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      Robert Douglas<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1562 - Rothes, Moray, Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Lady Jean Lyon of Glamis - Mar 19 1582 - Glamis, Angus, Scotland&lt;br>Death: Nov 30 1584 - At Sea<br>Parents: Sir William Douglas 8th Baron Of Drumlanrig, Margaret Douglas (born Gordon)<br>Wife: Lady Jean Lyon of Glamis<br>Children: William Douglas 7th Earl of Morton, Margaret Douglas, Sir Robert Douglas II<br>Siblings: Lady Christiana Elizabeth Stewart (born Douglas), Sir James Douglas 8th Lord of Drumlanrig, Lady Janet Murray (born Douglas), Lady Margaret Douglas "Countess Of Bothwell", Lady Helen Douglas, Barbara Douglas, Jean Douglas
      TitleOfNobility: Earl of Lochleven
      LifeSketch: Robert Douglas, Master of Morton, (lost at sea in March 1585), married Jean Lyon of Glamis, by whom he had two sons, including William Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton. First it was rumoured that Laurence Oliphant and Robert had been killed by pirates or drowned, then it was thought they were slaves in Algiers. In 1601, Robert Oliphant went to Algiers to look for his kinsman, carrying a letter of introduction to Sultan Mehmed III written by Queen Elizabeth, who also recommended her ambassador John Wroth help the search.ility: Lord of Lochleven
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    Day of death November 30, 1584

    • Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1584: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 25 » Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
      • May 16 » Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
      • July 4 » Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island
      • July 10 » William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.
      • September 13 » San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.
    

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