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Sir James Douglas (also known as Good Sir James and The Black Douglas; c. 1286 – 25 August 1330) [1] was a Scottish knight and feudal lord. He was one of the chief commanders during the Wars of Scottish Independence .
In 1455, James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas (the Black Douglas) rebelled against the king but his forces were defeated at the Battle of Arkinholm by the king's forces who were commanded by George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus (the Red Douglas). This brought an end to the Black Douglases. [4]
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (c. 1286–1330), companion in arms of Robert I of Scotland Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas , called Archibald the Grim or Black Archibalde (c. 1330 – c. 1400), 3rd Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (c. 1323 – 1 May 1384) was a Scottish nobleman, peer, magnate, and head of the Black Douglas family. Under his leadership, the Black Douglases continued their climb to pre-eminence in Scottish politics begun under his uncle, Sir James the Good, as well as their military dominance of the south of Scotland.
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas and Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Douglas and Bothwell (c. 1330 – c. 24 December 1400), called Archibald the Grim or Black Archibald, was a late medieval Scottish nobleman. Archibald was the illegitimate son of Sir James "the Black" Douglas, Robert the Bruce's trusted
The Black Douglases had already suffered some losses before the battle. The king's supporters had taken their castle at Abercorn, and some allies such as the Hamiltons had defected. The head of the family, James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, had gone to England to rally support, but his three younger brothers were at the battle.
Comparison between pre-1330 Douglas (L) and Moray (R) Arms The arms of the Earl of Douglas stained glass in the King's Old Building, Stirling Castle. The first Douglas on record in Scotland is William I, Lord of Douglas (c. 1174-1214), where he was witness to a charter of bishop Jocelin of Glasgow in 1198, where he signed "Will. de Dufglas" in what can only be a territorial designation. [4]
At the so-called "Black Dinner" that followed, the two boys were summarily beheaded on trumped-up charges, over the protests of the ten-year-old King James II. James Douglas was the principal benefactor, inheriting the Earldom of Douglas. The 8th Earl built the artillery house, provided with gun loops on two levels, as seen from inside