| Name |
Sir Robert Douglas |
| Suffix |
Lord of Lochleven, Knight |
| Birth |
7 Nov 1515 |
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| FamilySearch ID |
GR53-DW8 |
| Occupation |
[1] |
| King of Scots, King of Scotland, King |
| Residence |
Family Douglas - In 1390, King Robert II (reigned 1371?1390) granted the castle to Sir Henry Douglas, the husband of his niece Marjory. Beginning in the 14th century, the castle served as a state prison. |
- Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence (1296? 1357). In the latter part of the 14th century, the castle was granted to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, by his uncle. It remained in the Douglases' hands for the next 300 years. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned there in 1567? 68, and forced to abdicate as queen, before escaping with the help of her gaoler's family. In 1588, the queen's gaoler inherited the title of Earl of Morton, and moved away from the castle. In 1675, Sir William Bruce, an architect, bought the castle and used it as a focal point for his garden; it was never again used as a residence.
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Lochleven Castle
Castle Island, Loch Leven, near Kinross, Scotland
UK grid reference
Thumb
Keep and west wall of the castle
ThumbLochleven CastleLochleven Castle
Coordinates
Type
Tower house and courtyard
Site information
Owner
Historic Scotland
Controlled by
Douglas of Lochleven
Open to
the public
Yes
Condition
Ruined
Site history
Built
1300 AD
In use
Until 17th century
Materials
Stone
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The remains of the castle are protected as a scheduled monument in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. Lochleven Castle is open to the public in summer, and access is available by ferry.
Early history
A castle may have been built on Castle Island as early as 1257, when King Alexander III of Scotland, then 16 years old, was forcibly brought there by his regents. During the First War of Scottish Independence (1296? 1328), the invading English army held the castle, then named Lochleven Castle; it lies at a strategically important position between the towns of Edinburgh, Stirling and Perth. Part of the present fortification, the curtain wall, may date from this time period and may have been built by the occupying English. The castle was captured by the Scots before the end of the 13th century, possibly by the forces of William Wallace.
English forces laid siege to Lochleven in 1301, but the garrison was relieved in the same year when the siege was broken by Sir John Comyn. King Robert the Bruce (reigned 1306? 1329) is known to have visited the castle in 1313 and again in 1323. Following Bruce's death, the English invaded again, and in 1335 laid siege to Lochleven Castle in support of the pretender Edward Balliol (d. 1364). According to the 14th-century chronicle of John of Fordun, the English attempted to flood the castle by building a dam across the outflow of the loch; the water level rose, but after a month the captain of the English force, Sir John de Stirling, left the area to attend the festival of Saint Margaret of Scotland, and the defenders, under Alan de Vipont, took advantage of his absence to come out of the castle under cover of night, and damage the dam, causing it to collapse and flood the English camp. However, this account has been doubted by later historians.
Loch Leven Castle was fortified in the 14th or early-15th century by the addition of a five-storey tower house or keep. According to Historic Scotland, it was built in the 14th century, making it one of the oldest tower houses in Scotland that still substantially survives. In 1390, King Robert II (reigned 1371? 1390) granted the castle to Sir Henry Douglas, the husband of his niece Marjory. Beginning in the 14th century, the castle served as a state prison. Several notable men were imprisoned there, including Robert II in 1369 (before he became king), Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas (d. 1439), early in the 15th century, and Patrick Graham, the Archbishop of St Andrews, in 1478 (who died in captivity there).
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| _UID |
D8E50A7C9238416C81E19A89DA48C597BD32 |
| Burial |
Jan 1543 |
Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland [1] |
| Death |
10 Sep 1547 |
Battle Of Pinkie, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland [1] |
- killed in battle
The Battle of Pinkie, also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (English: /kl?f/ KLUF, Scots: [kl(j)ux]), took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland. The last pitched battle between Scotland and England before the Union of the Crowns, it was part of the conflict known as the Rough Wooing. It was a catastrophic defeat for Scotland, where it became known as "Black Saturday". A highly detailed and illustrated English account of the battle and campaign authored by an eyewitness William Patten was published in London as propaganda four months after the battle.
Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven was a Scottish courtier and landowner. The son of Thomas Douglas, younger of Lochleven, and Elizabeth Boyd, his home was Lochleven Castle.
He built a new hall and kitchen in the courtyard at Lochleven castle, and the Glassin Tower, where, it is believed Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned in 1568.
He was killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh.
In 1527, Robert Douglas married Margaret Erskine, who had a son with James V of Scotland, James Stewart.
Robert Douglas and Margaret Erskine's children included:
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton
Robert Douglas, who married Christina Stewart, 4th Countess of Buchan
George Douglas of Rungallie, Usher of the king's bedchamber
Margaret Douglas
Euphemia Douglas, who married Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay.
Janet Douglas, who married Sir James Colville of Easter Wemyss (d. 1562).
Catherine Douglas, who married David Durie.
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| Person ID |
I70826 |
Lanark County Origins |
| Last Modified |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Family |
Lady Margaret Erskine, b. 13 Aug 1513, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 5 May 1572, Falkland Parish, Fife, Scotland (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage |
11 Jul 1527 |
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Catherine Douglas, b. 1538, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Sir George Douglas, b. 1535, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Lady Catherine Douglas, b. 1530, Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1596, Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland (Age 66 years) |
| | 4. Margaret Stewart, b. 1520, Lochleven, Kinross-Shire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Lady Euphemia Douglas, of Morton, Baroness Lindsay, b. 1533, Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland d. 28 Jun 1580, Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 47 years) |
| | 6. Lady Janet Tweddie Douglas, b. 1535, Locharbriggs, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 7 Jan 1585/86, Oban, Argyll, Scotland (Age 51 years) |
| | 7. Sir William Douglas, of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland, b. 1540, Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland d. 27 Sep 1606, Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (Age 66 years) |
| | 8. Robert Douglas, 4th Earl of Buchan, b. 1543, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland d. 18 Aug 1580, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (Age 37 years) |
| | 9. Janet Douglas, b. 1536, Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland d. 7 Jan 1585/86, Scotland (Age 50 years) |
| | 10. George Douglas, b. 1544, Loch Leven Castle, Tayside, Perthshire, Scotland d. 1625, Loch Leven Castle, Tayside, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 81 years) |
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| Family ID |
F24436 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
24 Sep 2024 |
1515 - 1547 (31 years)
