Douglas estates in Scotland

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Douglas estates in Scotland were the extensive ancestral lands and power base of the influential Douglas noble family, centered in southern and central Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble estate
feudal barony
landed estates
associatedWith Douglas family NERFINISHED
centeredOn Douglas, South Lanarkshire NERFINISHED
country Scotland
economicBaseOf Douglas family NERFINISHED
feudalLordship Lordship of Annandale NERFINISHED
Lordship of Bothwell NERFINISHED
Lordship of Douglas NERFINISHED
Lordship of Eskdale NERFINISHED
Lordship of Galloway NERFINISHED
heldByBranch Black Douglases NERFINISHED
Dukes of Douglas NERFINISHED
Earls of Angus NERFINISHED
Earls of Douglas NERFINISHED
Marquesses of Queensberry NERFINISHED
Red Douglases NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfProminence 14th century
15th century
16th century
historicalRegion Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED
includedCastles Bothwell Castle NERFINISHED
Dalkeith Palace lands NERFINISHED
Douglas Castle NERFINISHED
Drumlanrig Castle NERFINISHED
Hermitage Castle NERFINISHED
Tantallon Castle NERFINISHED
laterInheritedBy Dukes of Buccleuch (through Queensberry and Douglas connections) NERFINISHED
Dukes of Hamilton (through Douglas-Hamilton line) NERFINISHED
locatedIn central Scotland
southern Scotland
notableEstate Aberdour NERFINISHED
Bothwell NERFINISHED
Bothwell Castle demesne NERFINISHED
Cavers NERFINISHED
Dalkeith NERFINISHED
Douglasdale NERFINISHED
Drumlanrig NERFINISHED
Hermitage Castle lands
Morton NERFINISHED
Tantallon NERFINISHED
notableEvent forfeiture of the Black Douglas estates in 1455
partlyForfeitedTo Scottish Crown NERFINISHED
politicalInfluenceIn Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED
powerBaseOf Douglas family NERFINISHED
redistributedTo loyal Scottish nobles

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James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas residence Douglas estates in Scotland