George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus ( 1429 - 14 November 1462 ) was a Scottish nobleman from the Douglas family .
Life
George was a son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus . and his wife Margaret Hay. He followed his brother James as Earl of Angus 1446th
George negotiated a peace treaty with England in 1449 and 1459 and was Scottish ambassador to England in 1451. When the "Black Douglas" was broken up, George stood loyally at the side of Jacob II and thereby secured significant gains in land and property of the former Earls of Douglas.
During the immaturity of Jacob III. As the head of the so-called "Old Lords" he had a decisive influence on the government. In 1462 he fought victoriously against the English at the Battle of Alnwick.
The Earl was married to Isabel, daughter of Sir John Sibbald, and had with her the following children, among others:
- Margaret ∞ Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy
- Elizabeth
- ∞ Alexander Ramsay of Dalhousie,
- ∞ Thomas Livingstone
- Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus
- Anne († before 1462) ∞ William Graham, 2nd Lord Graham
- Janet
- ∞ David Scott of Buccleuch,
- ∞ George Leslie, 2nd Earl of Rothes
literature
- James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Lord Lyon King of Arms: The Scots Peerage . tape 1 . Douglas, Edinburgh 1909, Douglas, Earl of Angus , p. 172 ff . ( online at www.archive.org [accessed September 7, 2014]).
Web links
- George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
- Earl of Angus (Douglas). fmg.ac, accessed on September 7, 2014 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| James Douglas |
Earl of Angus 1446-1462 |
Archibald Douglas |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Douglas, George, 4th Earl of Angus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman from the Douglas family |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1429 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1462 |