Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus

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Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus was a powerful Scottish nobleman and statesman of the early 16th century, known for his dominance over the young King James V and his central role in the turbulent politics of the Scottish court.

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Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
member of the Scottish nobility ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
alliedWith English court ⓘ
associatedWith Angus earldom ⓘ
linked to: Earldom of Angus

House of Stewart ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
birthPlace Scotland ⓘ
conflict James V of Scotland ⓘ
pro-French faction in Scotland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathPlace East Lothian ⓘ
Tantallon Castle ⓘ
era early 16th century ⓘ
familyName Douglas ⓘ
father George Douglas, Master of Angus ⓘ
givenName Archibald ⓘ
heldTitle Lord of Douglas ⓘ
Lord of Tantallon ⓘ
influenced Scottish foreign policy toward England ⓘ
regency government during James V’s minority ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
memberOf Clan Douglas ⓘ
Scottish Parliament ⓘ
monarchServed James IV of Scotland ⓘ
James V of Scotland ⓘ
James VI of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
mother Elizabeth Drummond ⓘ
nobleFamily Douglas family ⓘ
nobleTitle 8th Earl of Angus ⓘ
notableFor control of the Scottish government during James V’s minority ⓘ
dominance over the young King James V of Scotland ⓘ
role in early 16th-century Scottish politics ⓘ
participatedIn Scottish court politics ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-English ⓘ
positionHeld Earl of Angus ⓘ
relative James V of Scotland ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic ⓘ
residence Douglasdale ⓘ
Tantallon Castle ⓘ
spouse Margaret Leslie ⓘ
Margaret Maxwell ⓘ
Margaret Tudor ⓘ
stepfatherOf James V of Scotland ⓘ
subjectOf Scottish historical studies ⓘ
linked to: Scottish studies

biographical entries in reference works ⓘ
successor Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (as head of the Douglas line in earlier generation) ⓘ
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus’s heirs in the Douglas family ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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Earls of Angus → notableHolder → Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus ⓘ
Red Douglas branch → notableMember → Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus ⓘ
Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus → titleSucceededBy → Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus ⓘ
Earl of Angus → heldBy → Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus ⓘ
Earl of Morton → notableHolder → Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus ⓘ
Earldom of Angus → heldBy → Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus ⓘ