Scotland, where they were to be joined by the Popish lords with all the forces they could muster. Fifteen thousand of the Spanish troops were to march across the Border and assist in raising an insurrection in England, while the remainder, with the assistance of the Romish faction, were to overthrow the Protestant Church in Scotland. This nefarious plot against the independence of the country and the national religion was repeatedly renewed by the three Popish lords; but James, who was unwilling to proceed to extremities against them, contrived to delay the infliction of the punishment which their crime deserved. The lenity shown by the King seemed only to embolden them to open resistance against the royal authority. They were at length declared guilty of high treason, and excommunicated as obstinate Papists, their estates and honours were forfeited, and a commission was given to the young Earl of Argyll to pursue them with fire and sword. Huntly and Errol collected their retainers, and, after a stubborn conflict, defeated the royal forces at a place called Glenlivet, 3rd October, 1594.

    The King, indignant and alarmed at this disaster, marched at the head of a powerful army to the north, and laid waste the estates of the insurgents and destroyed their strongholds. Angus was not present at the battle of Glenlivet, but he shared the fate of his associates, and implored the King's permission to leave the kingdom, which was granted on condition that he would not return without the royal sanction, nor during his exile make any attempt to injure the Protestant religion or the peace and liberties of his native country. He returned secretly in 1595 and was suffered to remain in Scotland on giving assurance that he would henceforth conduct himself like a loyal and peaceful subject. In the following year he was formally ‘released' from the bond, and in 1597, along with Huntly and Errol, was publicly absolved from his excommunication and reconciled to the Kirk at Aberdeen, in the presence of a great assembly of persons of all ranks. He subsequently retired to the Continent, and died at Paris, 3rd March, 1611, in the fifty-seventh year of his age.

    Buried:
    Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

    William married Elizabeth of Oliphant 1585. Elizabeth (daughter of Laurence IV of Oliphant and Margaret Hay of Erroll) was born 1571; died 1622. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. William Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1589; died 19 Feb 1660, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was buried , Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    2. 4. Mary Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 5. James Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  William Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born 1589; died 19 Feb 1660, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was buried , Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 4274

    Notes:

    Buried:
    St Bride's Kirk

    Died:
    Douglas Castle

    William married Mary Gordon 1632. (daughter of George Gordon) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Henrietta Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1633, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died 1 Jun 1673, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
    2. 7. William Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1634; died 1694.
    3. 8. George Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 9. James Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 10. Margaret Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 11. Jean Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 12. Grizel Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 13. Anna Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 14. Catherine Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 15. Isabel Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 16. Jane Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    12. 17. Lucy Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    13. 18. Mary Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point

    William — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    William — Margaret Hamilton. (daughter of Claude Hamilton) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. James Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1617; died 1645.
    2. 20. William Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point died 1633.
    3. 21. Archibald Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point died 1655.

  2. 4.  Mary Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36958


  3. 5.  James Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36959



Generation: 4

  1. 6.  Henrietta Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1) was born 1633, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died 1 Jun 1673, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 4272

    Henrietta married James Johnstone 29 May 1645. James (son of James Johnstone and Margaret Douglas) was born 1625, St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died 16 Jul 1672, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried , Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. George Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jun 1667; died 10 May 1674.
    2. 23. Margaret Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1672.
    3. 24. Mary Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1660.
    4. 25. James Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Dec 1660.
    5. 26. John Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Sep 1665; died 29 Dec 1714.
    6. 27. William Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Feb 1663, Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died 14 Jan 1721, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
    7. 28. Henrietta Johnstone  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 7.  William Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1) was born 1634; died 1694.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36968


  3. 8.  George Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36969


  4. 9.  James Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36970


  5. 10.  Margaret Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36971

    Margaret — William Alexander. [Group Sheet]


  6. 11.  Jean Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36973

    Jean — John Hamilton. [Group Sheet]


  7. 12.  Grizel Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36975

    Grizel — William Carmichael. [Group Sheet]


  8. 13.  Anna Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36977


  9. 14.  Catherine Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36978

    Catherine — William Ruthven. [Group Sheet]


  10. 15.  Isabel Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36980

    Isabel — William Douglas. [Group Sheet]


  11. 16.  Jane Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36982

    Jane — James Drummond. [Group Sheet]


  12. 17.  Lucy Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36984

    Lucy — Robert Maxwell. [Group Sheet]


  13. 18.  Mary Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36986


  14. 19.  James Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1) was born 1617; died 1645.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36989


  15. 20.  William Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1) died 1633.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36988


  16. 21.  Archibald Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.William2, 1.William1) died 1655.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 36987