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Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas
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.
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Earl of Wigtown
The title of Earl of Wigtown (or Wigton or Wigtoun) was created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. The first creation was in 1341, and was surrendered in 1372, when the second earl sold the earldom to Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas. The earls...
From date:
- 1371
To date:
- 1400
Earl of Douglas
This page is concerned with the holders of the extinct title Earl of Douglas and the preceding feudal barons of Douglas, South Lanarkshire. The title was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1358 for William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, son of Sir...
From date:
- Aug 14, 1388
To date:
- 1400
Lord of Galloway
The Lords, or Kings of Galloway ruled over Galloway, in south west Scotland, for a large part of the High Middle Ages.
Many regions of Scotland, including Galloway and Moray, periodically had kings or subkings, similar to those in Ireland during the...
From date:
- 1369
To date:
- 1400
Lord Bothwell
The Lordship of Parliament of Bothwell (Lord Bothwell) was created once in the Peerage of Scotland around 1485 for Sir John Ramsay, who lost it on 8 October 1488 by forfeiture.
From date:
- 1362
To date:
- 1400
