James Douglas, 1st Lord Dalkeith (after 1372 – before 22 May 1441) was a

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nobleman born in

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, Midlothian, Scotland to Sir James Douglas and Agnes Dunbar. James (the father) was the brother of Nicholas Douglas, 1st Lord of Mains. 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

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in 1296. William of Hermiston's son,

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succeeded his father and produced two sons, Sir William Douglas and

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. Sir William Douglas, known as the ''Knight of Liddesdale'' or the ''Flower of Chivalry'' obtained the privileges of the barony of Dalkeith, in

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, in 1341, and the barony of

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, in

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, 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

, in

, were combined as a single barony in 1386, with the principal seat at Dalkeith Castle, and a secondary residence at Aberdour Castle.Apted, p.5 He married Elizabeth (Princess) Stewart, daughter of

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, about the year 1387. They had five children before she died: William, James, Henry, Janet (who married

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) and Margaret. He married, as his second wife, Janet Borthwick, daughter of Sir William Borthwick, with whom he had a son named William. 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)

References

''The Peerage'', 31 March 2013. Accessed March 14, 2009 People from Dalkeith James Year of birth uncertain {{Lord-of-Parliament-stub