William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton
William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton (* 1582 in Dalkeith , Midlothian , † August 7, 1648 in Kirkwall , Orkney ) was a Scottish peer and politician from the Douglas family .
Act
Sir William succeeded his grandfather William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton in the earliest dignity in 1606 , as his father Robert Douglas, Master of Morton had perished under unclear circumstances during his exile in 1585. From 1630 to 1635 he held the office of Lord High Treasurer of Scotland , a high government position in Scotland before the union with England in 1707 . After his resignation, he was appointed captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and Knight of the Garter appointed and member of the Privy Privy Council ( Privy Council ) sworn of the English king.
Under William Douglas, Aberdour Castle, raised by his grandfather to the ancestral seat of the Earls of Morton, was expanded to include a Renaissance-style wing , which was completed during his lifetime and marked the greatest display of splendor of the festivals.
family
Sir William married Lady Anne Keith († 1649) in 1604, eldest daughter of George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal . From this marriage there were nine children, four sons and five daughters. The first-born, Robert Douglas, succeeded his father in 1648 as the 8th Earl of Morton, but in turn died in 1649 and was inherited by his son William Douglas, 9th Earl of Morton . When he died in 1681 without an heir, Sir Williams' second-born James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton († 1686), succeeded his nephew in the earliest dignity. Since James was successively inherited by his three sons, the six Earls of Morton who followed Sir William were all his sons or grandsons. His third son, John Douglas, died in the Battle of Carbisdale in 1650, while his youngest, George Douglas, went into Dutch service.
Web links
- Sir William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton at The Douglas Archives (English)
- Dictionary of National Biography (1888): Douglas, William (1582-1650) (DNB00) , on Wikisource
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b cracroftspeerage.co.uk: William (Douglas), 7th Earl of Morton, KG PC ( memento June 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 18, 2014. Note: Sometimes 1650 is given as the year of death, yes this seems to be based on an outdated state of research from the late 19th century.
- ^ Lodge, Edmund (1832): The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage. Saunders and Otle. Page 255, archive.org
- ↑ The Douglas Archives : Sir William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 12, 2014
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography (1888): Douglas, William (1582-1650) (DNB00) , on Wikisource , accessed February 12, 2014
predecessor | Office | successor |
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William Douglas |
Earl of Morton 1606-1648 |
Robert Douglas |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Douglas, William, 7th Earl of Morton |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Douglas, William |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1582 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dalkeith |
DATE OF DEATH | August 7, 1648 |
Place of death | Kirkwall |