William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (c. 1540 – 1606) was the son of Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of James V of...
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The title Earl of Morton was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1458 for James Douglas of Dalkeith. Along with it, the title Lord Aberdour was granted...
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Earl of Morton (died 1649) William Douglas, 9th Earl of Morton (died 1681) James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton (died 1686) James Douglas, 11th Earl of...
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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) was a Scottish nobleman. He played a leading role in the murders of Queen Mary's confidant,...
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for William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, son of Sir Archibald Douglas, Guardian of Scotland. The Earldom was forfeited by James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas...
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Regent Morton had to pay to redeem these as they were pledges for loans. He wrote again to Margaret Douglas asking her to be a "furtherer" of his travails...
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Douglas, an illegitimate son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, was created Earl of Angus on 9 April 1389. His descendant, William, 11th Earl of...
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Earl of Douglas (1425–1452) William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (died 1571) William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (1540–1606) William Douglas, 9th Earl of...
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was created on 14 August 1646 for Lord William Douglas, third son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, along with the title Lord Daer and Shortcleuch...
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Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and thus the granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and the half-sister of King James V. She was the grandmother of King...
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