William (7th Earl of Morton) Douglas^[1]

1582 - 1648  (66 years)

• Name	William (7th Earl of Morton) Douglas
  Birth	1582
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Aug 1648	Orkney, Scotland
  Person ID	I111749	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Robert (Master of Morton) Douglas   d. Mar 1584
  Mother	Jean (of Glamis) Lyon   d. Mar 1610
  Marriage	19 Mar 1581-1582
  Family ID	F48570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann (of Marischal) Keith   d. 30 May 1648
  Marriage	28 Mar 1604
  Children	1. Robert (8th Earl of Morton) Douglas   d. 12 Nov 1649, Orkney, Scotland   2. James (10th Earl of Morton) Douglas   d. 25 Aug 1686   3. Isabel (of Morton) Douglas   d. 16 Jan 1650   4. Jean (of Morton) Douglas   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margaret (of Morton) Douglas   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary (of Morton) Douglas   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Agnes\Anne (of Morton) Douglas   d. 1667   8. John Douglas   d. 27 Apr 1650, Carbisdale   9. George Douglas,   b. Aft 1604   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F41477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  He was Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, and a zealous Royalist, who, on the outbreak of the Great Rebellion in 1642, provided £100,000 for the cause by selling his Dalkeith estates to the Earl of Buccleuch. In return, he was granted the lordship of Orkney and Zetland. He also expanded his other seat, Aberdour Castle in Fife, with a Renaissance-style east wing.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] Hamish Maclaren.