Black Douglas branch

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Scottish noble family branch medieval noble lineage

The Black Douglas branch was a powerful and often feared medieval Scottish noble lineage of the Douglas family, noted for its military prowess and major role in the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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Label Occurrences
Black Douglas branch canonical 5

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family branch ⓘ
medieval noble lineage ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Black Douglas line ⓘ
Black Douglases ⓘ
characterizedAs often feared ⓘ
powerful ⓘ
coatOfArmsFeature silver heart on a blue field ⓘ
three silver stars ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
downfallEvent Black Dinner ⓘ
execution of the 6th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
forfeiture of Douglas estates ⓘ
endCause suppression by James II of Scotland ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scots ⓘ
foundingFigure Sir James Douglas ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
militaryConflict Battle of Bannockburn ⓘ
Hundred Years' War ⓘ
First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
namedAfter Douglas family ⓘ
notableFor military prowess ⓘ
power in late medieval Scotland ⓘ
rivalry with the Scottish Crown ⓘ
role in the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
notableMember Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Sir James Douglas ⓘ
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas ⓘ
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
partOf Douglas family ⓘ
politicalAlignment supporters of Scottish independence ⓘ
politicalStatus magnates of the Scottish Borders ⓘ
powerBase Douglasdale ⓘ
Galloway ⓘ
Scottish Borders ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rival James II of Scotland ⓘ
Stewart monarchy ⓘ
seat Bothwell Castle ⓘ
Douglas Castle ⓘ
Hermitage Castle ⓘ
Threave Castle ⓘ
socialClass nobility ⓘ
supportedMonarch David II of Scotland ⓘ
Robert the Bruce ⓘ
timePeriod 14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
late 13th century ⓘ
titleHeld Duke of Touraine ⓘ
Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Lord of Douglas ⓘ
Lord of Galloway ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earl of Douglas → associatedWith → Black Douglas branch ⓘ
Red Douglas branch → conflictWith → Black Douglas branch ⓘ
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas → memberOfNobleFamily → Black Douglas branch ⓘ
Douglas arms → usedBy → Black Douglas branch ⓘ
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas → nobleFamily → Black Douglas branch ⓘ