Douglas

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Douglas is a historic Scottish noble house that played a major role in the political and military history of medieval and early modern Scotland.

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Douglas canonical 34

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble house
medieval Scottish dynasty
coatOfArmsFeature argent a man’s heart gules crowned or
on a chief azure three mullets argent
country Kingdom of Scotland
declineCause forfeiture of estates to the Scottish Crown
ethnicOrigin Scottish
hasBranch Black Douglases
Red Douglases
hasFamilyName Douglas
hasTitle Duke of Douglas
Duke of Queensberry
Duke of Touraine
Earl of Angus
Earl of Douglas
Earl of Morton
Earl of Ormond
Earl of Queensberry
Lord of Annandale
Lord of Bothwell
Lord of Galloway
Marquess of Douglas
historicalEra Middle Ages
early modern period
involvedInConflict Anglo-Scottish border wars
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars

Wars of Scottish Independence
internal Scottish noble feuds
languageOfOrigin Scots
militaryRole provided leading commanders in Scottish armies
nameEtymology derived from Gaelic elements meaning "dark stream"
nobleFamilyType peerage family
notableFor military leadership in medieval Scotland
political influence in medieval Scotland
rivalry with the Stewart monarchy
role in Wars of Scottish Independence
notableMember Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
originalSeat Douglas Castle
Douglasdale
peakInfluenceCentury 14th century
15th century
politicalAlignment often opposed to royal centralization in Scotland
region Lowlands of Scotland
religionHistorical Roman Catholicism

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

Douglas Slocombe givenName Douglas
Douglas hasFamilyName Douglas
Peter Douglas familyName Douglas
Red Douglas familyName Douglas
Michael Douglas familyName Douglas
Joel Douglas familyName Douglas
Zeta-Jones family hasSurname Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus familyName Douglas
subject linked to: 11th Earl of Angus
Archibald Douglas familyName Douglas