Black Douglases

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Scottish noble family branch medieval Scottish magnates

The Black Douglases were a powerful and often rebellious late medieval branch of the Scottish Douglas family, prominent in politics, warfare, and conflicts with the Crown.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish noble family branch → medieval Scottish magnates →
activeFrom	14th century →
activeUntil	15th century →
causeOfDownfall	rebellion against James II of Scotland →
coatOfArms	Argent, a heart gules imperially crowned or, on a chief azure three mullets of the first →
conflict	Black Dinner of 1440 → Douglas rebellion against James II →
country	Kingdom of Scotland →
downfall	forfeiture of titles and lands in 1455 →
ethnicGroup	Scots →
foundedBy	William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas →
hasMember	Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas → Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas → Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas → James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas → James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas → James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas → William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas → William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas →
heldTitle	Duke of Touraine → Earl of Douglas → Lord of Galloway →
involvedIn	Anglo-Scottish border warfare → Hundred Years' War → Wars of Scottish Independence →
language	Scots → Scottish Gaelic →
legacy	major influence on Scottish border culture → symbol of overmighty subjects in Scottish history →
nobleFamilyType	border magnates →
notableFor	conflicts with the Scottish Crown → military power → political influence in medieval Scotland → rebellion against royal authority →
opposedBy	James II of Scotland →
partOf	Douglas family →
politicalAlignment	often opposed to the Scottish Crown →
powerBase	Annandale → Douglasdale → Ettrick Forest → Galloway →
region	Lowlands of Scotland → Scottish Borders →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
rival	House of Stewart → Red Douglases →
timePeriod	late Middle Ages →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Douglasdale →	historicallyControlledBy
Red Douglases →	inConflictWith
Clan Douglas →	notableBranch
Marquesses of Douglas →	notableFamilyBranch