Hugh "the Dull" Douglas

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Name Hugh "The Dull" Douglas Nickname The Dull Born 1294

Name The Dull Died Bef 1347

Father Sir William "Le Hardi" Douglas, Lord of Douglas, b. Abt 1256, d. 1298, Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England

Mother Eleanor de Louvaine, b. England , d. Aft 3 May 1326

Married Bef 28 Jan 1289

Notes

   The death of William, Lord of Douglas at Halidon ended the hereditary line of Sir James "The Good". Therefore, the family honors passed to Sir James' brother, Hugh "The Dull", second of three sons of William "le Hardi". Hugh was born in 1294  and died in 1342. As his byname would imply, Hugh lacked the mental faculties needed to manage the Douglas possessions. For this reason, he renounced his rights. Hugh had no heir, and his younger brother, Archibald, the first Regent of     Scotland, had also been killed at Halidon. The honors passed to the Regent's son, William.