Biography of William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas 1240-1298
Paternal Family Tree: Douglas
William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas and Elizabeth Stewart Baroness Douglas were married. She by marriage Lord Douglas.
In 1240 William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas was born to William "Longleg" Douglas (age 20) and Constance Battail Battail.
Around 1274 [his father] William "Longleg" Douglas (age 54) died. His son William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas (age 34) succeeded 2nd Lord Douglas.
Around 1286 [his son] James "Black" Douglas was born to William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas (age 46) and Elizabeth Stewart Baroness Douglas (age 38) at Douglas Castle, Douglas.
Before 1290 William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas (age 50) and Eleanor Louvain Baroness Douglas were married. She by marriage Lord Douglas.
In 1290 William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas (age 50) was imprisoned at Knaresborough Castle [Map].
In 1294 [his son] Hugh "Dull" Douglas was born to William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas (age 54) and [his wife] Eleanor Louvain Baroness Douglas.
On 30 Mar 1296 Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 21) captured Berwick on Tweed [Map] from William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas (age 56). Richard Cornwall (age 44) was killed during the course of the siege.'When the town had been taken in this way and its citizens had submitted, Edward spared no one, whatever the age or sex, and for two days streams of blood flowed from the bodies of the slain, for in his tyrannous rage he ordered 7,500 souls of both sexes to be massacred. So that mills could be turned by the flow of their blood.' - Account of the Massacre of Berwick, from Bower's Scotichronicon. 
After 09 Jul 1297 William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas (age 57) was imprisoned at Douglas Tower ar Stirling Castle [Map].
On 12 Oct 1297 William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas (age 57) was imprisoned at Tower of London [Map].
Before 1298 [his son] Archibald Douglas was born to William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas (age 57) and [his wife] Eleanor Louvain Baroness Douglas.
In 1298 William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas (age 58) died at Tower of London [Map].
[his son] James "Black" Douglas and Joan Lovel were married.
[his son] Archibald Douglas and Beatrice Crawford were married.
[his father] William "Longleg" Douglas and [his mother] Constance Battail Battail were married.
King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland x 2
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 9
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Lord Douglas
GrandFather: Archibald Douglas
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Kerdal
Father: William "Longleg" Douglas
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Crawford
GrandMother: Margaret Crawford
William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas
Mother: Constance Battail Battail