Earl of Douglas

E18984

Scottish noble title hereditary peerage title

The Earl of Douglas was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title held by the influential Douglas family, who played a central role in the politics and warfare of Scotland.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Earl of Douglas canonical	20
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas	1
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas	1
Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus	1
Earl of Angus	1
Earls of Douglas	1
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas	1
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas	1
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish noble title ⓘ hereditary peerage title ⓘ
associatedEvent	Black Dinner ⓘ Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland ⓘ
associatedWith	Black Douglas branch ⓘ Hundred Years' War ⓘ surface form: Hundred Years' War (Scottish involvement) Red Douglas branch ⓘ First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ surface form: Scottish Wars of Independence
coatOfArms	Douglas arms (argent, a man's heart gules crowned or, on a chief azure three mullets argent) ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
createdFor	Douglas family ⓘ
feudalRank	Earl ⓘ
floruitCentury	14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ
forfeitedBy	James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
forfeitureCentury	15th century ⓘ
heldBy	Douglas family ⓘ
influence	one of the most powerful families in medieval Scotland ⓘ
involvedIn	conflicts with the English crown ⓘ internal Scottish noble feuds ⓘ struggles with the Stewart monarchy ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Latin ⓘ Scots ⓘ
militaryRole	border warlord on Anglo-Scottish frontier ⓘ leader in Scottish Wars of Independence ⓘ
nobleFamily	Clan Douglas ⓘ surface form: House of Douglas
notableHolder	Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas ⓘ Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas ⓘ Earl of Douglas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas ⓘ William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
politicalRole	major magnate in medieval Scotland ⓘ power broker in Scottish royal politics ⓘ
powerBase	Galloway ⓘ Scottish Borders ⓘ southern Scotland ⓘ
region	Scotland ⓘ
rival	Clan Campbell ⓘ Scottish crown ⓘ
seat	Douglas Castle ⓘ Hermitage Castle ⓘ Threave Castle ⓘ
timePeriod	Late Middle Ages ⓘ
titleExtinction	forfeited to the Scottish crown ⓘ
titleType	peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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

Peerage of Scotland → hasExampleTitle → Earl of Douglas ⓘ

Clan Douglas → notableBranch → Earl of Douglas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Earls of Douglas