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Biography of James Douglas 4th Earl Morton 1516-1581

Paternal Family Tree: Douglas

1569 Rising of the North

1581 Murder of Lord Darnley

James Douglas 4th Earl Morton was appointed 4th Earl Morton.

James Douglas 4th Earl Morton and Elizabeth Douglas were married. She the daughter of James Douglas 3rd Earl Morton and Catherine Stewart Countess Morton. They were fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1516 James Douglas 4th Earl Morton was born to George Douglas of Pittendreich and Elizabeth Douglas.

In 1552 [his father] George Douglas of Pittendreich died.

Rising of the North

In 1569 after the Rising of the North failed, Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland (age 41) fled to Scotland, where he was captured by the Earl of Morton (age 53), one of the leading Scottish nobles. He was held at Lochleven Castle. After three years of captivity he was sold to the English for £2000.

In 1573 Pieter Bronckhorst. Portrait of James Douglas 4th Earl Morton (age 57).

Murder of Lord Darnley

On 2nd June 1581 James Douglas 4th Earl Morton (age 65) was executed for his part in the murder of Lord Darnley.

[his father] George Douglas of Pittendreich and [his mother] Elizabeth Douglas were married.

Royal Ancestors of James Douglas 4th Earl Morton 1516-1581

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of James Douglas 4th Earl Morton 1516-1581

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Douglas 1st Earl Angus

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Douglas 2nd Earl Angus 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Stewart Countess Angus 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Douglas 4th Earl Angus 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hay

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Hay Countess Angus

Great x 1 Grandfather: Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas 5th Earl Angus 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Sibbald Countess Angus

GrandFather: George Douglas 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Boyd 5th of Kilmarnock

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Boyd 1st Lord Boyd

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boyd Countess Angus

Father: George Douglas of Pittendreich 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Drummond 1st Lord Drummond

GrandMother: Elizabeth Drummond m Douglas

James Douglas 4th Earl Morton 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

GrandFather: David Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas