Biography of James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale 1426-1488

Before 1424 [his father] James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 52) and Beatrice Stewart Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 62) were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She the daughter of Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany and Margaret Graham 3rd Countess Menteith. He the son of [his grandfather] Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas and [his grandmother] Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1426 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 55) and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.

Before 05 Jan 1442 John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 32) and [his future wife] Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She the daughter of John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter (age 46) and Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 24 Mar 1443 [his father] James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 72) died. His son [his brother] William (age 18) succeeded 8th Earl Douglas, 2nd Earl Avondale. [his future wife] Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 8) by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale.

Before 16 Mar 1450 John Neville and [his future wife] Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She the daughter of John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter and Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter. He the son of Ralph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmoreland (age 43) and Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 22 Feb 1452 [his brother] William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale (age 27) and [his future wife] Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 17) were married. She would later marry his younger brother James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 26); an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and [his future mother-in-law] Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton (age 44). He the son of [his father] James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and [his mother] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 54). They were first cousin once removed.

On 22 Feb 1452 [his brother] William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale (age 27) was murdered by King James II of Scotland (age 21) at Edinburgh Castle [Map] for refusing to desist from conspiring with Alexander Lindsay 4th Earl Crawford (age 29). His brother James (age 26) succeeded 9th Earl Douglas, 3rd Earl Avondale.

Before 1455 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 28) and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She had previously married his brother William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale; an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton (age 46). He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 56). They were first cousin once removed.

Around 1459 John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 19) and [his wife] Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and [his mother-in-law] Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton (age 51). He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 08 Feb 1462 [his mother] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 64) died.

After 1463 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 37) and Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She the daughter of John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter and Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter. He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 1464 [his father] James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and [his mother] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney and [his grandmother] Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney. He the son of [his grandfather] Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas and [his grandmother] Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas. They were great uncle and niece.

On 04 Nov 1472 [his step-son] Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland (age 16) was restored 2nd Baron Neville Raby.

On 20 Feb 1473 [his step-son] Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland (age 17) and Isabel Booth (age 16) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. He the son of John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby and [his wife] Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1475 [his wife] Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 40) died.

On 18 Apr 1475 [his step-son] Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland (age 19) was appointed Knight of the Bath.

In Sep 1475 [his brother-in-law] Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 45) drowned on his return from France having probably been thrown over-board on the orders of King Edward IV of England (age 33).

On 03 Nov 1484 Ralph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmoreland (age 78) died. He was buried at St Brandon's Church, Brancepeth. His nephew [his step-son] Ralph (age 28) succeeded 3rd Earl of Westmoreland.

On 26 Dec 1486 [his wife] Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale died.

In 1488 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 62) died at Lindores Abbey, Newburgh.