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   Lord Archibald Douglas 5th Earl of Angus<br>Birth name: Archibald, Earl of Angus<br>Nick names: Archie Bell-the-catBell the Cat<br>Also known as: 5th Earl of Angus<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Oct 16 1449 - Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Lady Elisabeth Boyd, Countess of Angus 4th - Mar 4 1468<br>Death: Nov 29 1513 - Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland<br>Burial: From Nov 29 1513 - Whithorn, Whigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland<br>Parents: Sir George Douglas 4th Earl of Angus, Isabel Douglas Of Balgony (born Sibbald)<br>Wife: Lady Elisabeth Douglas 4th (born Boyd, Countess of Angus)<br>Children: Sir George Douglas Master of Angus, Marion, Marion Mariot Douglas, Sir William Douglas of Glenbervie, Archibald Douglas, Elizabeth Lyle (born Douglas), Mariotta Douglas, Janet Douglas&;lt;br>Siblings: Egidia Douglas, Lady Elizabeth Douglas, Lady Isabella Douglas, George Douglas, Anne Graham (born Douglas), Lady Janet Anne Scott (born Douglas), Alice Douglas, Jane DOUGLAS, Margaret Ann Campbell (born Douglas), John Douglas<br>  Additional information: LifeSketch:EARL ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS EARL OF ANGUS was born 16 October 1449, Kilmaurs, East Asyshire, Scotland, to Sir George Douglas (1424-1513) and Isabella Sibbard (1430-1497.) He married (1) *Lady Elizabeth Boyd 4 March 1468, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland; (2) Janet Kennedy, 1498, Denure, Ayrshire, Scotland. (Because his wife, Janet Kennedy, was mistress to James Stewart IV King of Scotland, their marriage was annulled.)ast Lothian, Scotland. Buried a Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, age 62. He wasn’t at the Battle of Flodden but lost his two eldest sons there. 5th Earl of Angusost powerful nobleman in the realm through a successful rebellion and established his family as the most important in the kingdom. depicted as a notable figure in Scottish history by the Victorian artist William Holetober 15139 at Tantallon Castle in East Lothian, succeeded his father, George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, in 1462 or 1463 at the age of just fourteen.t year he joined the league against James III and his favourite, Robert Cochrane, at Lauder. Here he is said to have earned his nickname by offering to "bell the cat"—specifically, to deal with Cochrane—beginning the attack upon him by pulling his gold chain off his neck,[2] and then ordering the hanging of Cochrane and others of the king's favourites from Lauder old bridge (the site of which is in the grounds of Thirlestane Castle). The earliest written source for the story is in David Hume of Godscroft, the Douglas family biographer.[3] The phrase "to bell the cat" comes from the fable "The Mice in Council", erroneously ascribed to Aesop, and refers to a dangerous task undertaken for the benefit of all.e of Albany, in league with Edward IV of England on 11 February 1483, signing the convention at Westminster which acknowledged the overlordship of the English king. However, in March Albany and Angus returned, outwardly at least, to their allegiance, and received pardons for their treason.[2]bel against the king. Having the support of the Scottish nobility this time, he marched against James III and they fought the Battle of Sauchieburn during which the king was killed.f the guardians of the young king James IV. but soon lost influence, to the Homes and Hepburns, and the wardenship of the marches went to Alexander Home. Though outwardly on good terms with James, Angus treacherously made a treaty with Henry VII around 1489 or 1491, by which he undertook to govern his relations with James according to instructions from England. He also agreed to hand over Hermitage Castle, commanding the pass through Liddesdale into Scotland, on the condition of receiving English estates in compensation.[2]t had to submit and to exchange his Liddesdale estate and Hermitage Castle for the lordship of Bothwell.[2]lor, which office he retained till 1498.[2] In June 1497 he opened talks for the surrender of Perkin Warbeck at 'Jenyn Haugh'.[4] In 1501, in disgrace once more, he was confined to Dumbarton Castle. At the disaster at Flodden Field in 1513, though absent himself, Angus lost his two eldest sons. As the Scottish nation licked its wounds, Angus won appointment as one of the councilors of Margaret Tudor the queen regent; but the newly appointed councilor died at the end of October 1513.[5] His successor to the Earldom of Angus was his grandson, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus.ages and childrenEdittirling of Keir[5]er 1513married in March 1488, Lady Elizabeth Drummond; had issue, killed at the Battle of Flodden Douglas Douglas of Kilspindieoup of mice who debate plans to nullify the threat of a marauding cat. One of them proposes placing a bell around its neck, so that they are warned of its approach. The plan is applauded by the others, until one mouse asks who will volunteer to place the bell on the cat. All of them make excuses. The story is used to teach the wisdom of evaluating a plan not only on how desirable the outcome would be, but also on how it can be executed. It provides a moral lesson about the fundamental difference between ideas and their feasibility, and how this affects the value of a given plan. read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belling_the_cat.) She married Earl Archibald Douglas 4 March 1468, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland.ss of Angus

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• Birthday October 16, 1449
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• Day of death November 29, 1513

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