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Archibald Douglas 5th Earl of Douglas¹
b. circa 1390, d. 26 June 1439, #31107
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Father

Archibald "Tyneman" Douglas 4th Earl of Douglas² b. circa 1370, d. 17 August 1424

Mother

Margaret b Stuart Princess of Scotland² b. circa 1369, d. September 1456

Note*

He was also the 2nd Duc of Touraine and Count of Longueville.^1,2

Birth*

circa 1390

Archibald was born circa 1390.²

Marriage*

before 26 April 1425

Archibald Douglas 5th Earl of Douglas married Lady Euphemia Graham Countess of Stratherne before 26 April 1425.^1,2

Death*

26 June 1439

Archibald died on 26 June 1439 at Restalrig. He died of the plague and is interred at St. Bride's of Douglas.²

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1441

At the time of his passing the possessions of Douglas were immense. They included the Lordship of Galloway, which included the Earldom of Wigtown and the area which is now the county of Kirkcudbright. He possessed Annandale, Ettrick Forest, Jedburgh, Lauderdale, Eskdale, Teviotdale and estates which covered a vast area and stretched across the border. He also possessed the Dukedom of Touraine in France. These holdings were enough to make the Earl the greatest magnate in the realm.³

Family

Lady Euphemia Graham Countess of Stratherne d. circa 1468

Children

William Douglas 6th Earl of Douglas b. 1423, d. 24 Nov 1440²

David Douglas b. c 1425, d. 24 Nov 1440³

Margaret Douglas "The Fair Maid of Galloway"+ b. c 1440, d. c 1475¹

Citations

[S9180] "Email, no hard copy" , Leo van de Pas.
Download, http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal01251.
Download, http://www.cyberhighway.net/~cutter/cdsna/history/black/black_history.htm.

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