Douglas Cause
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The Douglas Cause was an 18th-century Scottish legal battle over the inheritance of the Douglas estates that became one of the most famous and politically charged court cases of its time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas Cause canonical | 8 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century court case
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Scottish legal case ⓘ inheritance dispute ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| decisionBy | House of Lords ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1769-02-27 ⓘ |
| describedAs | “the cause of the century” in Scotland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1769 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | Scots law ⓘ |
| followedBy | reversal of Court of Session judgment by House of Lords ⓘ |
| genre | civil litigation ⓘ |
| hasCause |
allegations of child substitution in Paris
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disputed birth of Archibald Douglas ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
heightened tensions between Scottish political factions
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public debate on judicial independence in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPart | Hamilton v. Douglas ⓘ |
| involves | Douglas estates in Lanarkshire and elsewhere in Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| legalAction |
challenge to legitimacy of Archibald Douglas
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challenge to succession to the Douglas estates ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
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surface form:
Scots law
|
| location |
Court of Session Outer House
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surface form:
Court of Session, Edinburgh
Palace of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
House of Lords, London
|
| mainSubject | inheritance of the Douglas estates ⓘ |
| notableWork | Boswell’s Account of the Douglas Cause ⓘ |
| opponent |
Douglas supporters
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Hamilton family ⓘ |
| participant |
Alexander Wedderburn
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Archibald Douglas ⓘ Charles Yorke ⓘ Duchess of Douglas ⓘ Duke of Hamilton ⓘ James Boswell ⓘ Baron Camden ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Camden
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Mansfield
Lord President Dundas ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Tory and Jacobite-leaning supporters of Douglas
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Whig supporters of Hamilton ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Auchterarder case
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surface form:
Court of Session judgment in favour of Hamilton
|
| result | Archibald Douglas confirmed heir to the Douglas estates ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark in Scots law of evidence
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major political controversy in Britain ⓘ one of the most famous Scottish legal cases of the 18th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent | House of Lords judgment of 27 February 1769 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1761 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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