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Abbeys and churches connected with the Douglas family
| Melrose Abbey |
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| St. Nicholas Church, Dalkeith |
Tombs of 1st Earl of Morton and his wife Princess Joanna |
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St Bride's Church, Douglas
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Houses the tomb of the Good Sir James and many other douglases.
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Dulce Cor (Sweetheart) Abbey near Dumfries |
Under the patronage of Archibald the Grim
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Orléans Cathedral Sainte-Crois
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There is a plaque in memory of two William Douglases in the nave, Sir
William Douglas of Drumlanrig and William Douglas of Kinross
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Saint Gatien's Cathedral, Tours
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Archibald, the fourth earl, is buried here in the choir, following the Battle of Verneuil, along
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St Germain des Prés, Paris
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There are two tombs to William Douglas, Earl of Angus, and his
grandson, Sir James Douglas who
commanded the Scottish regiment in the French Army during the 17th
century that became known later in the British army as the Royal Scots
regiment.
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Old St. Paul's, Edinburgh
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contains a memorial window to the parents of, John Douglas, namely
Henry Alexander Douglas and Elizabeth Dalzell, Henry's two sisters,
Catherine and Christian and Henry and Elizabeth's son,
Henry, the
Anglican Bishop of Bombay. The memorial was erected by John's brother,
Edward and his wife Hannah Charlotte Scott-Douglas.
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Quetta Cathedral, Thursday Island, Australia |
memorial window including an image of John Douglas who also donated
an elaborate pulpit in memory of his first wife at the Anglican Holy
Trinity Church in Brisbane Australia.
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Trinity Church is situated in Portland St., Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
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| Inscriptions: |
| Lieut. Charles DOUGLAS, R.H.A. |
June 7, 1827 |
| Harriet DOUGLAS |
Sept. 21, 1857 |
| Isabella DOUGLAS |
June 18, 1847 |
| Major Robert Sholto DOUGLAS, R.A. |
Oct. 2, 1831 |
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Bedrule Church |
Douglas plaques; Bedrule was at one time a Douglas Barony |
See also:
Biographies of Douglases who
were priests or ministers of religionCemeteries
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