Clan Douglas Crest: Jamais arriere (Never behind)

Douglas is the name of an ancient Lowland Scottish clan originating in South Lanarkshire which since spread through the Scottish Borderland, Angus, Lothian and beyond. The clan does not currently have a chief therefore it is considered an Armigerous clan. The Clan Douglas was once the most powerful clan in Scotland. The chiefs held the titles of the Earl of Douglas, Earl of Morton and later the Earl of Angus and Duke of Hamilton. Image File history File links ClanDouglasCrest. ... Image File history File links ClanDouglasCrest. ... Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat... South Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, covering the southern part of the traditional county of Lanarkshire. ... Scottish Borders (often referred to locally as The Borders or The Borderland) is one of 32[1] local government unitary council areas of Scotland. ... Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. ... 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. ... An armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan the chief of which has matriculated arms with the Lyon Office. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... 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. ... The title Earl of Morton was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1458 for James Douglas. ... The title of Earl of Angus is an ancient one in the Peerage of Scotland, currently held by the Duke of Hamilton. ... Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. ...

History

Origins of the Clan

Clan Douglas territories on the borders of Scotland. (England, in white is not shown)

Clan Douglas Knight

From Gaelic meaning black water. The name is territorial, presumably from the lands of Douglas Water in Lanarkshire, received by a Flemish knight from the Abbey of Kelso and where there are still representatives of the family living. The first record of the name is William de Dufglas who witnessed a charter by the Bishop of Glasgow to the monks of Kelso between 1175 and 1199. In 1263 two sons of Sir William de Douglas, believed to be the third head of the family, fought in the Battle of Largs. Image File history File links ClanKerrMap. ... Image File history File links ClanKerrMap. ... Image File history File links DouglasKnight. ... Image File history File links DouglasKnight. ... The Goidelic languages (also sometimes called the Gaelic languages or collectively Gaelic) are one of two major divisions of modern-day Insular Celtic languages (the other being the Brythonic languages). ... Douglas Water is a small village in Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) are inhabitants of Flanders in the widest sense of the term, i. ... The centre of Kelso with its cobbled square. ... The Archbishop of Glasgow is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow. ... Events Ruaidri Ua Conchobair (Rory OConner), last High King of Ireland, submits to Henry II as vassal of Ireland with the Treaty of Windsor Ly Cao Ton becomes ruler of Vietnam William of Tyre becomes archbishop of Tyre Massacre of Abergavenny ends with several noblemen dead at the hands... Events John Lackland, becomes King of England Births Isobel of Huntingdon (d. ... Events Detmold, Germany was founded. ... The Battle of Largs took place in Largs, North Ayrshire in 1263 between Scotland and the forces of King Magnus III of Man and the Isles as well as the manxmens ally, King Haakon IV of Norway. ...

Wars of Scottish Independence

During the Wars of Scottish Independence, Sir William Douglas the "Hardy", Lord of Douglas was governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed when the town and Berwick Castle were besieged by the forces of Edward I of England. Douglas was captured and was released only after he had agreed to accept the claim of the English king to be overlord of Scotland. He subsequently joined William Wallace in fighting for Scottish independence, but was captured and taken to England, where he died in 1302. The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between Scotland and England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. ... Seal of William le Hardi Sir William Douglas le Hardi (the bold), Lord of Douglas was a Scottish Crusader in 1270, a knight and nobleman born after 1243 who died in the Tower of London on November 6 1298. ... Map sources for Berwick-upon-Tweed at grid reference NT9952 Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England, situated on the east coast on the mouth of the river Tweed. ... Berwick Castle is a ruined castle in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. ... Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), popularly known as Longshanks[1] and the Hammer of the Scots,[2] achieved fame as the monarch who conquered Wales and who kept Scotland under English domination during his lifetime. ... William Wallace William Wallace (c. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Events July 11 - Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch), major victory of Flanders over the French occupier. ...

The Guid Sir James; The Black Douglas to the English

Douglas's son, James Douglas (the Black), 'The Guid Sir James', his father William le Hardi Lord Douglas was the first of the Black Douglases. James was called the Black Douglas by the English for his dark countenance and raven hair and beard; the moniker had nothing to do with the Black or Red Douglas lines. Robert the Bruce had requested that Douglas, his most esteemed companion in arms, should carry his heart to the Holy Land. Douglas and his knights had been invited to join the forces of Alfonso XI of CastileEdward of England's cousin by Queen Isabella, mother of King Edward III of England to fight a Crusade against the Moors in 1330 at the Castle of the Stars at Teba. Douglas was killed as he led a cavalry charge against the enemy while outnumbered and cut off from the main Christian force; Alfonso kept his army back from the attack; likely in some arrangement with his cousin Edward who could never beat the Douglas in combat. The casket containing the heart of the Bruce was recovered and returned to Scotland, to be interred at Melrose Abbey. Douglas' bones were boiled and returned to Scotland; his embalmed heart was recently recovered in the Douglas vaults at Douglas in Lanarkshire, Scotland but his bones are not in the stone vault lying under his effigy at St. Bride's Kirk; they have yet to be located. His son William fined for his lands in 1332 but likely was underage; dying at Halidon Hill with his Uncle Archibald. James' other brother, Hugh who was a Canon in the Glasgow See and held a Prebendary at Roxburgh became Lord Douglas in 1342; resigning the estates to his nephew, youngest and surviving son of the Regent Archibald. William became the first Earl of Douglas; his son James succeeded him His son George began the line known as the Red Douglases. The Clan Douglas fought at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1311. Sir James Douglas (the Good, the Black Douglas), (1286 – August 25, 1330), was a Scottish soldier and knight who fought in the Scottish Wars of Independence. ... Robert I, the Bruce, in a conjectural drawing Robert I, (Roibert a Briuis in medieval Gaelic, Raibeart Bruis in modern Scottish Gaelic and Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys in Norman French), usually known in modern English today as Robert the Bruce (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), was... Terra Sancta sive Palæstina with Israelite tribal allotments shown. ... Alfonso XI of Castile (August 13, 1312 – March 26/27, 1350) was the king of Castile and León, the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. ... Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was one of the most successful English kings of medieval times. ... This article is about the medieval crusades. ... Moorish Ambassador to Queen Isabella I of Castile The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb and western Africa, whose culture is often called Moorish. ... Events The Bulgars under Michael III are beaten by the Serbs at Velbuzhd, and large parts of Bulgaria fall to Serbia. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Christianity. ... Melrose Abbey, June 2004 Melrose Abbey, located in Melrose, Scotland, was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks, on the request of King David I of Scotland. ... Combatants Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England Commanders Robert Bruce Edward II of England Strength about 8,000 20,000 Casualties unknown unknown The Battle of Bannockburn (June 23, 1314 – June 24, 1314) was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence. ...

Sir Archibald Douglas Regent of Scotland

The Scottish army that fought and lost the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333 was led by James’ youngest brother who had been elected Regent of Scotland in late March of 1333. Sir Archibald Douglas has been badly treated by some historians; frequently misidentifying this Douglas warrior as the Tyneman or loser when the moniker was clearly intended for a later Archibald. He was mentioned in Barbour's The Brus for his great victory during the Weardale Campaign; leading the Scottish army further south into County Durham he devastated the lands and took much booty from Darlington and other nearby towns and villages. He was elected by the Estates to the position of Regent when his cousin Andrew de Moray, then Regent of Scotland, was captured and taken to Durham to surrender to King Edward III of England. The earls and barons of the kingdom recognized his prowess as a warrior; leading the successful rout at Annan earlier in the year; bringing fire and sword to Cumbria to chase Edward and his vassals further south and out of Scotland. He had brought the Scottish army to Tweedsmouth; relieving the garrison at Berwick Castle with Sir William Keith and others; all in response to a treat of peace initiated by the constantly wavering Earl of March; then proceeded south burning his way through Northumbria as his brother James would have done; finally arriving at the citadel at Bamburgh where Edward’s queen Phillipa was secretly hiding from the Scots. He was found there laying siege to that castle when Only when the representations of Sir William Keith and the Earl of March appeared to the Regent; they announced the sad tidings that the Governor of Berwick and the Garrison Commander had both entered into a second treaty; with express covenants to surrender the castle and the town of Berwick on Tweed should the Regent not return by St. Margaret’s Day and either relieve the garrison in full view of the English and only during the daylight hours or risk battle with Edward’s army. The Regent reluctantly raised the siege at Bamburgh and returned to Duns Park where he called a muster; likely at the demand of the estates as it was well known Sir Archibald was of the party of Brus and would not break his solemn word to never again engage the English in battle when he could burn the countryside instead. On the Eve of St. Margaret Sir Archibald of Douglas was mortally wounded at the foot of Halidon Hill; taken prisoner and held until he died; reportedly one hour after his nephew William, Lord Douglas; heir to his brother James and Chief of the Douglas. At nearby Bondlington Nunnery where the Regent likely spent his last hours archeologists found some lead shot. During the earlier encounter with Edward III in 1327 the English had used gunpowder as a weapon against the Scots. It appears that they may have perfected the weaponry with some of the devastation they caused both to the Scottish army on the field and to Bondington Nunnery. Later Edward awarded the nuns some payments for the damages their buildings sustained during the fight. Douglas, The Knight of Liddesdale commanded the Clan Douglas who made up the right wing of the Scottish army at the Battle of Neville's Cross 17th October 1346. Combatants Scotland England Commanders Sir Archibald Douglas Edward III of England Strength 13,000 9,000 Casualties exact figure unknown, but very high exact figure unknown, but very low Battle of Halidon Hill (July 19, 1333) was fought during the second War of Scottish Independence. ... Sir Archibald Douglas, Lord of Douglas and Liddesdale (also known as the Tyneman - Old Scots, loser) (before 1298 – 19 July 1333) was a Scottish noble and military leader. ... Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was one of the most successful English kings of medieval times. ... Combatants Scotland England Commanders David II of Scotland William Zouche, Archbishop of York Strength 12,000 3,000-3,500 Casualties 7,000 Unknown but very low The Battle of Nevilles Cross took place near Durham, England on October 17, 1346. ... // Events Serbian Empire was proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the South-Eastern Europe Foundation of the University of Valladolid Foundation of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge August 26 Battle of Crecy after which Edward the Black Prince honored the bravery of John I, Count of Luxemburg...

Chevy chase and the Battle of Otterburn

• The Battle of Otterburn 1388, The prestige of the family was greatly increased when James Douglas's great nephew, James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas married a Stuart princess. In 1388 at the Battle of Otterburn he was instrumental to the Scots' victory, but was killed during the fighting. Leaving no legitimate heir, his titles passed to the illegitimate son of his great uncle.

• In the late 14th century Bothwell Castle which belonged to the Clan Murray was taken by the Earls of Douglas (the Black Douglases) of the Clan Douglas who began a project to restore and expand the castle, and by 1424 they had constructed the Great Hall and adjacent chapel with towers at the north east and south east corners and curtain walls connecting to the Donjon, enclosing the courtyard.

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15th Century Clan Conflicts & Hundred Years' War

• Defence of Edinburgh Castle 1400, Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas did much to consolidate the family's power and influence. He successfully defended Edinburgh Castle against Henry IV of England in 1400 but died the following year.

• His son, Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, married the daughter of Robert III of Scotland. The fourth Earl fought against King Henry IV of England at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403, where he was taken prisoner. He became a general in Joan of Arc's army and continued the fight against the English. He was rewarded for his efforts with the Duchy of Touraine.

• In 1406, with the death of the king, the 4th Earl of Douglas became one of the council of regents to rule Scotland during the childhood of James I of Scotland. In 1412 the 4th Earl 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 of France 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. The newly created French duke was defeated and slain at Verneuil on 17 August 1424, along with his second son, James, and son-in-law John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan.

• The Battle of Sark 1448. George Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormond held command along with John Wallace of Clan Wallace where he led a Scottish force to victory against an English army at the Battle of Sark in 1448.

• Battle with Clan Gordon, The king gave the Earl of Atholl’s confiscated lands of Strathbogie to Clan Gordon. The castle there became known as Huntly, a reminder of the Gordons’ Berwickshire lands. Sir Alexander Gordon was created Earl of Huntly in 1449. At this time the king was at enmity with the powerful Clan Douglas. The Gordons stood on the king’s side, and with their men involved in the south of the country. The Earl of Moray was a relation and ally of the Douglases. He and the Douglases took the opportunity to sack the Gordon lands, setting Huntly Castle ablaze. However the Gordons returned and quickly destroyed their enemies. Although the castle was burned to the ground, a grander castle was built in its place.

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Murder of the Douglases

• The Douglases became so powerful that by the early fifteenth century they were seen as a threat to the stability of the nation. In 1440 the young William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas and his brother were invited to dine with the ten year-old King James II of Scotland. The dinner was organised by Sir William Crichton of Clan Crichton. Known as the Black Dinner', a black bull's head, the symbol of death, was brought in. After the dinner the Douglases were dragged out to Castle Hill, given a mock trial and beheaded. The Douglases then laid siege to Edinburgh Castle. Crichton perceiving the danger surrended the castle to the King and was raised to the title of Lord Crichton. It is still unclear exactly who else was ultimately responsible, though it is thought Crichton, Livingstone and Buchan as likely candidates.

• The Douglases had a long feud with Clan Colville. Sir Richard Colville had killed the Laird of Auchinleck who was an allie of the Douglases. To avenge this murder the Douglases attacked the Colvilles in their castle, where many were killed. The Douglases levelled the Colville's castle and put their men to the sword. The head of the House, William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas personally executed Richard Colville. The young king was horrifed, when he invited William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas to Stirling Castle in 1452 under the promise of safe conduct, it was the king himself who stabbed the Earl to death.

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George "the Red" Douglas

• The ninth Earl of Douglas spent much of his adult life in England returning in 1484 with a small army in an attempt to recover his possessions. He was captured and held at Lindores Abbey, where he died in 1491, the last of the line of Black Douglases.

• Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell-the Cat", led the nobles rebellion against King James III of Scotland which ended in the defeat and death of the King at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488.

• At this time, however, a new Douglas line was created, the Red Douglases. Another of Good Sir James's great nephews, George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus married a Stuart princess, and the red Douglases soon rose to the prominence that the Black Douglases had held. This prominence was largely accredited to Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, known as 'Bell the Cat'. He became Lord Chancellor of Scotland in 1493.

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16th Century & Anglo-Scottish Wars

• Duel with Robert Charteris of Clan Charteris 1530, A dispute occurred in 1530, when Sir Robert Charteris, the eighth Laird, fought a duel with Sir James Douglas of Drumlanrig in what was said to have been one of the last great chivalric contests. It was fought with all the observance of a medieval tournament with heralds and the king himself watching from the castle walls. The joust was apparently fought with such fury that Charteris’ sword was broken and the king had to send his men-at-arms to part the combatants.

• His grandson, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, similarly held the post of Lord Chancellor and became guardian of James V by marrying his widowed mother, Margaret Tudor with whom he had a daughter, Margaret Douglas who was the mother of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.

• James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, nephew of the 6th Earl of Angus was a bitter enemy of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was one of the murderers of the queen's secretary David Rizzio and was heavily implicated in the murder of her second husband Lord Darnley. As regent, he was brutal in crushing factions still loyal to Mary, however, he was accused of complicity in the murder of Darnley and was executed in 1581.

• In 1545 Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus led his forces to victory at the Battle of Ancrum Moor where they helped defeat the English during the Anglo-Scottish Wars.

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17th Century & Civil War

• During the Civil War, William Douglas the 11th Earl of Angus, a Catholic was a supporter of Charles I of England. In 1633 he was created Marquess of Douglas. Following the Battle of Kilsyth in 1645 he joined James Graham the 1st Marquess of Montrose and was present when Royalist forces fought Covenanter cavalry at the Battle of Philiphaugh where he barely escaped with his life. Following Cromwell's victory, he was able to make peace and was fined £1,000.

• In 1660, William Douglas, the brother of the second Marquess of Douglas became, through marriage, the Duke of Hamilton. Eventually the titles of Marquess of Douglas, Earl of Angus, and several others devolved to the Dukes of Hamilton and the heir of that house is always styled 'Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale'. The Douglas and Hamilton lines became Douglas-Hamilton and under Scots law, are barred from inheriting the title of chief of Clan Douglas due to the hyphenated surname. This similarly applies to the Douglas-Home family who joined their surnames in the eighteenth century.
• In 1689 many Douglases formed part of the Earl of Angus's regiment who although greatly outnumbered managed to defeat a larger Jacobite force at the Battle of Dunkeld.

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Jacobite Uprisings

Later in the 18th century during the Jacobite Uprisings the Clan Douglas continued their support for the British government.

Douglas Castles

• Aberdour Castle, Fife, held by the Earls of Morton (partially preserved).
• Balvenie Castle, Moray, held by James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas (ruined).
• Berwick Castle, Northumberland. Governed by William "le Hardi".(ruined, now forms part of Berwick-upon-Tweed train station)
• Bothwell Castle, South Lanarkshire (ruins).
• Bowhill House, Selkirkshire. Home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry (preserved).
• Dalkeith Castle, Mid-Lothian. (heavily converted)
• Douglas Castle in South Lanarkshire (now only minimal ruins remain).
• Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries and Galloway. 17th century mansion house of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry (preserved).
• Hermitage Castle, Roxburghshire, 13th century Douglas stronghold (restored ruin).
• Hume Castle, Berwickshire. ancient links with Douglas, home of Sir Alexander Douglas.
• Lennoxlove House, East Lothian. Home of the Duke of Hamilton, (also the Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale, Earl of Angus etc.) (preserved).
• Leven Castle, Kinross. First home of the Earl of Morton (ruins).
• Morton Castle, Nithsdale, Dumfries and Galloway. ruined former home of the Douglas Earls of Morton.
• Roxburgh Castle, captured by the Clan Douglas.
• Sandilands Castle, Fife (ruins).
• Tantallon Castle, East Lothian. Stronghold of the Red Douglases (partially ruined).
• Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway (ruins).
• Timpendean Tower, Roxburghshire (ruins).

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Clan Chief

• Clan Douglas has no chief as the Douglas-Hamiltons, heirs male of the house of Douglas, are barred from matriculation due to the hyphenated surname. The Douglas-Homes are also prevented as a possible chief would be the 15th Earl of Home, however, he is currently chief of the Clan Home. There is an element of controversy relating to the debate, known as the 'Douglas Cause'.

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Clan Profile

• Motto: Jamais arrière (Never behind)
• Crest: A salamander Vert encircled with flames of fire Proper

Clan Septs

• Agnew
• Blackwood
• Blackett
• Blalock
• Breckinridge
• Brown
• Brownlee
• Cavin
• Cavers
• Dickey
• Dickle
• Dick
• Drysdale
• Foster
• Glenn
• Glenndinning
• Inglis
• Kidston
• Kilgore
• Kirkland
• Kirk
• Kilpatrick
• Lockerby
• Lockery
• Lochrie
• MacGuffey
• McKittrick
• Morton
• Sandlin
• Sandiland
• Soule
• Sterrett
• Symington
• Young

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See also

• Scottish clan
• Armigerous clan
• UK topics

Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat... An armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan the chief of which has matriculated arms with the Lyon Office. ... This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Clan Douglas Society of North America
• External link: My Clan - Douglas