Archibald the Grim also known as Blak (Black) Archibald (c. 1328-1400), Earl of Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Douglas, Lord of Bothwell and Lord of Galloway was a Scottish nobleman.
Archibald the Grim was a bastard son by an unknown mother of Sir James Douglas, Robert I's trusted deputy.
A cousin of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, he inherited the earldom of Douglas and its entailed estates as the third earl following the death without ...
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Archibald the Grim also known as Blak (Black) Archibald (c. 1328-1400), Earl of Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Douglas, Lord of Bothwell and Lord of Galloway was a Scottish nobleman.
Archibald the Grim was a bastard son by an unknown mother of Sir James Douglas, Robert I's trusted deputy.
A cousin of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, he inherited the earldom of Douglas and its entailed estates as the third earl following the death without issue of James 2nd Earl of Douglas at the Battle of Otterburn.
He was an infant when his father went on the Crusades and was killed at the Battle of Teba whilst fighting the Moors. According to Walter Bower, "He was dark and ugly more like a coco [cook-boy] than a Noble". It has been suggested that the young Archibald spent time with his cousin William at the court in exile of King David II at Château-Gaillard in Normandy. It was only natural for them to take service with the French King. This was in keeping with the spirit of the Auld...
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