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After the death of Archibald,
6th Earl of Angus the Earldom fell to the Earldom fell to his nephew, David, and the Douglases
of Pittendreich. David, born circa 1515, was the elder brother of
James,
4th Earl of Morton, who became Regent of Scotland during the reign of Mary,
Queen of Scots. David married Margaret, daughter of John Hamilton of Samuelson,
sometimes called 'Clydesdale John,' who was a brother of Regent Arran.
He is described as 'sickly and inactive'. It seems that he did not formally
take up the title, nor was feudally invested in his considerable estates.
David died in 1557, at which point the
Earl of Morton took on the duties of
tutor and guardian of the infant 8th Earl, thus bringing the earldom under his
control.
- Birth: ABT. 1515
- Death: JUN 1557
Father: Sir George Douglas
of Pittendreich
Mother: Elizabeth Douglas, dau of David
Douglas of Pittendreich
Marriage: married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of John Hamilton of Samuelston (sometimes called 'Clydesdale John', and a half-brother of Regent Arran)
Children
- Archibald
Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus 5th Morton b: 1555
- Margaret Douglas
- Elizabeth Douglas, who married John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell, himself
a claimant to the Earldom of Morton.
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