Black Douglas faction

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The Black Douglas faction was a powerful and often rebellious branch of the Douglas family in late medieval Scotland, known for its rivalry with the Scottish crown and significant influence in national politics.

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Label Occurrences
Black Douglas faction canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble faction ⓘ
medieval political faction ⓘ
activeInCentury 14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
basedIn Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
southern Scotland ⓘ
causeOfDecline conflict with James II of Scotland ⓘ
forfeiture of lands and titles ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
declinePeriod mid-15th century ⓘ
familyBranchOf House of Douglas ⓘ
linked to: Clan Douglas
governedTerritory large parts of south-west Scotland ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Black Douglas branch of the Douglas family ⓘ
Black Douglases ⓘ
heldTitle Duke of Touraine ⓘ
Earl of Annandale ⓘ
Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Earl of Wigtown ⓘ
Lord of Galloway ⓘ
inConflictWith James I of Scotland ⓘ
James II of Scotland ⓘ
James III of Scotland ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
militaryRole major magnate military power ⓘ
notableEvent Black Dinner of 1440 ⓘ
linked to: Black Dinner

murder of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas, in 1452 ⓘ
notableFor influence in Scottish national politics ⓘ
military power in southern Scotland ⓘ
rivalry with the Scottish crown ⓘ
notableMember Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas ⓘ
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
opposedTo Scottish crown ⓘ
Stewart monarchy ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
partOf Douglas family ⓘ
politicalAlignment often opposed to royal authority ⓘ
politicalRole power broker in Scottish politics ⓘ
powerBase Annandale ⓘ
Douglasdale ⓘ
Ettrick Forest ⓘ
Galloway ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rivalFaction Red Douglas branch ⓘ
rivalFamily Crown-aligned Douglases of Angus ⓘ
linked to: Clan Douglas
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
timePeriod late Middle Ages ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde → side → Black Douglas faction ⓘ