William DOUGLAS The Bold (le Hardi) [8026] ¹⁹⁰⁸

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  General Notes:

Scottish nobleman and warlord.

Douglas' father, Longleg died at some point c. 1274 and there is some confusion as to whether his eldest son Hugh predeceased him, however William the Hardy was certainly in possession of his estates by the end of the decade. Douglas was knighted before 1288, when he was called upon by Sir Andrew Moray, to imprison his uncle Sir Hugh de Abernethy at Douglas Castle. Abernethy had been party to the murder of Donnchadh III, Earl of Fife, one of the six Guardians of Scotland. Abernethy died in custody despite attempts by Edward I of England to have him released.

In 1289, Douglas requested the release of certain family charters from Richard, Abbot of Kelso. These charters had been kept at the Priory of Lesmahagow, a daughter house of the Tironensian Abbey of Kelso, for safety. In the receipt for these documents, Douglas styled himself Dominus de Duglas, Lord of Douglas, the first time the title had been recorded.

Following Wallace's success at Stirling Bridge the English fled Berwick on Tweed with Douglas and another Scottish prisoner Thomas de Morham; both were later committed to the Tower of London on 12 October 1297 with Douglas meeting his end there in 1298 due to mistreatment.
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William Douglas was born in 1255 in Castle Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. He had two sons and one daughter with Elizabeth Stewart. He was hanged by the English in the Tower of London, January 24, 1298, London, England, at the age of 43.

  Death Notes:

Tower of London

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Title Of Nobility: 5th Laird of Douglas,,.

William married Eleanor DE LOVAINE [8027] [MRIN: 5818], daughter of Matthew II DE LOUVAIN OF LITTLE EASTON [8028] and Helisant DE BOHUN [8029]. (Eleanor DE LOVAINE [8027] was born about 1267 in , , , France,¹⁹⁰⁸ died on 3 May 1326 in Dunmow, , Essex, England ¹⁹⁰⁸ and was buried in May 1326 in Dunmow, , Essex, England ¹⁹⁰⁸.)

William next married Lady Elizabeth STEWART of Crawford, Countess of Douglas [8033] [MRIN: 5821] in 1276 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹⁹⁰⁷ (Lady Elizabeth STEWART of Crawford, Countess of Douglas [8033] was born in 1250 in Dundonald, , Ayr, Scotland,¹⁹⁰⁷ died in 1289 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland ¹⁹⁰⁷ and was buried in 1289 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland ¹⁹⁰⁷.)