Biography of James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale 1426-1488
Paternal Family Tree: Douglas
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Graham Countess Ross
Before 1424 [his father] James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 53) and Beatrice Stewart Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 62) were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She the daughter of Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany and Margaret Graham Countess Menteith and Fife. He the son of Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas and Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.
In 1426 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale was born to James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 55) and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.
Before 05 Jan 1442 John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 32) and [his future wife] Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She the daughter of John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter (age 46) and Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 24 Mar 1443 [his father] James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 72) died. His son [his brother] William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale (age 18) succeeded 8th Earl Douglas, 2nd Earl Avondale. [his future wife] Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 8) by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale.
Before 16 Mar 1450 John Neville and [his future wife] Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She the daughter of John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter and Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter. He the son of Ralph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmoreland (age 43) and Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Before 22 Feb 1452 [his brother] William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale (age 27) and [his future wife] Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 17) were married. She would later marry his younger brother James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 26); an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton (age 44). He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 54). They were first cousin once removed.
On 22 Feb 1452 [his brother] William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale (age 27) was murdered by King James II of Scotland (age 21) at Edinburgh Castle [Map] for refusing to desist from conspiring with Tiger Earl 4th Earl Crawford (age 29). His brother James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 26) succeeded 9th Earl Douglas, 3rd Earl Avondale.
Before 1455 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 29) and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She had previously married his brother William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale; an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton (age 46). He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 56). They were first cousin once removed.
Around 1459 John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 19) and [his wife] Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton (age 51). He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Before 08 Feb 1462 [his mother] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 64) died.
In 1463 King Edward IV of England (age 20) appointed new Garter Knights:
192nd Ferdinand I King Naples (age 39).
193rd Galeard Durefort (age 33).
194th John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 25).
195th Francesco Sforza I Duke Milan (age 61).
196th James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 37).
197th Robert Harcourt (age 52).
After 1463 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 37) and Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She the daughter of John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter and Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter. He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
After 1464 [his father] James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and [his mother] Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney and Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney. He the son of Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas and Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas. They were great uncle and niece.
On 29 May 1467 King Edward IV of England (age 25) and Antoine "Bastard of Burgundy" (age 46) met at Chelsea. William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 36), Henry Bourchier 2nd Count Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 63), Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 12), Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers (age 27), James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 41) and Thomas Montgomery accompanied Edward.
On 20 Feb 1473 [his step-son] Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland (age 17) and Isabel Booth (age 16) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. He the son of John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby and Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1475 [his wife] Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 40) died.
On 22 Jul 1484 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 58) was captured during the Battle of Lochmaben Fair.
On 03 Nov 1484 Ralph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmoreland (age 78) died. He was buried at St Brandon's Church, Brancepeth. His nephew [his step-son] Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland (age 28) succeeded 3rd Earl of Westmoreland.
On 26 Dec 1486 [his wife] Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale died.
In 1488 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 62) died at Lindores Abbey, Newburgh.
[his father] James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale succeeded 7th Earl Douglas.
[his father] James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale was created 1st Earl Avondale.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
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Kings Scotland: Great x 4 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
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Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Longleg" Douglas
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Crawford
Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas
Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Battail Battail
Great x 1 Grandfather: James "Black" Douglas
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Stewart 3rd High Steward
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 4th High Steward
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bethóc Angus
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Baroness Douglas
GrandFather: Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas
Father: James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale
Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice de Moravia Strathearn 1st Earl Strathearn
GrandMother: Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas
James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
GrandFather: Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney
Mother: Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas
Great x 3 Grandfather: James "Black" Douglas
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Baroness Douglas
Great x 2 Grandfather: Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas
Great x 1 Grandfather: William "Nithsdale" Douglas
GrandMother: Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th High Steward
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Stewart 6th High Steward
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Robert II of Scotland 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marjory Bruce 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Mar Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Egidia Stewart 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England