Lord Dalkeith descended from Andrew Douglas of Hermiston (or Herdmanston) (d.b. 1277), younger son of Archibald I, Lord of Douglas (fl. c. 1198–1238). Andrew was succeeded by his son William Douglas of Hermiston, a signatory of the Ragman Roll in 1296. William of Hermiston's son, James Douglas of Lothian succeeded his father and produced two sons, Sir William Douglas and Sir John Douglas. Sir William Douglas, known as the Knight of Liddesdale or the Flower of Chivalry obtained the privileges of the barony of Dalkeith, in Midlothian, in 1341, and the barony of Aberdour, in Fife, in 1342. Following William of Liddesdal's murder at the hands of his cousin William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, both baronies passed to his nephew, James. James Douglas was confirmed in this position when his title was ratified by the Earl of Douglas prior to 1370. The lands of Dalkeith, and Aberdour, in Fife, were combined as a single barony in 1386, with the principal seat at Dalkeith Castle, and a secondary residence at Aberdour Castle.[2]
He married Elizabeth (Princess) Stewart, daughter of King Robert III, about the year 1387. They had five children before she died: William, James, Henry, Janet (who married John Hamilton of Cadzow) and Margaret.
He married, as his second wife, Janet Borthwick, daughter of Sir William Borthwick, with whom he had a son named William.[3]
^Maxwell, Herbert. A History of the House of Douglas from the Earliest Times Down to the Legislative Union of England and Scotland. London: Freemantle, 1902. (p. 236-237)
"Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith", The Peerage, 31 March 2013. Accessed March 14, 2009
james, douglas, lord, dalkeith, after, 1372, before, 1441, scottish, nobleman, born, dalkeith, midlothian, scotland, james, douglas, agnes, dunbar, james, father, brother, nicholas, douglas, lord, mains, lord, dalkeith, descended, from, andrew, douglas, hermis. James Douglas 1st Lord Dalkeith after 1372 before 22 May 1441 was a Scottish nobleman born in Dalkeith Midlothian Scotland to Sir James Douglas and Agnes Dunbar James the father was the brother of Nicholas Douglas 1st Lord of Mains 1 Lord Dalkeith descended from Andrew Douglas of Hermiston or Herdmanston d b 1277 younger son of Archibald I Lord of Douglas fl c 1198 1238 Andrew was succeeded by his son William Douglas of Hermiston a signatory of the Ragman Roll in 1296 William of Hermiston s son James Douglas of Lothian succeeded his father and produced two sons Sir William Douglas and Sir John Douglas Sir William Douglas known as the Knight of Liddesdale or the Flower of Chivalry obtained the privileges of the barony of Dalkeith in Midlothian in 1341 and the barony of Aberdour in Fife in 1342 Following William of Liddesdal s murder at the hands of his cousin William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas both baronies passed to his nephew James James Douglas was confirmed in this position when his title was ratified by the Earl of Douglas prior to 1370 The lands of Dalkeith and Aberdour in Fife were combined as a single barony in 1386 with the principal seat at Dalkeith Castle and a secondary residence at Aberdour Castle 2 He married Elizabeth Princess Stewart daughter of King Robert III about the year 1387 They had five children before she died William James Henry Janet who married John Hamilton of Cadzow and Margaret He married as his second wife Janet Borthwick daughter of Sir William Borthwick with whom he had a son named William 3 References editThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Douglas Archives Douglas of Mains Archived 2010 12 27 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 14 September 2010 Apted p 5 Maxwell Herbert A History of the House of Douglas from the Earliest Times Down to the Legislative Union of England and Scotland London Freemantle 1902 p 236 237 Sir James Douglas 1st Lord of Dalkeith The Peerage 31 March 2013 Accessed March 14 2009Peerage of ScotlandNew creation Lord Dalkeith1341 c 1360s Succeeded byJames Douglas nbsp This biography of a Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Douglas 1st Lord Dalkeith amp oldid 1118232489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
