Clan Douglas

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Clan Douglas is a powerful and historically influential Scottish clan that played a major role in medieval and early modern Scottish politics, warfare, and nobility.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish clan
allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
associatedWithTerritory Angus
Douglasdale
Ettrick Forest
Galloway
Liddesdale
clanBadge sprig of broom
clanChiefFamily Douglas-Hamilton family
clanChiefTitle Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
linked to: Duke of Hamilton
clanTartan Douglas tartan
coatOfArms argent, a man’s heart gules ensigned with an imperial crown or, on a chief azure three mullets argent
country Scotland
ethnicGroup Scots
hasClanSeat Bothwell Castle
Douglas Castle
Drumlanrig Castle
Hermitage Castle
Tantallon Castle
Threave Castle
historicalRole leading military family in Scotland
major force in early modern Scottish politics
major force in medieval Scottish politics
powerful magnate family
involvedInConflict Anglo-Scottish border wars
Battle of Arkinholm
Battle of Bannockburn
Battle of Otterburn
Wars of Scottish Independence
involvedInEvent Black Dinner
forfeiture of the Black Douglases in the 15th century
language Scots
Scottish Gaelic
motto Jamais arrière
mottoLanguage French
mottoTranslation Never behind
notableBranch Black Douglases
Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry
Dukes of Douglas
Dukes of Queensberry
Earls of Angus
Earls of Douglas
linked to: Earl of Douglas

Earls of Morton
Earls of Queensberry
House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas

Marquesses of Douglas
Red Douglases
notableFor border warfare and raiding
extensive landholdings in southern Scotland
influence in Scottish Parliament
powerful feudal lordship
notableMember Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
linked to: Earl of Douglas

Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas
linked to: Earl of Douglas

Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
linked to: Earl of Douglas

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
linked to: Earl of Douglas

Sir James Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
linked to: Earl of Douglas

William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
originPeriod Middle Ages
politicalAlignment often opposed to the Stewart monarchy
politicalInfluencePeak 14th century
15th century
17th century
region Dumfriesshire
Lanarkshire
Lowlands
religionHistorically Presbyterianism
Roman Catholicism

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

MacDouglas isRelatedTo Clan Douglas
Clan Douglas notableBranch House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
Earl of Douglas nobleFamily House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
James II of Scotland conflict Black Douglas family
linked to: Clan Douglas
Scottish clans hasPart Clan Douglas
Douglas Castle associatedWith Clan Douglas
Douglas Castle namedAfter Clan Douglas
Douglas Castle usedBy Clan Douglas chiefs
linked to: Clan Douglas
Douglas tartan associatedWith Clan Douglas
Douglas tartan namedAfter Clan Douglas
Douglas tartan historicalAssociation medieval Clan Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
Liddesdale historicallyControlledBy Clan Douglas
Douglasdale traditionalTerritoryOf Clan Douglas
Douglasdale heartlandOf Clan Douglas
Threave Castle constructedFor Black Douglas family
linked to: Clan Douglas
Threave Castle historicallyAssociatedWith Black Douglas branch of Clan Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
Galloway historicallyAssociatedWith Clan Douglas
Dukes of Douglas nobleFamily Clan Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas memberOf Clan Douglas
subject linked to: Dukes of Douglas
Dukes of Douglas associatedClan Clan Douglas
Earl of Morton associatedDynasty House of Douglas
subject linked to: Earls of Morton
linked to: Clan Douglas
Earls of Queensberry governingHouse House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry memberOfNobleFamily House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
Dukes of Queensberry associatedWith House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
Dukes of Queensberry nobleFamily Douglas clan
linked to: Clan Douglas
Sir James Douglas nobleFamily Clan Douglas
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton memberOf House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry memberOfHouse House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas associatedDynasty House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas aristocraticHouse House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
Red Douglases partOf Clan Douglas
Ettrick Forest associatedWith Clan Douglas
Battle of Arkinholm opponent Black Douglas family
linked to: Clan Douglas
Earls of Angus associatedWith Clan Douglas
Earls of Angus dynasticHouse House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas nobleFamily House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) associatedWithDynasty House of Douglas (through marriage)
linked to: Clan Douglas
House of Hamilton maritalAlliance House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
Red Douglas branch partOf Clan Douglas
Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland mainBelligerent House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland involves Black Douglas family
linked to: Clan Douglas
Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland hasSubject House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
Isabella Stewart, Countess of Fife associatedDynasty House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas nobleFamily House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas