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     Sir James Douglas of Lothian was the son of William Douglas of Hermiston.² He married Joan (?)² He died before 20 April 1323.²
     He lived at Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ In 1315 he was granted Kincavil and Calderclere by King Robert I.²

     Angharad ferch Adda was the daughter of Adda 'Goch' ap Ieuaf ab Adda.¹ She married Iorwerth 'Ddu' ap Ednyfed, son of Ednyfed 'Gam' ab Iorwerth Foel and Gwladus ferch Llywelyn.¹

     Elizabeth Maxwell was the daughter of Sir John Maxwell of Carlaverock.² She married, firstly, Sir William Douglas, son of Sir James Douglas of Lothian and Joan (?).¹ She married, secondly, Hugh de Dacre, 4th Lord Dacre, son of Sir Randolf de Dacre, 1st Lord Dacre and Margaret de Multon, between 8 October 1354 and 1 July 1355.^1,3 She died before 1 January 1369/70.³
     Her married name became Douglas.¹

     Hugh de Dacre, 4th Lord Dacre was born circa 1335.² He was the son of Sir Randolf de Dacre, 1st Lord Dacre and Margaret de Multon.^3,2 He married Elizabeth Maxwell, daughter of Sir John Maxwell of Carlaverock, between 8 October 1354 and 1 July 1355.^4,1 He died on 24 December 1383.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Lord Dacre [E., 1321] on 18 August 1375.² Imprisoned in the Tower on suspicion of murdering his brother, Randolf.² He held the office of Warden of the West Marches from 1379 to March 1381/82.²

     Sir John Douglas was the son of Sir James Douglas of Lothian and Joan (?)^1,2 He married Agnes (?)³ He died circa January 1349/50, killed by order of Sir David Barclay of Brechin.²

     Sir Thomas Erskine of that Ilk was the son of Sir Robert Erskine of that Ilk and Beatrice de Lindsay.¹ He married, firstly, unknown daughter Douglas, daughter of Sir William Douglas of Liddesdale, circa 1365.¹ He married, secondly, Janet Keith, daughter of Sir Edward Keith and Christian Menteith, circa 13 April 1370.^2,1 He died in 1403/4.¹

     Donald Mackay, 1st Lord Reay was born in March 1590/91.² He was the son of Hugh 'Du' Mackay of Farr, Tongue and Strathnaver and Lady Jane Gordon.³ He married, fourthly, Marjorie Sinclair, daughter of Francis Sinclair of Stirkoke.² He married, firstly, Barbara Mackenzie, daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Lord Mackenzie of Kintail and Jean Anne Ross, in August 1610.^3,4 He married, secondly, Rachel Winterfield before 1631.² He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Thomson, daughter of Robert Thomson, in 1631.² He died in December 1649 at age 58 at Denmark.^1,2
     He and Lady Jean Lindsay were associated.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Inverness and Cromarty in 1610.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Sutherland in 1612.² He was appointed Knight in 1616.² He fought in the Thirty Years War in 1627, under King Christian IV of Denmark in Germany.² He was created 1st Baronet Mackay [Nova Scotia] on 18 May 1627, with special remainder to heirs male whatsoever.² He was a royalist during the Civil War in England and Scotland.² He was created 1st Lord Reay, of Reay, co. Caithness [Scotland] on 20 June 1628, with special remainder to his heirs male for ever bearing the name and arms of Mackay.¹ A further patent creating him Earl of Strathnaver was never completed owing to the Civil War.² He fought in the Thirty Years War from 1629 to 1630, under King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.²

     William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas was born circa 1425.² He was the son of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas and Beatrice Sinclair.^2,3 He married Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and Lady Eupheme Graham, on 2 February 1449/50.² He died on 22 February 1451/52 at Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G, stabbed to death by King James II of Scotland, after attempting to mount opposition to the body of men about teh King's person, without issue.^2,4
     He was appointed Knight on 16 October 1430.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the Kingdom between 1443 and 1449.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General between 1443 and 1449 in the Scotland.⁴ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Douglas [S., 1358] on 24 March 1443.² He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Avondale [S., c. 1437] on 24 March 1443.² He held the office of Warden of the Marches between 1450 and 1452.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of Nationary Biography.⁵
     

     James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas was born after 1426.¹ He was the son of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas and Beatrice Sinclair.² He married, firstly, Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and Lady Eupheme Graham, after 26 February 1452/53.³ He and Lady Margaret Douglas were divorced circa 1455 when his attaintment made him an undesireable partner.³ He married, secondly, Lady Anne Holand, daughter of John de Holand, 1st Duke of Exeter and Lady Anne Stafford, after 1461 at England.³ He died after 22 May 1491 at Lindores Abbey, Fife, Scotland^G.³ He was buried at Lindores Abbey, Fife, Scotland^G.³
     James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas also went by the nick-name of 'Heriot-Muir'.⁴ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Avondale [S., c. 1437] on 22 February 1451/52.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Douglas [S., 1358] on 22 February 1451/52.¹ In August 1452 he attempted to avenge his brother's murder by the King, but was then reconciled.¹ In 1454 he joined the Duke of Yoprk (then in rebellion against King Henry VI), accused the King of his brother's murder, and defied him, with some 40,000 men. However, owing to the desertion of Lord Hamilton, his men dispersed, and he fled into Annandale.¹ On 12 June 1455 he was attainted, and all of his honours were forfeited.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) before 22 April 1463.¹ In 1482 the Scottish Parliament issued a reward for his arrest.¹ In July 1484 he joined the Duke of Albany in an invasion of Scotland, but was defeated and taken prisoner, and sentenced to imprisonment.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵
     

     William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas was born circa 1424.² He was the son of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and Lady Eupheme Graham.¹ He married Janet Lindsay, daughter of Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford and Marjorie Dunbar, before 1440.³ He died on 24 November 1440 at Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, beheaded, without issue.³
     He rebelled with his younger brother, David.⁴ He succeeded as the 2nd Comte de Longueville [France] on 26 June 1439.³ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Douglas [S., 1358] on 26 June 1439.³ He succeeded as the 3rd Duc de Touraine [France, 1424] on 26 June 1439.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of Nationary Biography.⁵