William Douglas, 1st Earl of March

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William Douglas, 1st Earl of March, was a prominent Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.

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William Douglas, 1st Earl of March canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
peer of Scotland ⓘ
activity feudal lordship ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
political leadership ⓘ
aristocraticFamily Douglas family ⓘ
aristocraticTitle Earl ⓘ
associatedWith Anglo-Scottish border conflicts ⓘ
Scottish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Scottish crown
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicity Scottish ⓘ
feudalSystem Scottish feudalism ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
governed lands in the Scottish Borders ⓘ
governedFrom Dunbar (traditional seat of the Earls of March) ⓘ
heldJurisdictionOver tenants and vassals in his March lordship ⓘ
historicalContext turbulent politics of medieval Scotland ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
memberOf Douglas family ⓘ
militaryFunction defence of the Scottish Borders ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Douglas ⓘ
linked to: Clan Douglas
nobleRank earl ⓘ
nobleStatus hereditary peer ⓘ
notableFor involvement in Anglo-Scottish border affairs ⓘ
role in late medieval Scottish politics ⓘ
partOf Scottish nobility ⓘ
politicalAlignment Scottish monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Scottish monarch
politicalRole regional power-broker ⓘ
royal vassal ⓘ
positionHeld Scottish magnate ⓘ
border lord ⓘ
powerBase eastern Scottish Borders ⓘ
region Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
title Earl of March ⓘ
Lord of Dunbar ⓘ
typeOfNoble border earl ⓘ

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William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March → father → William Douglas, 1st Earl of March ⓘ