Earl of Douglas

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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.

Aliases (8)

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 (Scottish involvement) → Red Douglas branch → 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	House of Douglas →
notableHolder	Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas → Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas → 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 (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clan Douglas ("William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas") → Clan Douglas ("Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas") → Clan Douglas ("Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas") → Clan Douglas ("James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas") → Clan Douglas ("Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus") →	notableMember
Peerage of Scotland →	hasExampleTitle
Duke of Hamilton ("Earl of Angus") →	hasSubsidiaryTitle
Black Douglases →	heldTitle
Liddesdale →	historicallyControlledBy
Clan Douglas ("Earls of Douglas") →	notableBranch
Earl of Douglas ("James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas") →	notableHolder
Dukes of Douglas →	relatedTitle
Black Dinner →	victimTitle