Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas

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Archibald Douglas' tomb in St Bride's Church

Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas (* 1390 - June 26, 1439 in Restalrig ), was a Scottish nobleman , Guardian of Scotland and Duke of Touraine .

Life

He was a son of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and his wife the Scottish Princess Margaret, Lady of Galloway.

While his father was still alive, he was made Count of Longueville in France . When his father was killed in the battle of Verneuil in 1424 , he was in Scotland and inherited his father as Earl of Douglas . In France, however, it was assumed that Archibald had died childless in Scotland and awarded the title of Duke of Touraine and the lands belonging to it to Louis III. from Anjou . When it became apparent that Archibald was still alive, the title of duke was confirmed to him, but the lands were not transferred.

From 1424 he was the Scottish ambassador to England and from 1437 regent of Scotland for the underage James II. He died of a fever and was buried in St Bride's Church in Douglas.

progeny

The Earl married Euphemia, daughter of Patrick Graham and Euphemia Stewart, 2nd Countess of Strathearn , with whom he had the following children:

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Trevor Royle: The Wars of the Roses. England's first civil war. Paperback edition. Abacus, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-349-11790-4 , p. 443.

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predecessor Office successor
New title created Comte de Longueville
before 1424–1439 		William Douglas
Archibald Douglas Earl of Douglas
1424-1439 		William Douglas
Archibald Douglas Duc de Touraine
1424-1439 		William Douglas
no direct predecessors Guardian of Scotland
1437–1439
Co-regent: Joan Beaufort 		James Douglas ,
Alexander Livingston of Callendar ,
William Crichton
personal data
SURNAME Douglas, Archibald, 5th Earl of Douglas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Duke of Touraine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 1390
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1439
Place of death Residual