Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray (1426 – 1 May 1455) was a Scottish nobleman during the reign of King

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. He was one of the five brothers from the Black Douglas family who clashed with the king.

Life

Douglas was the son of James Douglas of Balveny (later 7th Earl of Douglas) and Lady Beatrice Sinclair, daughter to Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney He was a

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brother of

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. In later years, James was believed to be the older by only a few minutes, as he inherited the earldom of Douglas, when their older brother was killed by the king, but it has been suggested that in earlier years Archibald was believed to be the older. He became Earl of Moray ''

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'', by marrying Elizabeth Dunbar, 8th Countess of Moray, and appears as such at the

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of 1445, as a witness on the letters patent creating

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, a

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The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds (St Andrews, 2007–2013), A1445/10. Retrieved 7 August 2013. He was killed fighting the king's supporters at the Battle of Arkinholm, and his head taken to the King at Abercorn Castle.

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Sources

* Fraser, Sir William, ''The Douglas Book'' IV vols. Edinburgh 188

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