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 H A M llance’s heart In the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem. lie JAMr.o, Ith Earl of Douglas. In his time the ruin of the was, however, killed in battle by the Saraeens. on the frontiers honie of Douglas was accomplished. He rebelled against of Andainsia, in lilse. Sir James was never married. the Scettielm king, and entered into treasonable correspondence lie had two natural omio, who were highly distiugniohed, viz., William Douglas, the Knight of Liddiedale, who left no isene aol Archibald the Grim, L.’rd of Galloway, who earl became an exile and a pensioner of the English crown. aflerwirdo became 3rd Earl ef Douglae. AacineaI n 11 rens as. brother of the Good Sir Jamee, Os. lie left no issne, and with him ended the powerful line of a dan. if Consyn of 14 ,,biaoch, and had Boor, William and a dao., Elran,,ra, at. to Alex u,lrr Bruce. Earl ol’ Carrick, and afterwards to Janice Sanililando, of Colder. 11cr the extinction of the Earls of Douglas, succeeded ts a great descendant and representative io LIaD Tnnrnirssex. WILLIAM D000LAo, of Itongias, e. in 3342, on the resignation Geoaon DounoAs, only son of Willians, 1st Earl of Douglas, of his nude Thigh, lie was the 1st EaRL OF DounLas. by Olargaret Stewart, in her own right Countess of Angus, By Margaret, dan. of David, lAb Earl of Barr (and sioter on the deahh of her brother, obtained, in 3389, a grant of and heir of the 13th Earl), he had issue, Janice, aod a dan., the earidom of his mother’s family. ils a. in 1397, the Isabel, who. on her brother’s death, hecame Countess of lIarr; she ha,1 no issue. The Earl of Douglas had another in, by Lady Margaret Stewart. dau. of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Kincsrdine, and itbly, Sir William Edmonetone, of of Angus (and oioter and co-heir of the 3rd Earl), sic., Dnntreotb. My herhe had, i. William, 2nd Earl of Angne George Donglas, who became Earl of Angus, an’l who aloe carried on the line of the great Hence ci Douglas, and is anreator to the Dust tie HaMILTON. JAMES DouGLAs, 2nd Earl ci Donglas and Earl of Iiarr, a. JAdEs, 3rd Earl of Angus. Be m’s. Pm’iuceso Joanna, dan. of to the title bafore 1384. He si. the Princess Margaret. King JaMes I., and baring no iswme by her, who afterwarde dan. of King R005aT II., by whom he hid no surviving mm,. Jamnes Donglas, Earl of 3lortsn, he was s. by his uncle, loans. lie hal two n it,iral sons, William Donglas, ancestor Gnnnns, 4th Earl of Angus. In his time the rebellion to theDusra and M,oaqm’sosra OF Qunrwsamuov and Arelnball asmd rnhm of the house of Donglae took place, and Angus did Do’iglas, anreet”r to DanuLas mif Caveno. Ge the not fail to rise on their fall. in 1457, be had a grant of death of James, 2nd Earl of Douglas, in 1388, the title the forfeited Lordship of Douglas. When Mean VI. took devolved on a natnnil son of the Gw,d Sir James, viz., AaenmeaLn the Grim, Lord ,,f Galloway, who became 3rd srae promised an Eoglisb dukedom. lie m. Isabel, dan. of Earl of Douglas. He was one of the moot powerful men in Sir Andrew Sibbald, of Dalgonie. Besides numerous fomale Scotland. By Joanna his wife, dan. and heir of Thomas issue, he kad a son snmh heir, 1loroy, of Ilothavoll, lie hal issne, m. Archibald, 4th Earl of Anoimsoson, 5th Earl of Angus, commonly called “The Donglas ; ii. James, 7th Earl of Danglas ; and a dan., Great Earl,” and “Bell the Cat.” He was the mnost powerful Marjory, CL in 1400, to David, Duke of Tiolheay, Prince of and talented of the Scottish nobles, and was equally feared Scotland. He had also a nat’mral son, William Donglas, and respect nO lay prince and people. He d. in 1514. in the Lord of Nitheslalo, a renowned n’arrinr, who to. the Prinoess Abbey of Whmthoi’n. He is. let, Elizabeth, don, of Robert, Egidia, dan. of King RoDenT II., and had one dan., Egidti, Lord Dayd, Great Chamberlain of Scotland, by whom he heireao of Nitliesdale, wife of Jlenry St. Clair, 2nd Earl of hail issue, besides dane., 1. George, hooter of Angus; Ii. Sir Grkncy. AanieloaLn, 4th, Earl of Donglas, a.ia 1401. In 1424. ho Dishmp of Dnokeld, a dietismgnished moan of letters. He sa. obtained the dukedona of Tonraine from CEARm,ra VII., 2nmlly, Catherine, dan. of Sir William Stirling, of Kier, by King sf France, and was soon after slain at the battle of whon, be load a eon, Sir Archibald, of Kilepindie, who had Veracnil. LIe a. tho i’rinccos Slargarot, dan. of iCing a son of loie own name. George, Master of Angus, the ROBERT III., by whom he hid a son, Archibald, 5th Karl of oldrst son, fell at the battle of Pl,mdden, in 1513. Dy Elizabeth, Douglas and 2nd Deke of Tonraine, ann a ,lan., Klieabeth, wife, let, of John Stewart, Earl of tinohan, enastat.le of besides dane., i. Archibald. his grandfather’s heir; II. Sir France, and 2ndly, of Williaa, St. Clair, 3rd Earl of Grkney. George Don5lmso, of Pitmendreieh, of whom hereafter Anenieam,n, 5th Earl of Douglas, and hlnke of Tonraine, mu, Williamn, abbot of Helyrood House. in his tathor’s lifetime wao Earl of Wiglon and Connt of ARrnmsALD 0th Earl of Angus, a moot powerful nobleman, Longneville. He distingnislme,l Ininseif at the tattle of 14 nagS, in 1421. He was one of Ihe ambassadors to England ss. tIme Princess ilargmret of Eogl and, Qneeim Dowager of to adjnat the ransom of King JaMes I. In 1438, he was J.o.sise IV., Kisg of Scotland, by sobom he had an only lientenant-o’oneral of time realm of Sc, tland. lIe ml. in 1110. child, Margaret, wife of Matthew, 4th Earl of Lennox, by lie ii. 1st, llmtiIda Linda ,y, dan. of David, Karl of Crawford. wh,,nm she had, Henry, Lord Darmmley, King Consort of withont bone ; and lndly, Enphcmia, ‘Ian. eif Sir Patrick Seotla,,ml, father of JAsmee I., King of Great Dritain, who Gr.,ham and Enplienaia, Conntrss of Sfnitherne, d an. and cam heir of line of the Angns family. lIe sa. again, 1543, heir of Prince David, Earl of Slrathers,e, son of King Margaret, dan. of Robert, 5th Lord 3Ia’ewell, by whom he ROBEaT II. By hrr (who, in 1440, ma. Sndly, James, 1sf had no smmm’vivimmg isommc. lIe S. in 1336, and seas m. by his Lord hlamCton)ho had bane, m. William, his heir; is. David, nephew, sos, of Ine brother, execnted along with his brother in 1.140 m. 3largaret, Ike Sm Groan DouGLas. of Pittendreimuh. Dy Margaret fair n,aid of Galloway, Ia. let, in 1444, her cousin, William, Douglas, heiress of Pithendrebeb, he had iseue, i. David, 8th Karl ‘if Donglas and indly, in 1432, her brother-in-law, 7th Earl of Angmme; mm. James Douglas, who Ia. Elieabefh, lime 0th Earl of Donglas and ardly, John Stewart, Earl of yonogest dami. of Jamnes Douglas. 3rd Earl of 3lortsn. He Athol, uterine brother of King J mire II., by whom she had boeammme Earl of Morton, and Regent of Scotland, and he Gene, 1 Janet, wife of Alexander, 3rd Earl of iinntloy; was beheaded in 1511. without issne. 2 Catherine, wife of the Lord Gray. WILLIAM, 8th Earl of Ilomiglas. 3rd Duke of Tonraine, 1538. lIe ma. 3largarci, dsn. of Sir John Hamilton, of was inveigled into tIme Castle of Edinbnrglm, avhere he was Clydesdale. natnral eon of James, let Earl of Arran. By arrested after a banquet, tried, amid beheaded along with her be bad iosmse, i. Archibald, his heir; I. SI:srgaret, wife, ala brother in 1440. Ole was e. by hia grand uncle, JAMEs, 7th Earl of Douglas, yonoger a ‘n nf the 3rd Earl. Stewart, Earl of Botbwell ; Ii. Elizabeth, wife, let, of John, lie survived his nelihew till 1443. lie ni. Lady Beatrix Tib Lord Jlaxwell, and 3ndly, of Sir Alexander Stewart, of Sinclair, dan. of Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Grkney of that Gamimes. house, by whom, besides dane., ho had issne, i. William Ii. Janice ; ill. Arelmiliald, Earl of iloray ; Iv. Hugh, Earl was placed nndcr the gsaardianobip of his nnele, the Earl of of Grmond; v. John, Lord of Baireny; vi. henry, in holy Slorton. In 1585, he e. to the Earldom of hlnrton, which orders. WILLIaM, 8th Earl sf Donglas, a. his father in 1143. He Re mmm. let, a dan. of the regent, Earl of 3larr; lndly, a is. his cousin, 3largaret Douglas, imeiross of Galloway, and dan. of the 4th Earl of Rotbem; 3rdly, a dan. of John, 19th he restored his famoilyto its original poover. In Peb. 1451-2, Lord Glamis, by whom he bad a dan., who 5, young. The he was invited to visit King JAMre II., in Stirling Castle, earl ml. in ISat. The earldom of Siertomm then devolved on by whose band be was assassinated. Leaving no issue, he Douglas of Loebleven, a remote cadet of the bones of Del- was s. by his brother, 534 ii A lvi avith the house of York. He and his brothers were attaimated. The title of Douglas ceased to exist, and the lie at length ,l. a mnonk, in the Abbey of Lindoree, in 1488. Earls ‘if Dsngl.me. We nmnet mmow retnrn to the branch of Angus, which, on portion of their power. Princees Mary, dan. of King ROBERT III., who afterwards iii. lndly, Sir James Kennedy, Srdly, Sir William Grabam, n. George, 4th Earl of Angus. Dying in 1401, he was a. oy WILLIAM, 2nd Earl of Angus, who d. in 1437, leavimmg, by ilargaret, dan. of Sir William hay, of Yester, a eon, refuge in Scotland, Angus offered him substantial aid, and William, of Gleubcrvic, of whom hereafter ; iii. Gavin, dan. of John, lot Lord Druinmnond, be bad issue, a. his grandfsf her in 1514, and in the same year, he DavIn, 7th Earl of Angus, e. his uncle in 1556, and S. lot, of Sir Walmer Scoti, of Dneelenrh, and Indly, of Francis AncisioALn, 8th Earl sf Angus, a. his father in 1551, and had been held by his nncle, the rsgemmt, beheaded in 1511. keith, though ether families existed in the mors direct line