Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas (1372-1424), was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray. Events In this year, the city of Aachen, Germany begins adding a Roman numeral Anno Domini date to a few of its coins. ... Events August 17 - Battle of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stuart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Capital Edinburgh Government Monarchy Head of State King of Scots Parliament Parliament of Scotland Currency Pound Scots This article is about the historical state called the Kingdom of Scotland (843-1707). ... Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas (c. ...

In 1400 the Earl of March and Henry 'Hotspur' Percy had laid waste to eastern Scotland as far as Lothian. Douglas, who held the office of Lord Warden of the Marches, defeated them near Preston. The title Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. ... A carving of Henry Hotspur Percy Sir Henry Percy, also called Harry Hotspur (May 20, 1364/1366 – July 21, 1403) was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Lord Percy of Alnwick. ... Lothian (Lowden in Scots, Lodainn in Gaelic) forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ...

With the regent, Albany, he was suspected of complicity in the murder, in March 1402, of David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, who was in their custody at Falkland Castle, but both were officially declared guiltless by parliament. In that year Douglas raided England but was wounded, losing an eye, at the Battle of Humbleton Hill, and was taken prisoner by the Percys. He fought on the side of his captors against the House of Lancaster at Shrewsbury in 1403, and was taken prisoner by the English King Henry IV. He became reconciled during his captivity with the earl of March, whose lands had been conferred on Douglas, but were now, with the exception of Annandale, restored. Robert Stewart or Stuart, 1st Duke of Albany (c. ... David Stewart (October 24, 1378 - 1402) was (from 1390) the heir to the throne of Scotland and (from 1398) the first Duke of Rothesay. ... Falkland Palace is a former Scottish royal palace in Falkland, Fife. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The House of Lancaster is a dynasty of English kings. ... The Battle of Shrewsbury was fought on July 21, 1403. ... // Birth and life before accession - relationship with Richard II - exile - return and usurpation Henry IV (April 3, 1367 – March 20, 1413) was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence the other name by which he was known, Henry of Bolingbroke. His father, John of Gaunt was the third and oldest... The name Annandale refers firstly to Annandale, Scotland in the valley of the River Annan. ...

Douglas returned to Scotland in 1409, but was in constant communication with the English court for the release of the captive King James I. In 1412 he had visited Paris, when he entered into a personal alliance with John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and in 1423 he commanded a contingent of 10,000 Scots sent to the aid of Charles VII against the English. He was made lieutenant-general in the French army, and received the title Duke of Touraine, with remainder to his heirs-male, on 19 April 1424. James I (December 10, 1394 – February 21, 1437) reigned as king of Scotland from April 4, 1406 until February 21, 1437. ... Duke John I aka Jean de Valois and Jean de Bourgogne (May 28, 1371, Dijon – September 10, 1419, on the bridge of Montereau), also known as the Fearless (French: sans peur) was Duke of Burgundy from 1404 to 1419. ... The Duchy of Burgundy, today Bourgogne, has its origin in the small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saone which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Balds kingdom of West Franks. ... Charles VII the Victorious, a. ...

The newly created duke was defeated and slain at Verneuil in August 1424, along with his second son, James. His persistent ill-luck earned him the title of the 'Tyneman', or loser. The Battle of Verneuil (occasionally Vernuil) was a battle of the Hundred Years War, fought on 17 August 1423 near Verneuil in Normandy and was a significant English victory. ...

Marriage and issue

In 1390 he married Lady Margaret Stewart of Galloway, eldest daughter of John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, who later became King Robert III. They had four children: The Earldom of Carrick has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and once in the Peerage of Ireland. ... Robert III (circa 1340 – April 4, 1406), king of Scotland (reigned 1390 - 1406), the eldest son of King Robert II by his mistress, Elizabeth Mure, became legitimised with the formal marriage of his parents about 1349. ...

• Archibald Douglas (1390-1439), who succeeded to the earldom.
• Elizabeth Douglas (before 1401-1451), who married first John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Buchan, second Thomas Mar, son of Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Mar, third William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney.
• William Douglas (b. before 1401)
• James Douglas (before 1401-1424)

William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney, Baron of Roslin (1410-1484) was a Scottish nobleman and the builder Rosslyn Chapel. ... Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas (c. ... The title of Earl of Douglas was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1358 for the senior, or Black line of the great Douglas family. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
• thepeerage.com