James Douglas

E171016
Scottish nobleman medieval knight military commander supporter of Robert the Bruce

James Douglas was a prominent Scottish knight and close ally of Robert the Bruce, renowned for his guerrilla warfare tactics against the English during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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Label Occurrences
James Douglas canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish nobleman ⓘ
medieval knight ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
supporter of Robert the Bruce ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Robert the Bruce ⓘ
associatedWith Robert the Bruce ⓘ
surface form: Robert I of Scotland

Scottish guerrilla resistance against English occupation ⓘ
battle Battle of Bannockburn ⓘ
Battle of Byland ⓘ
Battle of Myton ⓘ
Battle of Teba ⓘ
causeOfDeath combat in battle ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1286 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1330 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scots ⓘ
familyName Douglas ⓘ
father William le Hardi Douglas ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
militaryBranch Scottish feudal host ⓘ
militaryRank commander ⓘ
mother Eleanor of Lovaine ⓘ
nickname James Douglas, Lord of Douglas ⓘ
surface form: The Black Douglas
nobleFamily Clan Douglas ⓘ
notableEvent First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
notableFor carrying Robert the Bruce’s heart on crusade ⓘ
harrying English garrisons and supply lines ⓘ
leading small, highly mobile forces ⓘ
loyalty to Robert the Bruce ⓘ
raids on English-held castles in Scotland ⓘ
use of surprise night attacks ⓘ
notableWork guerrilla warfare campaign against English forces ⓘ
opponent Edward I of England ⓘ
Edward II of England ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
participantIn First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
placeOfBirth Scotland ⓘ
placeOfDeath near Teba, Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
positionHeld Lord of Douglas ⓘ
Warden of the Marches ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Douglas, South Lanarkshire ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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

The Brus → featuresCharacter → James Douglas ⓘ
Battle of Bannockburn → ScottishCommander → James Douglas ⓘ
Barbour’s Bruce → includesCharacter → James Douglas ⓘ
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas → alsoKnownAs → James Douglas ⓘ
Outlaw King → characterRole → James Douglas ⓘ