2nd Earl of Douglas James Douglas
1358 - 1388 (30 years)-
Name James Douglas [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Title 2nd Earl of Douglas Birth 1358 Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland 
[2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Gender Male Burial 1388 Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [3, 4, 6] - Melrose Abbey
Death 5 Aug 1388 Otterburn, Northumberland, England [2, 4, 5, 6, 8] - Leader of Battle of Otterburn
Person ID I9194 MontyHistNotes_II Last Modified 6 Sep 2025
Father 8th Lord of Douglas William Douglas, b. 1315, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. May 1384, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 69 years) Relationship natural Mother 4th Countess of Angus Margaret Stewart, b. 1325, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 23 Mar 1418, Angus, Scotland (Age 93 years) Relationship natural Marriage 24 May 1397 Castle Cary, Somerset, England Family ID F1245 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Isabella Eupheme Stewart, b. 1360, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Abt 1410, Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 50 years) Marriage Aft 24 Sep 1371 Scotland [5, 7] Children + 1. 1st of Drumlanrig William Douglas, b. Aft 1378, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1427, France (Age < 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1249 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Sep 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 1358 - Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland 
Death - 5 Aug 1388 - Otterburn, Northumberland, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Documents 
Douglas, James (1358-1388)
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20,22
Pages 1209-1211Douglas, James (1358-1388)
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20,22
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