John Douglas

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He was the son of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Princess Joan of Scotland, Countess of Morton, daughter of James I of Scotland by his wife Lady Joan Beaufort.[1] He became earl in 1493, upon his father's death. He was succeeded by his son James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton.

A very wealthy man, John, unlike many of his peers, did not become embroiled in the intrigues and politics of his day.[2] Instead, the shrewd Earl of Morton worked to improve his holdings and was quite the litigator in his time, successfully defending his interests in court.[3] It turned out later that John, as lord of Dalkeith was aware the land had great value both above and below the surface and in fact sat on what was later described as the Great Midlothian Coalfield.[2]

1. The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol. VI (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1909), p. 356
Herbert Maxwell, A History of the House of Douglas, Vol. I (Freemantle & Co., London, 1902) pp. 242-3
2. The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol. VI (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1909), pp. 357-8
3. The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol. VI (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1909), pp. 357-8

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Douglas,_2nd_Earl_of_Morton

Alternate Name
Birth Name
John the Poet
Also Known As
Earl, Duke Archibald Douglas # 5th Earl of Angus
Also Known As
2nd Earl of Morton John Douglas
Residence
Tantallon Castle (extant)
Scotland
Title of Nobility
Earl of Angus
2nd Earl of Morton
1493
Custom Event
Alt. Birth
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1 January 1459
LifeSketch
One of the leaders in rebellion against King James III of Scotland, which ended in the King's death
between 1487 and 1488

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Family/Spouse: Lady Janet Crichton, Countess of Morton. Janet was born on 10 Jan 1461 in Riddell, Scottish Borders, Scotland; died on 28 Jul 1514 in Riddell, Scottish Borders, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James Douglas was born about 1484 in Midlothian, Scotland; died on 22 Dec 1548 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.

Family/Spouse: Agnes Crichton. Agnes was born about 1479 in Cranston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Janet Kennedy about 1498. Janet was born in 1476 in Cassilis, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland; died about Dec 1548 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lady Mary Douglas was born about 1498; and died.

John married Katherine Stirling on 1 Jun 1500 in Keir, Perthshire, Scotland. Katherine was born about 1476 in Keir, Perthshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James married Joan Stewart, Princess of Scotland, Countess of Morton on 15 May 1459. Joan was born in 1428 in Perth Parish, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 22 Jun 1493 in Dalkeith Church, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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