Sir George Douglas

1492 - 1552  (60 years)

• Name	George Douglas
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	1492	Pittendriech, Elgin, MorayShire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aug 1552	Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I23408	Whisperspast | Ancients
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Douglas,   b. 1492, Pittendriech, Elgin, MorayShire, Scotland
  Marriage	1515	Pittendriech, Elgin, MorayShire, Scotland
  Children	1. David Douglas,   b. 1515, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland d. Jun 1557, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F7719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  1492 Sir George "of Pittendreich" Douglas 1469 George "Master of Angus" Douglas 1449 Archibald "5th Earl of Angus, Bell the Cat" Douglas 1427 George "4th Earl of Angus" Douglas 1398 Sir William "2nd Earl of Angus" Douglas 1376 George "1st Earl of Angus" Douglas taken captive at the Battle of Homildon Hill. Died in prison sp. Mary Stewart 1380 daughter of Robert the III, King of Scotland and Annabella Drummond 1327 William "1st Earl of Douglas" Douglas sp. Margaret Stewart 1325 "10th Countess of Mar" 1297 Sir Archibald "Tine-man, The Loser" Douglas killed at the Battle of Halidon Hill on July 19, 1333 1255 Sir William "Le Hardi, 5th Laird of Douglas" Douglas Sir William defended Berwick Castle besieged by Edward I in 1296, but after a gallant defense, he was forced to surrender. He was imprisoned, released, and captured again, joining William "Braveheart" Wallace in the fight for Scottish independence--the first Lord to do so. He was later recaptured and died imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1298. 1200 Sir William "Longlegs, 3rd Laird of Douglas" Douglas 1175 Sir Archibald "2nd Laird of Douglas" Douglas 1157 William "1st Laird of Douglas" Douglas http://www.thepeerage.com/p10958.htm#i109578 http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/georgeofpittendreich.htm