Hugh Douglas of Douglas († 1347)

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Hugh Douglas of Douglas, called "the Dull" (* 1294 ; † 1347 ) was a Scottish nobleman from the Douglas clan .

He was the older of the two sons of Sir William "le Hardi" Douglas of Douglas († 1274) from his second wife Eleanor.

When both his younger brother Sir Archibald Douglas of Liddesdale and the son of his older half-brother Sir James Douglas of Douglas († 1330), William Douglas of Douglas died in the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333, leaving behind only minor heirs, he took over their lands .

Since he left no descendants, he later tried to regulate his estate. The lands he had taken over from his brother Archibald, especially the feudal barony of Liddesdale, he transferred in 1342 to his third nephew Sir William Douglas . The lands taken over by his nephew William, in particular the feudal barony Douglas , were handed over to his nephew, Archibald's son, William Douglas , in May 1342, and the inheritance regulation stipulated that, in the event of his male line of descendants becoming extinct, they would first be given to Hugh's third degree nephew Sir William Douglas and his male descendants and then to Archibald Douglas , the son of Hugh's half-brother James and his male descendants. This inheritance regulation was confirmed by King David II .

Hugh probably died in 1347, but one of his benefices in Old Roxburgh has since been listed as vacant.

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predecessor Office successor
William Douglas Laird of Douglas
1333-1342 		William Douglas
Archibald Douglas Laird of Liddesdale
1333-1342 		William Douglas
personal data
SURNAME Douglas, Hugh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hugh Douglas of Douglas; Hugh the Dull
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 1294
DATE OF DEATH 1347