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Sir William Douglas of Glenbervie, Knt. (c. 1473 – 9 September 1513) was a
Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
nobleman, who fell at
Flodden The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton, (Brainston Moor) was a battle fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, resulting in an English ...
.


Biography

Douglas was the second son of
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (c. 1449October 1513), was a Scottish nobleman, peer, politician, and magnate. Tradition has accorded him the nickname Archibald 'Bell-the-Cat' due to his association with the 1482 rebellion against Jam ...
, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of
Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd (died 1482) was a Scottish statesman, Lord Chamberlain of Scotland from 1467. Biography Robert Boyd was knighted, and was created a Peer of Parliament (Lord Boyd) by James II of Scotland at some date between 1451 and 18 ...
. He obtained the lands of
Glenbervie Glenbervie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Gleann Biorbhaidh'', Scots: ''Bervie'') is located in the north east of Scotland in the Howe o' the Mearns, one mile from the village of Drumlithie and eight miles south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. The river Be ...
by his marriage and was thereafter styled ''Douglas of Glenbervie''. In 1493 and 1509 Douglas was in possession of charters of the lands of Grenane, in
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. The lands of Braidwood, in
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, were confirmed to him in 1510. William Douglas was knighted before 1511, and was slain on 9 September 1513 at the Battle of Flodden.


Family

Douglas was pledged in marriage, by contract, in 1492, to Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of the later James Auchinleck of that Ilk, by which contract he received a grant of the wardship of Auchinleck's estates. They had a son
Sir Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie Sir Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie (1513 – 18 September 1570) was a Scottish nobleman. Biography Douglas was the only son of Sir William Douglas of Glenbervie and Elizabeth Auchinleck. Douglas was born at Glenbervie at some point before hi ...
. Elizabeth Douglas survived her husband and entered the convent of
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, on the
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of
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. This convent was to give its name to the
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area of the city.


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Further reading

* * 1470s births 1513 deaths Year of birth uncertain
William Douglas of Glenbervie Sir William Douglas of Glenbervie, Knt. (c. 1473 – 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman, who fell at Flodden. Biography Douglas was the second son of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Boyd, 1s ...
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