Biography of William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig 1440-1464
Paternal Family Tree: Douglas
William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig and Margaret Carlyle Lady Drumlanrig were married.
In 1427 [his grandfather] William Douglas 1st Lord Drumlanrig was killed. His son [his father] William Douglas 2nd Lord Drumlanrig succeeded 2nd Lord Drumlanrig.
In 1440 William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig was born to William Douglas 2nd Lord Drumlanrig and Jane Maxwell Lady Drumlanrig.
In 1458 [his father] William Douglas 2nd Lord Drumlanrig died. His son William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig (age 18) succeeded 3rd Lord Drumlanrig. Margaret Carlyle Lady Drumlanrig by marriage Lord Drumlanrig.
On 03 Aug 1460 King James II of Scotland (age 29) was killed accidentally when a cannon exploded and he was hit by debris. He was buried at Holyrood Abbey, Holyrood. His son King James III of Scotland (age 9) succeeded III King Scotland.
William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig (age 20) was present.
In Jul 1462 William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig (age 22) fought at Alnwick Castle [Map] during the Siege of Alnwick.
In 1464 William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig (age 24) died. His son [his son] William Douglas 4th Lord Drumlanrig succeeded 4th Lord Drumlanrig.
[his son] William Douglas 4th Lord Drumlanrig was born to William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig and Margaret Carlyle Lady Drumlanrig.
[his daughter] Margaret Douglas was born to William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig and Margaret Carlyle Lady Drumlanrig.
[his father] William Douglas 2nd Lord Drumlanrig and [his mother] Jane Maxwell Lady Drumlanrig were married. She by marriage Lord Drumlanrig.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Louvain Baroness Douglas
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Earl Douglas
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Lindsay Crawford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Crawford
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Douglas
Great x 3 Grandfather: Domhnall Mar II Earl Mar
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Mar Countess Douglas 11th Countess Mar
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Stewart
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Fitzjames
GrandFather: William Douglas 1st Lord Drumlanrig
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mistress Unknown
Father: William Douglas 2nd Lord Drumlanrig
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Stewart 
GrandMother: Elizabeth Stewart Lady Drumlanrig
William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Maxwell
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Maxwell of Caerlaverock
GrandFather: Herbert Maxwell
Mother: Jane Maxwell Lady Drumlanrig
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart of Darnley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna Baird of Galston
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Stewart of Jedworth and Teviotdale
Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Turnbull
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st of Dalswinton and Garlies
GrandMother: Katherine Stewart Lady Maxwell
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart of Dalswinton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Stewart
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Stewart of Dalswinton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marion Stewart