Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus

Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1490 – January, 1557) was a Scottish nobleman active during the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots. He was the son of George, Master of Angus, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden, and succeeded as Earl of Angus on the death of his grandfather, Archibald. In 1509, Douglas married Margaret, daughter of the Earl of Bothwell. After her death in 1513, on 6 August 1514 he married the dowager queen and r... more

Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1490 – January, 1557) was a Scottish nobleman active during the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots. He was the son of George, Master of Angus, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden, and succeeded as Earl of Angus on the death of his grandfather, Archibald. In 1509, Douglas married Margaret, daughter of the Earl of Bothwell. After her death in 1513, on 6 August 1514 he married the dowager queen and regent, Margaret Tudor, widow of James IV and elder sister of Henry VIII of England. The marriage stirred up the jealousy of the nobles and the opposition of the faction supporting French influence in Scotland. Civil war broke out, and Margaret lost the regency to John Stewart, Duke of Albany. Angus withdrew to his estates in Forfarshire, while Albany besieged the queen at Stirling and got possession of the royal children; then he joined Margaret after her flight at Morpeth, and on her departure for London returned and made his peace with... less