William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas

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William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 14th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who became the progenitor of the influential Black Douglas branch of the Douglas family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
Scottish nobleman
medieval military leader
member of the nobility of Scotland
acquiredTitleThrough marriage to Margaret, Countess of Mar
allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
associatedWithPlace Douglasdale
Mar
burialPlace Douglas, South Lanarkshire
St Bride’s Church, Douglas, Scotland
surface form: St Bride’s Church, Douglas
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
dateOfBirth circa 1323
dateOfDeath 1384
era 14th century
ethnicGroup Scots
familyName Douglas
father Archibald Douglas
surface form: Sir Archibald Douglas
givenName William
knownFor founding the power of the Black Douglas line
military leadership against England
languageSpoken Scots
memberOf Douglas family
surface form: Black Douglas branch of the Douglas family
militaryRank commander
mother Beatrice de Lindsay
nobleFamily Douglas family
nobleRank peer of Scotland
nobleTitle Earl of Douglas
Earl of Mar
notableWork campaigns in the Hundred Years’ War
leadership in the Battle of Poitiers
raids into northern England
participatedIn Anglo-Scottish Wars
surface form: Anglo-Scottish border wars

Battle of Poitiers
Hundred Years' War
surface form: Hundred Years’ War
placeOfBirth Scotland
placeOfDeath Douglas, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
positionHeld Earl of Douglas
Earl of Mar
Warden of the West March
surface form: Warden of the Marches
progenitorOf Clan Douglas
surface form: Black Douglas branch of the Douglas family
region Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Douglas Castle
spouse Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar
surface form: Margaret, Countess of Mar
successor James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas
supported David II of Scotland
surface form: King David II of Scotland
titleCreated William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas self-linksurface differs
surface form: first Earl of Douglas

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Black Douglases foundedBy William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
Black Douglases hasMember William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
Tantallon Castle foundedBy William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
Sir James Douglas father William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
this entity surface form: William Douglas, Lord of Douglas
Black Douglas branch notableMember William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
Douglas family notableMember William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas spouse William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
Earls of Douglas foundedBy William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
Earls of Douglas hasMember William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
Douglas arms notableBearer William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas titleCreated William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: first Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas father William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
Elizabeth Stewart of Bonkyll spouse William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
this entity surface form: William Douglas, Lord of Douglas
Lord of Douglas notableHolder William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
this entity surface form: William Douglas, Lord of Douglas
Douglas notableMember William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas