Earldom of Douglas

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The Earldom of Douglas was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title held by the influential Douglas family, who played a central role in the politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.

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Label Occurrences
Earldom of Douglas canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish earldom ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
associatedDynasty House of Douglas ⓘ
linked to: Clan Douglas
associatedWithEvent Battle of Homildon Hill ⓘ
Battle of Otterburn ⓘ
Black Dinner ⓘ
Douglas rebellion against James II of Scotland ⓘ
coatOfArms Argent, a man’s heart Gules crowned Or on a chief Azure three mullets Argent ⓘ
conflictWith James II of Scotland ⓘ
Scottish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Scottish crown
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dissolvedBy forfeiture to the Scottish Crown ⓘ
endTime 15th century ⓘ
feudalTitleOf Earl of Douglas ⓘ
governmentForm feudal lordship ⓘ
heldByBranch Black Douglas line ⓘ
heldLandIn Dumfriesshire ⓘ
Kirkcudbrightshire ⓘ
Lanarkshire ⓘ
historicalEra Late Middle Ages ⓘ
influenced Scottish royal policy in the 14th century ⓘ
Scottish royal policy in the 15th century ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
militarySignificance leading role in Anglo-Scottish wars ⓘ
namedAfter Douglas family ⓘ
Douglas, South Lanarkshire ⓘ
nobleFamily Douglas family ⓘ
notableHolder Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas ⓘ
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas ⓘ
partOf Scottish peerage ⓘ
linked to: Peerage of Scotland
politicalSignificance major power in late medieval Scottish politics ⓘ
powerBase Annandale ⓘ
Douglasdale ⓘ
Galloway ⓘ
region Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rival Earldom of Angus ⓘ
House of Stewart ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
seat Douglas Castle ⓘ
Hermitage Castle ⓘ
Threave Castle ⓘ
socialStatus high nobility ⓘ
startTime 14th century ⓘ
successorTitle Earldom of Angus ⓘ
titleRank earl ⓘ
vassalOf King of Scots ⓘ

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

Lord of Galloway → linkedTo → Earldom of Douglas ⓘ