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Thomas Douglas, Younger of Lochleven

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  1. 1.  Thomas Douglas, Younger of Lochleven and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: GKXR-9XW
    • _UID: 877A117DCFB143A4AB9CCAFB1DE0BD17D372

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Boyd. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sir Robert Douglas, Lord of Lochleven, Knight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1515 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 10 Sep 1547 in Battle Of Pinkie, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in Jan 1543 in Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sir Robert Douglas, Lord of Lochleven, Knight Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 7 Nov 1515 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 10 Sep 1547 in Battle Of Pinkie, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried in Jan 1543 in Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: GR53-DW8
    • Occupation: ; 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.
    • _UID: D8E50A7C9238416C81E19A89DA48C597BD32

    Notes:

    Residence:
    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.


    Quick Facts Coordinates, Type ...
    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
    Close
    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).

    Died:
    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.

    Sir married Lady Margaret Erskine on 11 Jul 1527 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine and Lady Margaret Campbell, of Argyll - Lady Erskine) was born on 13 Aug 1513 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 5 May 1572 in Falkland Parish, Fife, Scotland; was buried in All Saints Churchyard, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Catherine Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1538 in Scotland; and died.
    2. 4. Sir George Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1535 in Scotland; and died.
    3. 5. Lady Catherine Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1530 in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1596 in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland; was buried in 1596 in Scotland.
    4. 6. Margaret Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1520 in Lochleven, Kinross-Shire, Scotland; and died.
    5. 7. Lady Euphemia Douglas, of Morton, Baroness Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1533 in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland; died on 28 Jun 1580 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Edzell Churchyard, Edzell, Angus, Scotland.
    6. 8. Lady Janet Tweddie Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1535 in Locharbriggs, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died on 7 Jan 1585/86 in Oban, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
    7. 9. Sir William Douglas, of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland; died on 27 Sep 1606 in Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
    8. 10. Robert Douglas, 4th Earl of Buchan  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1543 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; died on 18 Aug 1580 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
    9. 11. Janet Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1536 in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland; died on 7 Jan 1585/86 in Scotland.
    10. 12. George Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1544 in Loch Leven Castle, Tayside, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1625 in Loch Leven Castle, Tayside, Perthshire, Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Catherine Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1538 in Scotland; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: GGSK-TXP
    • _UID: BC11CEF366C44EB6B1D71BD62925BFB4F67E


  2. 4.  Sir George Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1535 in Scotland; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: GGS2-F9R
    • _UID: 5AB5431CE8A240F5B6F328C9E34BC0974CFA


  3. 5.  Lady Catherine Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1530 in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1596 in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland; was buried in 1596 in Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: G8YK-ZSD
    • _UID: 3E45292A338C409880330C21EF9914EBD477


  4. 6.  Margaret Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1520 in Lochleven, Kinross-Shire, Scotland; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: GB99-BSG
    • _UID: 5AF18A2624694416A84E55318A716E7A4100


  5. 7.  Lady Euphemia Douglas, of Morton, Baroness Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1533 in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland; died on 28 Jun 1580 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Edzell Churchyard, Edzell, Angus, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: LZ8Q-SZ3
    • _UID: 9B472BA719AD45C0BB3E5F301277CC015DB5

    Euphemia married Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay of the Byres in May 1545 in Scotland. Patrick (son of John Lindsay, 5th Lord of the Byres and Lady Helen Stewart, 5th Lady Lindsay of the Byres, Baroness Lindsay) was born in 1521 in Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 11 Dec 1589 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland; was buried in Edzell Churchyard, Edzell, Angus, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay of the Byres  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1554 in Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 28 Oct 1601 in Dowhill Cleische, Fifeshire, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried on 5 Nov 1601 in Edzell Churchyard, Edzell, Angus, Scotland.
    2. 14. Maulslie Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1555 in of Byres, Haddington, Scot.; and died.
    3. 15. Hon. Margaret Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1551 in Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland; died about 1594 in Scotland.
    4. 16. Janet Lindsay, of Byres  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  6. 8.  Lady Janet Tweddie Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1535 in Locharbriggs, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died on 7 Jan 1585/86 in Oban, Argyll, Scotland; was buried in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: LT3J-GQC
    • _UID: 94874653DFBE47F6A1A2E75779BF6603B0C1


  7. 9.  Sir William Douglas, of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland; died on 27 Sep 1606 in Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: LTNL-BKL
    • Name: Willem Douglas
    • _UID: 17F2595EA2B0466AB1DAED94F37F95B58AF8

    William married Lady Agnes, Countess of Morton Leslie (Queen Mary's closest female companion) on 19 Aug 1551. Agnes was born in 1540; died in 1606. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 10.  Robert Douglas, 4th Earl of Buchan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1543 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; died on 18 Aug 1580 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: LH5W-56D
    • _UID: 80B4F7C43351448CAED2C3A094B751CF913B


  9. 11.  Janet Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1536 in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland; died on 7 Jan 1585/86 in Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: K2MC-XN1
    • _UID: 23053169F0DC4B2394B443188842E2BC0757

    Family/Spouse: Sir James Colville, of Easter Wemyss. Sir was born about 1532; died on 16 May 1562. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Sir James Colville, of Easter Wemyss, 1st Lord of Culross  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1551 in Easter, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland; died in Sep 1629.

  10. 12.  George Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1544 in Loch Leven Castle, Tayside, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1625 in Loch Leven Castle, Tayside, Perthshire, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: GLSQ-9L3
    • _UID: 2D16014281F04535A77690C7D63B3B75A616



Generation: 4

  1. 13.  James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay of the Byres Descendancy chart to this point (7.Euphemia3, 2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 1 Jan 1554 in Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland; died on 28 Oct 1601 in Dowhill Cleische, Fifeshire, Midlothian, Scotland; was buried on 5 Nov 1601 in Edzell Churchyard, Edzell, Angus, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: LZDJ-NF8
    • _UID: 786EDFC1C87E478E9ECDF5A67BABDC9E4749

    James married Lady Eupheme Leslie about 9 May 1573 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Eupheme (daughter of Sir Andrew Leslie, 5th Lord Leslie, Earl of Rothes and Lady Grizel Hamilton, Countess of Rothes and Rothesay) was born in 1558 in Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland; died on 4 Mar 1606/07 in Parkhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried in Edzell Churchyard, Edzell, Angus, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Robert Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1573 in Lochhill, Midlothian, Scotland; died in of Tollyoge or Loughry, County Tyrone, Ireland.
    2. 19. James Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1574; died about 1644.
    3. 20. John Lindsay, 8th Lord Lindsay of the Byres  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1574 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 5 Nov 1609 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    4. 21. Margaret Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1579 in Byres Castle, East Lothian (Haddington), Scotland; and died.
    5. 22. Mary Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1579 in Byres Castle, East Lothian (Haddington), Scotland; and died.
    6. 23. Sir Robert Lindsay, Baron, 9th Lord Lindsay of the Byres  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jan 1580 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland; was christened in Crawford Castle, Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 9 Jul 1616 in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England; was buried in Edzell Churchyard, Edzell, Angus, Scotland.
    7. 24. Jane Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1581 in Byres Castle, East Lothian (Haddington), Scotland; and died.
    8. 25. Helen Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1583 in Byres Castle, East Lothian (Haddington), Scotland; died in 1658.
    9. 26. Catherine Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1585 in Byres Castle, East Lothian (Haddington), Scotland; died in 1620.

  2. 14.  Maulslie Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (7.Euphemia3, 2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1555 in of Byres, Haddington, Scot.; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: 9SCT-J46
    • _UID: 9EE0B936ACE04FAD94F63ED03D4F8FDA826E


  3. 15.  Hon. Margaret Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (7.Euphemia3, 2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1551 in Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland; died about 1594 in Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: K8LV-3XT
    • _UID: 0CA3F55DB7BF49CC8948497F40CED6444D06


  4. 16.  Janet Lindsay, of Byres Descendancy chart to this point (7.Euphemia3, 2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FamilySearch ID: GKH1-WXW
    • _UID: 9E1311FF09294D64B152ACDB262F107A0D67


  5. 17.  Sir James Colville, of Easter Wemyss, 1st Lord of Culross Descendancy chart to this point (11.Janet3, 2.Sir2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1551 in Easter, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland; died in Sep 1629.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: E4769695B8D74D218D30127D33E7A58F1CE6

    James married Isabel Ruthven about 22 Aug 1570 in Blairgowrie Parish and Rattray Parish, Perth and Kinross (Perth), Scotland. Isabel was born about 1569 in Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Jean Colville  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1573 in Culross Parish, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 9 Aug 1622 in Nairn, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    2. 28. Robert Colville, Master of Colville  Descendancy chart to this point died on 14 Dec 1614.
    3. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 30. Cecilia Colville  Descendancy chart to this point died before 26 Jan 1621/22.

    James married Helen Shaw before May 1599. Helen and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point



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