Biography of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale 1371-1443

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James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale succeeded 7th Earl Douglas.

James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale was created 1st Earl Avondale.

In 1362 [his father] Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas (age 32) and [his mother] Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Maurice de Moravia Strathearn 1st Earl Strathearn.

In 1371 James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale was born to Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas (age 41) and Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas.

Around December 1400 [his father] Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas (age 70) died at Threave Castle. His son [his brother] Archibald (age 28) succeeded 4th Earl Douglas. Margaret Stewart Duchess Touraine by marriage Countess Douglas.

In 1420 [his daughter] Janet Douglas was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 49) and [his future wife] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 22) at Brechin. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.

Before 1424 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 Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas and Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1425 [his son] William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 54) and [his future wife] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.

In or after 1425 James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 54) and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney and Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney (age 45). He the son of Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas and Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas. They were great uncle and niece.

In 1426 [his son] Archibald Douglas Earl of Moray was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 55) and [his wife] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.

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

In 1433 [his son] John Douglas was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 62) and [his wife] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 35). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.

Before 1436 [his son-in-law] William Hay 1st Earl Erroll (age 12) and [his daughter] Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll were married. She the daughter of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 64) and [his wife] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 37). They were third cousins.

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

Before 8th February 1462 [his former wife] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 64) died.

[his daughter] Margaret Douglas was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.

[his daughter] Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Douglas was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.

[his daughter] Janet Douglas was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.

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[his son] Hugh Douglas 1st Earl Ormonde was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.