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   Janet Douglas
   Gender: Female
   Alias name: Jonet Douglas, The Grey Lady of Glamis Castle, Lady Campbell
   Birth: 1499 - Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
   Occupation: Lady Glamis
   Marriage: Spouse: Archibald Campbell - 1523 - Glamis, Augushire, Scotland
   Death: July 17 1537 - Castle Hill, Edinburgh. Midlothian, Scotland
   Father: George Douglas, Master of Angus
   Mother: Elizabeth Drummond of Glamis
   Husbands: John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis, Archibald Campbell
   Children: John Lyon (born Holmes), Elizabeth Forbes (born Lyon), Margaret Lyon, Walter Campbell, George Lyon, John Campbell, II
   Siblings: Alicia Douglas, Alison Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas of Angus, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, George Douglas of Pittendreich, William Douglas of Coldingham, Margaret Douglas, of Angus

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   Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis
   Gender: Female
   Death: July 17 1537
     Relatives:
   Relation Name Birth
   Father George Douglas, Master of Angus 1469
   Brother Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus 1489

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   Janet Douglas<br>Birth name: Jeanette Douglas<br>Nick name: Lady Glamis<br>Also known as: Janet Douglas<br>Gender: Female<br>Birth: 1498 - Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: 1515 - Glamis Castle, Angunshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: 1515 - Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Circa 1533 - Scotland<br>Death: July 17 1537 - Castle Hill, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland -burned at stake by King James V of Scotland<br>Cremation: 1537 - Scotland<br>Burial: July 17 1537 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland<br>Parents: Sir George Douglas Master of Angus, Lady Elizabeth Douglas (born Drummond)<br>Spouses: John Lyon 6th Lord Glamis, Sir Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl of Argyll<br>Children: Sir John Lyon 7th Lord Glamis, Margaret Arbuckle (born Lyon), Lady Elizabeth Lyon, George Lyon, John Campbell of Skipness, Provost of Kilmun<br>Siblings: Elizabeth Hay of Angus (born Douglas), Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus, Alison Douglas, , William Douglas Prior of Coldingham, Lady Margaret Douglas of Angus<br>  Additional information: LifeSketch:About Janet Douglas, Lady Glamissonment of the young James V, during which he virtually ruled Scotland. James V escaped his captor in 1528 and Archibald was forced to flee to England in exile. King James V's hatred for the Douglases extended to Archibald's sister, Lady Janet Douglas of Glamis.death of her husband Lord Glamis, in 1528.yone who bore the Douglas name, King James would carry out a ruthless vendetta against them. Lady Janet became the center of King James' hatred. Lady Janet no longer had the protection of her marriage to Lord Glamis.ations were not true, but Lady Janet and her son were imprisoned in the dark dungeons of Edinburgh Castle. Occupying Glamis, King James held court there from 1537 to 1542.ison was easy for King James, but convicting her of his trumped up charge of witchcraft would be difficult. Her character was impeccable, without blemish, and she was very much respected by everyone who knew her. In order to get the testimony he needed to convict her, the King resorted to torture. Her clansmen and servants were put on the rack and stretched to the point of agony. They finally gave false evidence against her.y Janet was convicted of witchcraft, and she and her son were condemned to death. On July 17, 1537, almost blind from her long imprisonment in the dungeon, Lady Janet Glamis was burned alive at Edinburgh Castle. On lookers fell silent.ar beauty, she endured her suffering, and although being a woman, with a man like courage. Her innocence was never doubted. It is believed that she was not executed for witchcraft, but for the hatred James V had for her brother.thing of value had been taken by James V. Before his death, it is said King James V had felt remorse for his actions.n, Scotland, burned at the stake for threatening the life of King James V with sorcery. Her ghost is said to haunt Glamis Castle. Drummond.ge of witchcraft was bought against her by the cruel and wicked Monarch James V. Although she was a woman of impeccable character and a very beautiful and popular lady she was imprisoned. After a long imprisonment in a dark dungeon, she was almost blind. She was burned alive at the stake outside Edinburgh Castle. Even her young son was condemned to death and imprisoned only to be released after the king had died. Secrets and Hauntings of Glamis Castleas was the daughter of George Douglas, Master of Angus and Elizabeth Drummond.er 1527.yon d. a 1542editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1282. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.Glamisft James. James's hatred for Angus extended to his whole family, including Janet. After James had broken free of the Douglas family, in December 1528 Janet was summoned for treason. She was accused with others for bringing supporters of the Earl of Angus to Edinburgh in June. However, James called her "our lovittis Dame Jonat Douglas" in a licence of 1529 allowing her and a co-accused Patrick Charteris of Cuthilgurdy to go on pilgrimage and be exempt from legal proceedings. of a number of legal actions culminating in a charge of poisoning her husband John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis who had died on 17 September 1528. This case was dropped and Janet was free to marry her second husband, Archibald Campbell of Skipness by the summer of 1532. However on 17 July 1537 Janet was convicted of planning to poison the King and communicating with her brothers, the Earl of Angus and George Douglas.[1] dungeon of Edinburgh Castle. I, was a Scottish noblewoman accused of witchcraft, who was burned to death during the reign of James V of Scotland. She married firstly to John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis (1492–1528) and secondly to Archibald Campbell of Skipnish, second son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll.ar from favoured by King James V of Scotland; Janet's brother, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, was the King's stepfather, and Angus had imprisoned the young James. James's hatred for Angus extended to his whole family, including Janet. After James had broken free of the Douglas family, in December 1528 Janet was summoned for treason. She was accused with others for bringing supporters of the Earl of Angus to Edinburgh in June. However, James called her "our lovittis Dame Jonat Douglas" in a licence of 1529 allowing her and a co-accused Patrick Charteris of Cuthilgurdy to go on pilgrimage and be exempt from legal proceedings.s culminating in a charge of poisoning her husband John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis who had died on 17 September 1528. This case was dropped and Janet was free to marry her second husband, Archibald Campbell of Skipness by the summer of 1532. However, on 17 July 1537 Janet was convicted of planning to poison the King and communicating with her brothers, the Earl of Angus and George Douglas.[1]d Janet accused of witchcraft against him, although it was clear that the accusations were false. She was imprisoned with her husband (who escaped but was later killed) in a dungeon of Edinburgh Castle. It was easy for James to imprison Janet, but actually convicting her was more difficult. To gain "evidence", James had Janet's family members and servants subjected to torture. Janet was convicted and burned at the stake on 17 July 1537 on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, which her young son was forced to watch.[citation needed]aster of Angus and Elizabeth Drummond, daughter of John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond. She married firstly to John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis (1492–1528) and by him had issue:eorge Lyon Lady Glamis married secondly Archibald Campbell of Skipnish, second son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll.[2]our Paul, Sir James, Scots Peerage vol viii, pp.278-280, Edinburgh 1904AND/WIFE - multiple sources state Lady Janet Douglas' husbands were John Lyon & Archibald Campbell, not Robert Maxwell. Perhaps Robert Maxwell's wife was another Janet Douglas?uilty of murdering her husband by King James V and burned at the stake for witchcraft in 1537.

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