Teague-Earnest Family Tree » William Douglas 6th Earl of Morton (1540-1606)

Personal data William Douglas 6th Earl of Morton 

Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4
  • Alternative name: Lord Sir William Douglas Earl van Morton
  • He was born in the year 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland.Source 3

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (August 19, 1554) below 16 years (14).

  • He died on September 24, 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, he was 66 years old.Sources 3, 4

Household of William Douglas 6th Earl of Morton

He is married to Agnes Somerville, Countess of Rothes.

They got married on August 19, 1554 at Castle,Lochleven,Dumfries-Shire,Scotland, he was 14 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Maria Douglas  1565-1600
  4. Agnes Douglas  1574-1607

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Douglas 6th Earl of Morton

William Douglas 6th Earl of Morton
1540-1606

1554

Agnes Somerville, Countess of Rothes
± 1500-1543

Robert Lord Douglas van Lochleven
1562-1584
Maria Douglas
1565-1600
Lady Elizabeth (Douglas )Hay
1570-1631
Agnes Douglas
1574-1607

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=117405368&pid=855
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  2. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  4. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Ancestry.com, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 357 / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Day of marriage August 19, 1554

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1554: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 12 » Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma.
    • January 25 » São Paulo, Brazil, is founded by Jesuit priests.
    • February 23 » Mapuche forces, under the leadership of Lautaro, score a victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Marihueñu in Chile.
    • May 21 » Queen Mary I grants a royal charter to Derby School, as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England.
    • July 25 » Mary I marries Philip II of Spain at Winchester Cathedral.

Day of death September 24, 1606

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1606: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
    • January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
    • February 26 » The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
    • April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
    • April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
    • December 19 » The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.


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About the surname 6th Earl of Morton


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