Archibald Douglas (died 1333)
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Archibald Douglas | |
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Born | before 1298 |
Died | 19 July 1333 |
Occupation | Scottish military leader during the Wars of Scottish Independence |
Spouse | Beatrice de Lindsay |
Children | 3, including William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas |
Parent(s) | William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas Eleanor de Lovaine |
Family | Clan Douglas |
Sir Archibald Douglas (before 1298 – 19 July 1333) was a Scottish nobleman,
Early life
The younger son of
The earliest mention of Douglas is in 1320 when he received a charter of land at
History then keeps quiet about Douglas except whilst serving under his older brother, James, in the 1327 campaign in Weardale, where his foragers "auoint curry apoi tot levesche de Doresme"- overran nearly all the Bishopric of Durham. (Scalacronica)
Second War of Independence
Following the death of King Robert I and his half brother's crusade with the dead king's heart, Douglas once again becomes of note. He was made guardian of the kingdom since he was "the principal adviser in...the confounding of the king" as much as he was heir to his brothers influence after Murray's capture.
During the
Battle of Halidon Hill
Edward III came north to personally command his army, thus making the violation of the peace treaty official, and
Archibald was succeeded by his son, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas.
Marriage and issue
Sir Archibald Douglas married Beatrice de Lindsay, daughter of Sir Alexander de Lindsay of Barnweill, an ancestor of the Earls of Crawford. They had three children:[2]
- John Douglas (d.b. 1342 in the retinue of David II of Scotland in France)
- William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
- Eleanor Douglas married five times –
- Alexander, Earl of Carrick, natural son of Edward Bruce, King of Ireland (k. 1333, Battle of Halidon Hill)
- Sir James de Sandilands, ancestor of the Lords of Torphichen (d.b. 1358)
- Sir William Tours of Dalry(d.b. 1368)
- Sir Duncan Wallace of Sundrum (d.b. 1376)
- Sir Patrick Hepburn of Hailes, ancestor of the Earls of Bothwell
Notes
References
- Balfour Paul, Sir James. The Scots Peerage IX vols. Edinburgh. 1907
- Maxwell, Sir Herbert. A History of the House of Douglas Vol. I. Fremantle, London. 1902
- Brown Michael. The Black Douglases, War & Lordship in Late Medieval Scotland. Tuckwell Press, East Linton. 1998