William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton

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William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl ⓘ
Regent of Scotland ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
accusedOf complicity in the murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ⓘ
associatedWithEvent minority of James VI of Scotland ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Edinburgh ⓘ
Lochleven ⓘ
birthYear c. 1525 ⓘ
charge treason ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathDate 2 June 1581 ⓘ
deathPlace Edinburgh, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh
deathYear 1581 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
familyName Douglas ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
governedTerritory Earldom of Morton ⓘ
heldTitle Laird of Lochleven ⓘ
involvedIn conflicts following the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
mannerOfDeath execution ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily House of Douglas ⓘ
linked to: Clan Douglas
methodOfExecution beheading ⓘ
monarchServed James VI of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
nobleRank peer of Scotland ⓘ
nobleTitle 6th Earl of Morton ⓘ
notableFor involvement in Scottish Reformation politics ⓘ
serving as Regent of Scotland during the minority of James VI ⓘ
notableResidence Lochleven Castle ⓘ
linked to: Loch Leven Castle
opposed Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-English faction in Scotland ⓘ
politicalRole leader of the king’s party in Scotland ⓘ
positionHeld Lord High Treasurer of Scotland ⓘ
Regent of Scotland ⓘ
reasonForExecution alleged involvement in the murder of Lord Darnley ⓘ
regencyEndYear 1578 ⓘ
regencyFor James VI of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
regencyStartYear 1572 ⓘ
region Scotland ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
servedUnderMonarch James VI of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I

Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Morton ⓘ
successorAsEarlOfMorton Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus (as 7th Earl of Morton) ⓘ
supported Scottish Reformation ⓘ
trialLocation Edinburgh, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh

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Earl of Morton → titleHolder → William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton ⓘ
subject linked to: Earls of Morton
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton → nobleTitle → 6th Earl of Morton ⓘ
linked to: William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton