George DOUGLAS 1st Earl of Angus [7241] 1634
- Born: 1380, North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland 1634
- Christened: 1383, Dalkeith, , Midlothian, Scotland 1634
- Marriage (1): Mary STEWART Princess of Scotland [6985] on 24 May 1397 in Mey, Caithness, Scotland 1645
- Died: After 14 September 1402, , , Northumberland, England 1634
- Buried: After 14 September 1402, Douglas, , Lanarkshire, Scotland 1634
Cause of his death was Bubonic Plague/Prisoner of war.
FamilySearch ID: LTHY-83T.
General Notes:
From The Scots Peerage volume 5 pg 13
"George Douglas, as Earl William's second son, George succeeded his mother's title as 4th Earl of Angus, being the first Earl of Angus of the Douglas family. The other estates of Bonkle, Abernethy pass with titles to the Douglasses. Honours are subsequently restricted to heirs-male"
Find a grave. He married Lady Mary Stuart, the daughter of Robert III King of Scotland and Annabella Drummond. A contract of marriage was signed for the couple on May 24, 1397. George Douglas received the Earldom of Angus so he could maintain his royal wife. The couple had issue: William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus, Elizabeth, and Margaret.
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus was created 1st Earl of Angus [Scotland] on 9 April 1389. He fought in the Battle of Homildon Hill on 14 September 1402, where he was captured by the English. He died after Sept. 1402 in England from the Bubonic Plague.
Angus does not appear to have taken much interest in Public life, although his name appears on various minor charters. However, in 1402, he was dispatched under orders of the Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland, to accompany Murdoch, Earl of Fife and the Earl of Moray to assist Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas during his invasion of Northumberland. That incursion ended at the disastrous field of Homildon Hill, where the Scots were routed and all of the above taken prisoner. Both Moray and Angus died of the Plague whilst captive.
Death Notes:
Taken prisoner in the Battle of Homildon Hill on 14 September, 1402, in Northumberland, England and died of the Bubonic Plague while imprisoned.
George married Mary STEWART Princess of Scotland [6985] [MRIN: 5596], daughter of Robert III STEWART King of Scotland [6978] and Annabella DRUMMOND Queen of Scotland [6979], on 24 May 1397 in Mey, Caithness, Scotland.1645 (Mary STEWART Princess of Scotland [6985] was born about 1380 in Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland,1634,1642 died about 1458 in Duntreath, , Stirlingshire, Scotland 1634,1642 and was buried in Strathblane, , Stirlingshire, Scotland 1634,1642.)
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