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William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (c. 1540 – 1606) was the son of Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of James V of Scotland.
27 de feb. de 2024 · William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton was born in 1539/40. He was the son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine. He married Lady Agnes Leslie, daughter of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes and Margaret Crichton, on 19 August 1554. He died about 24 September 1606.
William Sixth Earl of Morton formerly Douglas. Born 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Ancestors. Son of Robert (Douglas) Douglas VIth of Lochleven and Margaret (Erskine) Douglas.
Learn about the life and legacy of William Douglas, who owned Lochleven Castle where Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned and abdicated in 1567. Find out how he was related to the regents, involved in the Raid of Ruthven, and restored the Morton earldom.
6th earl of Morton, William Douglas. (1540—1606) Quick Reference. [S] (1540–1606). Douglas was son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven and, by his mother, a half-brother of the Regent Moray. He inherited the earldom of Morton in 1588 from ... From: Morton, William Douglas, 6th earl of in The Oxford Companion to British History »
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (c. 1540 – 1606) was the son of Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of James V of Scotland.
21 de may. de 2018 · Morton, William Douglas, 6th earl of [S] (1540–1606). Douglas was son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven and, by his mother, a half-brother of the Regent Moray. He inherited the earldom of Morton in 1588 from a distant cousin.
