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Archibald Douglas

Also Known As: "Archibald Douglas", "4th Earl of Douglas", "Duke of Touraine", "Lord of Galloway", "Annandale & Bothwell"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Castle Douglas, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death: August 17, 1424 (47-56)
Verneuil, France, Buried in Tours Cathedral (battle)
Place of Burial: Tours Cathedral, Tours, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Archibald ‘The Grim’ Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Lady Joanna Moray, Countess of Douglas
Husband of Margaret Stewart, Lady of Galloway
Father of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas; Mary Douglas; William Douglas, 2nd of Cavers and Elizabeth Douglas, Dowager Countess of Buchan
Brother of James "The Gross" Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas; Marjorie Douglas, Countess of Atholl and Catherine Douglas
Half brother of William Douglas, Sr., of Nithsdale

Occupation: 4th Earl of Douglas 1st Duc de Touraine, Lord of Annandal, Marechal of France
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About Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas

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[http://www.thepeerage.com/p10800.htm#i107997[]]

Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas was born circa 1370.3

He was the son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray.2

He married Margaret Stewart, Lady of Galloway, daughter of Robert III Stewart, King of Scotland and Annabel Drummond, before 1390.4

He died on 17 August 1424 at Verneuil, France, killed in action.5 He was buried on 24 August 1424 at Tours Cathedral, Tours, France.5

    Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas also went by the nick-name of Archibald 'Tyneman'. He held the office of Lord Warden of the Marches in 1400.2 He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Douglas [S., 1358] circa 24 December 1400.2 He fought in the invasion of England by the Scots in 1401, which he commanded.2 He fought in the Battle of Homildon Hill on 14 September 1402, where he was wounded in 5 places, lost an eye, and was taken prisoner by Henry Hotspur, whom he afterwards joined in a rebellion against King Henry IV.2 He gained the title of Lord of Annandale in 1409.5 He was created 1st Duc de Touraine [France] on 19 April 1424.5 He fought in the Battle of Verneuil on 17 August 1424, fighting against the Duke of Bedford.5

Child of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas

1.Lady Mary Douglas+6

Children of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, Lady of Galloway

1.Lady Elizabeth Douglas+1 b. bt 1385 - 1401, d. c 1451 2.William Douglas7 b. bt 1385 - 1401 3.James Douglas7 b. bt 1385 - 1401, d. 1424 4.Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas+7 b. 1390, d. 26 Jun 1439

Citations 1.[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 219. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family. 2.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 433. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. 3.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 453. 4.[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 227. 5.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 434. 6.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1681. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition. 7.[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 228.

Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas also went by the nick-name of Archibald 'Tyneman'. He held the office of Lord Warden of the Marches in 1400.2 He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Douglas [S., 1358] circa 24 December 1400.2 He fought in the invasion of England by the Scots in 1401, which he commanded.2 He fought in the Battle of Homildon Hill on 14 September 1402, where he was wounded in 5 places, lost an eye, and was taken prisoner by Henry Hotspur, whom he afterwards joined in a rebellion against King Henry IV.2 He gained the title of Lord of Annandale in 1409.5 He was created 1st Duc de Touraine [France] on 19 April 1424.5 He fought in the Battle of Verneuil on 17 August 1424, fighting against the Duke of Bedford.5



[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Douglas,_4th_Earl_of_Douglas]

Archibald Douglas, Duke of Touraine, Earl of Douglas, and Wigtown, Lord of Annandale, Galloway 13th Lord of Douglas, (1372–1424) was a Scottish nobleman and warlord.


Biographical Summary

"(78) Archibald Douglas of Cavers, called " Black Archibald," was the natural son of James, second Earl of Douglas and Mar (No. 9). He was granted the estate of Cavers, with the heritable sheriffship of Teviotdale, by his aunt, Lady Isobel Douglas, Countess of Mar, in 1404. He married Margaret , and died about 1435. He was succeeded by his son : — (79) William Douglas of Cavers"

SOURCE: The heraldry of the Douglases: with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees, by G. Harvey Johnston, Published 1907, page 31, paragraph 78

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Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas's Timeline

1372
1372
Castle Douglas, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1390
1390
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1390
Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1396
1396
Cavers House, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1400
December 24, 1400
Age 29
4th Earl of Douglas, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1400
Age 28
Lord Warden of the Marches, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1409
1409
Age 37
Lord of Annandale, Scotland (United Kingdom)