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Elizabeth Douglas -Countess of Ross and Buchan
- Preferred Name: Elizabeth Douglas -Countess of Ross and Buchan[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
- Gender: F
- Marriages: with note: Description: Marriages Of Elizabeth Douglas
According to my information, Elizabeth was married three times. Her first marriage was to John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan. Her second marriage was to Thomas son of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar. Her third husband was William Sinclair, third Earl of Orkney. As far as I can see there was no marriage to Thomas Hamilton or Lauder.
- Birth: 1401 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland at LATI: N5.5573 LONG: E3.8475
- Death: 1451 in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland at LATI: N5.6 LONG: E3.0667
- Burial: 1451 in Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland at LATI: N5.6 LONG: E3.0667
- Marrige: ABT 1427 in Scotland
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Countess of Ross
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Countess of Buchan
- Elizabeth+Douglas,+Dowager+Countess+of+Buchan: with note: Elizabeth Douglas, Dowager Countess of Buchan
Also Known As: "Elizabeth Sinclair"
Birthdate: estimated between 1364 and 1406
Birthplace: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: circa 1451
Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Caithness, Scotland
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, Lady of Galloway
Wife of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Buchan; Sir Thomas Stewart, Master of Mar and William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney
Mother of Lady Margaret Stewart; NN Thomson; Margaret Mariota Sinclair and William "the Waster" Sinclair, 2nd Lord Sinclair
Sister of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas; Mary Douglas and William Douglas, 2nd of Cavers
https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Douglas-Dowager-Countess-of-Buchan/6000000006444102466
- ODM OTHER EVENT: liv. abt 1408 in of Aberdeen, Hatton, Midlothian, Scotland at LATI: N7.4167 LONG: E1.9
- FSID: LCCP-BCX
- Notes:
TRUE HISTORY TO CLEAR UP everyone’s Mess. Laura Parkes
In 1390 Archibald Douglas married Lady Margaret Stewart (d.1451), eldest daughter of John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, who later became King Robert III.
Of their children:
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl o
=== ?? Line 225168: (New PAF RIN=14935) 1 TI ===
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=== Lady ===
Lady
=== Name Suffix: [Countess Of Buchan] ===
Name Suffix: [Countess Of Buchan] Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-49 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna ===
Source: Weis, Sheppard, Beal, The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 5th Ed., Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, [1999], 165-10.
=== Line in Record @I18506@ (RIN 18504) from ===
Line in Record @I18506@ (RIN 18504) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 6EE127CA9ECCD61193C3973FD6E9BB5E952D Line in Record @I18508@ (RIN 18506) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID ABA8322446A2D61193C3E88C9393015FC8CA Line in Record @I18539@ (RIN 18531) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 6ABC34DE985DD61193C294AD8A14235EC99D Line in Record @I18540@ (RIN 18540) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 8B575B7C3451D61193C2CDEE4AFA0D5EE4D7 1 _UID 0C00E50DF5E0D51193C2F02AB1EEA056BD72 Ancestral File
=== Granddau. of Robert III of Scotland; des ===
Granddau. of Robert III of Scotland; descendant of Rognavald; m. _____St. Clair, first earl of Caithness of this line. [Falaise Roll, p. 84] m.Alexander 1st Baron Forbes and was mother of Elizabeth who m. AlexanderIrvine, 5th of Drum. [Hamish Maclaren
=== My 16th ===
Great Grandmother
=== !#3-p106; !#21-v2-p ,-v10-p ,-v11-p188; ===
!#3-p106; !#21-v2-p ,-v10-p ,-v11-p188; !#68-p121-130; !#189-v7-p529;
=== Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-34 ===
Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-34
=== Name Suffix: [CountessofBucha Ance ===
Name Suffix: [CountessofBucha Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-49
=== Name Suffix: COUNTESS OF BUCHAN ===
Name Suffix: COUNTESS OF BUCHAN
=== From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== MAGNA CHARTA SURETIES, 1215, by F. L. We ===
MAGNA CHARTA SURETIES, 1215, by F. L. Weis, Line 165 #10, pg. 166: d. c. 1451; m. (3) as his 1st wife, William Sinclair (41C-10), d. 1480, Lord Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, which earldom he resigned into the hands of King James III, 1470, cr. 28 Aug 1455 Earl of Caithness, which earldom he resigned to his 2nd son by his 2nd wife, 7 Dec 1476. (CP XI, 737; SP II, 332; IX, 50).
=== PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE, VOL 6, LDS GENEA ===
PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE, VOL 6, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
=== !Name,Title,Byr,pla,Mother,Dyr,Spouse(1) ===
!Name,Title,Byr,pla,Mother,Dyr,Spouse(1),Md(2)-Ancestry.com 2002
=== Line 61 from GEDCOM File not recognizab ===
Line 61 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF BUCHAN]/ From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
=== !#21-v2-p377,478,-v8-p414,-v11-p737; #18 ===
!#21-v2-p377,478,-v8-p414,-v11-p737; #189-v2-p333,-v7-p569; !only dau; `title> Countess of Orkney;
=== Ancestral File Number: 9FK7-NC ===
Ancestral File Number: 9FK7-NC
=== Line 157 from GEDCOM File not recognizab ===
Line 157 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [COUNTESS OF BUCHAN]/
=== FHL Caithness Family History 941.13 D2h ===
FHL Caithness Family History 941.13 D2h pg A gives first wife of William St Clair as Margaret, daughter of Archibald, fourth Earl of Douglas
=== Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-34 From ===
Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-34 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== Name Suffix: COUNTESS OF BUCHAN An ===
Name Suffix: COUNTESS OF BUCHAN Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-49
=== Line in Record @I18496@ (RIN 18494) from ===
Line in Record @I18496@ (RIN 18494) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 64E127CA9ECCD61193C3973FD6E9BB5E8B8D Line in Record @I18498@ (RIN 18496) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID A1A8322446A2D61193C3E88C9393015FBE2A Line in Record @I18529@ (RIN 18521) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 60BC34DE985DD61193C294AD8A14235EBFFD Line in Record @I18530@ (RIN 18530) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 81575B7C3451D61193C2CDEE4AFA0D5EDA37 1 _UID 0200E50DF5E0D51193C2F02AB1EEA056B3D2 Ancestral File
=== dau. of Archabald 4 Earl of Douglas/ ===
dau. of Archabald 4 Earl of Douglas/
=== daughter of Sir Henry Douglas of lochle ===
daughter of Sir Henry Douglas of lochleven
=== --Other Fields Ref Number : Quality: 0 ===
--Other Fields Ref Number : Quality: 0
=== Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-5G ===
Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-5G
=== Line in Record @I18507@ (RIN 18505) from ===
Line in Record @I18507@ (RIN 18505) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 6FE127CA9ECCD61193C3973FD6E9BB5E963D Line in Record @I18509@ (RIN 18507) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID ACA8322446A2D61193C3E88C9393015FC9DA Line in Record @I18540@ (RIN 18532) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 6BBC34DE985DD61193C294AD8A14235ECAAD Line in Record @I18541@ (RIN 18541) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 8C575B7C3451D61193C2CDEE4AFA0D5EE5E7 1 _UID 0D00E50DF5E0D51193C2F02AB1EEA056BE82 Ancestral File
=== Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-5G From ===
Ancestral File Number: 9G0K-5G From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== b. before 1425, #37398
Citations
1. [S ===
b. before 1425, #37398
Citations
1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 326. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
Family 1: William Sinclair -1st Earl of Caithness, b. 1410 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland d. 29 MAR 1482 in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
- m. 1431 in Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sources:
- Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/6709176;
- Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/16391851;
- Title: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
Author: Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1226983
Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/4394/records/6135338;
- Title: Ancestry Family Trees
Author: Ancestry Family Tree
- Title: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Author: Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 007
Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61157/records/2412285;
- Title: The Peerage
Author: http://thepeerage.com/p10800.htm#i107996
Publication: Name: http://thepeerage.com;
Note: Lady Elizabeth Douglas was born between 1385 and 1401. She was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, Lady of Galloway.1 She married, thirdly, William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, son of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney and Egidia Douglas.2 She married, firstly, John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Buchan, son of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Muriel Keith, in November 1413.1 She married, secondly, Sir Thomas Stewart, Master of Mar, son of Alexander Stewart, 12th Earl of Mar, circa 1425.1,3 She died circa 1451.4
Her married name became Sinclair.2 From November 1413, her married name became Stewart. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Douglas was styled as Dowager Countess of Buchan on 17 August 1424.5
Child of Lady Elizabeth Douglas and John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Buchan
Lady Margaret Stewart+6 d. b 8 Jan 1461
Children of Lady Elizabeth Douglas and William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
Lady Elizabeth Sinclair+7 d. 1508
William Sinclair, 2nd Lord Sinclair+3 d. c 14 Jul 1487
Katherine Sinclair8
Susan Sinclair8
Mariot Sinclair8
Citations
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 219. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 642. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S37] BP2003. [S37]
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 478. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 79.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 220.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XI, page 188.
[S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume II, page 334. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
Page: Something to help sort this out.
- Title: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 for William Sinclair
Author: "Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 for William Sinclair." Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 for William Sinclair. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Nov. 2016. .
Publication: Name: http://interactive.ancestry.com/1981/31205_Vol22-01214/105526;
Note: Source created by http://RecordSeek.com
Page: Lists her as wife of Sir William Sinclair
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