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John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton died 9 September 1513 at the
Battle of Flodden.
Life
He was the son of
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
James Douglas (1426 – 22 October 1493), the 4th Lord of Dalkeith, was created the 1st Earl of Morton in 1458.
Life
He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford, daughter of James Gifford of Sheriffhall. His fa ...
and Princess
Joan Stewart, Countess of Morton
Joan Stewart, Countess of Morton,"According to modern usage this lady would be titled princess, but the sons and daughters of the Kings of Scotland were seldom given that style of courtesy until after the union of the Crowns." Maxwell, ''House of ...
, daughter of
James I of Scotland
James I (late July 139421 February 1437) was King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Dunfermline Abbey to King Robert III and Annabella Drummond. His older brother David, Duke of Ro ...
by his wife
Lady Joan Beaufort. He became earl in 1493, upon his father's death. He was succeeded by his son
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (died 1548) was a son of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton and a grandson of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Joan of Scotland, a daughter of James I of Scotland. He married Catherine Stewart, an illegitimate ...
.
A very wealthy man, John, unlike many of his peers, did not become embroiled in the intrigues and politics of his day.
[Herbert Maxwell, ''A History of the House of Douglas'', Vol. I (Freemantle & Co., London, 1902) pp. 242–3] Instead, the shrewd Earl of Morton worked to improve his holdings and was quite the litigator in his time, successfully defending his interests in court.
['' The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland'', Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol. VI (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1909), pp. 357–8] It turned out later that John, as lord of Dalkeith was aware the land had great value both above and below the surface and in fact sat on what was later described as the
Great Midlothian Coalfield.
Marriage and Issue
He married Janet Crichton, daughter of Patrick Crichton of Cranston-Riddel
['' The Scots Peerage, Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland'', Sir James Balfour Paul, Vol. VI (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1909), p. 358] and had two sons and two daughters:
*
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (died 1548) was a son of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton and a grandson of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Joan of Scotland, a daughter of James I of Scotland. He married Catherine Stewart, an illegitimate ...
– died 1548.
* Richard Douglas, referred to in an
entail of the Morton estates, had two sons William and James.
* Agnes Douglas, married
Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston
Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston of Callandar Privy Councillor of Scotland, PC (–1553) was the guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her childhood.
Early life
Alexander Livingston was born in Callendar, Stirling, Scotland. He was ...
.
* Elizabeth Douglas, married her second cousin Robert Keith, Master of Marischal.
Their son William became the
4th Earl Marischal.
References
Notes
15th-century births
1513 deaths
Earls of Morton
Deaths at the Battle of Flodden
John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton
John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton died 9 September 1513 at the Battle of Flodden.
Life
He was the son of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Princess Joan Stewart, Countess of Morton, daughter of James I of Scotland by his wife Lady Joan Be ...
Court of James IV of Scotland
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