Patrick Balfour family tree » Robert Earl of Buchan Douglas (1542-1580)

Personal data Robert Earl of Buchan Douglas 

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  • He was born in the year 1542 in Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Profession: Earl of Buchan (17th).
  • He died on August 18, 1580 in Mills of Drum, Drum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he was 38 years old.
  • A child of Robert Douglas and Lady Margaret ERSKINE

Household of Robert Earl of Buchan Douglas

He is married to Christina 4th Countess of Buchan Stewart.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Robert Earl of Buchan Douglas

Thomas Douglas
± 1480-1517
Elizabeth Boyd
± 1475-1520
Sir John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine
± 1487-1555
Margaret Campbell
1485-1555

Robert Earl of Buchan Douglas
1542-1580


Christina 4th Countess of Buchan Stewart
1544-1580

Elizabeth Douglas
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    1. WikiTree, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...
      Robert Douglas<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1542 - Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland<br>Death: Aug 18 1580 - Drum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland<br&;gt;Father: Sir Robert Douglas<br>Mother: Lady Margaret Douglas (born Erskine)
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    2. GenealogieOnline Family Tree Index
      Robert Earl of Buchan Douglas<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1543 - Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Christina 4Th Countess of Buchan Stewart1568 Scotlandt;a>Margaret Erskine<br>Child: Elizabeth Douglas<br>Notes: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=27313599&pid=10829&;lt;br>Source: View the original record on GenealogieOnline website<br>Source Remarks: Some family trees were posted years ago and have later been removed. In such cases, the link to the original record will not work.
    3. Watson Web Site, Nila Watson, via https://www.myheritage.com/person-100049...
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    Historical events

    Day of death August 18, 1580

    • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1580: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 6 » One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
      • July 12 » The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
      • August 25 » War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union.
      • September 26 » Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
      • October 10 » Over 600 Papal troops land in Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
      • November 10 » After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 people, including papal soldiers and civilians, at Dún an Óir, Ireland.
    

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