William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas

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William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish nobleman
head of the Douglas family
member of the Scottish aristocracy
peer of Scotland
aristocraticHouse Clan Douglas
surface form: House of Douglas
aristocraticRank earl
lord
marquess
aristocraticStatus high-ranking Scottish peer
associatedDynasty Clan Douglas
surface form: House of Douglas
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Douglas
givenName William
governedTerritory Douglas family estates in Scotland
hasTitle Earl of Angus
Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest
Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
surface form: Marquess of Douglas
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
surface form: Early Modern Scotland
honorificTitle 11th Earl of Angus
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Marquess of Douglas
isPartOf Scottish peerage
languageOfUse English
Scots
nobleFamily Douglas family
notableFamilyRole head of the powerful Douglas family
notableFor influence in 17th-century Scottish politics
leadership of the Douglas family
prominence among Scottish nobles in the 17th century
politicalAlignment Scottish royalist nobility
positionHeld Earl of Angus
Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest
Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
surface form: Marquess of Douglas
powerBase lands of the Douglas family in Scotland
regionOfActivity Scotland
sexOrGender male
socialClass nobility
sphereOfInfluence Scottish aristocracy
Scottish politics
titleHolderOf Earls of Angus
surface form: Earldom of Angus

Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
surface form: Marquessate of Douglas

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Clan Douglas notableMember William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
Duke of Hamilton hasSubsidiaryTitle William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
this entity surface form: Marquess of Douglas
Dukes of Douglas heldTitle William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
subject surface form: Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas
this entity surface form: Marquess of Douglas
Marquesses of Douglas firstHolder William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
this entity surface form: William Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas honorificTitle William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1st Marquess of Douglas
Douglas family notableMember William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
Douglas notableMember William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas