James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas

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Earl Scottish noble medieval Scottish person military leader

James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and military leader, prominent in the Wars of Scottish Independence and a key figure of the influential Black Douglas family.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas canonical	10
2nd Earl of Douglas	1
James Douglas, Earl of Douglas	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earl ⓘ Scottish noble ⓘ medieval Scottish person ⓘ military leader ⓘ
allegiance	Clan Douglas ⓘ surface form: House of Douglas Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Douglasdale ⓘ Liddesdale ⓘ Scottish Borders ⓘ surface form: Scottish Marches
birthPlace	Scotland ⓘ
causeOfDeath	battle injuries ⓘ
commanded	Scottish forces at the Battle of Otterburn ⓘ
conflictWith	Kingdom of England ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathPlace	Otterburn, Northumberland, England ⓘ
era	14th century ⓘ
familyName	Douglas ⓘ
father	William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas ⓘ
feudalLordOf	lands in southern Scotland ⓘ
givenName	James ⓘ
historicalReputation	one of the most powerful Scottish nobles of his time ⓘ
language	Scots ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	killed in battle ⓘ
memberOf	Clan Douglas ⓘ surface form: Black Douglas family
militaryRank	Scottish military commander ⓘ
mother	Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus ⓘ
nobleFamily	Clan Douglas ⓘ surface form: House of Douglas
nobleTitle	James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2nd Earl of Douglas Earl of Mar ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Otterburn ⓘ
notableFamilyMember	Black Douglas lineage ⓘ
notableWork	leadership in the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
notedFor	leadership of the Black Douglas family ⓘ military prowess ⓘ
participatedIn	Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Scottish border wars First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
politicalInfluence	influential in late 14th-century Scottish politics ⓘ
politicalRole	Scottish magnate ⓘ
positionHeld	Earl of Douglas ⓘ Earl of Mar ⓘ Warden of the West March ⓘ surface form: Warden of the Marches
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
socialClass	high nobility ⓘ
spouse	Isabella of Mar ⓘ
titleHolderOf	Douglas lordship ⓘ Earldom of Mar ⓘ surface form: Mar earldom

Referenced by (12)

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

Black Douglases → hasMember → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ

Battle of Otterburn → commander → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ

Douglas family → notableMember → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ

this entity surface form: James Douglas, Earl of Douglas

Isabella Stewart, Countess of Fife → spouse → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ

Earls of Douglas → hasMember → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ

Scottish invasion of northern England in 1388 → commander → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ

the ballad "The Battle of Otterburn" → featuresHistoricalFigure → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ

subject surface form: The Battle of Otterburn

Douglas arms → notableBearer → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas → successor → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ

James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas → nobleTitle → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2nd Earl of Douglas

Douglas → notableMember → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ