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• Alternatieve namen: James 7th Earl of Douglas Douglas, James "The Gross" Douglas, James Douglas
• Hij is geboren in het jaar 1371 in Hermiston, Mid-Lothian, Schotland.
• (Title) in het jaar 1437: Earl of Avondale after execution of his great-nephew William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas and his brother David..
• Hij is overleden op 24 maart 1443 in Abercorn Castle, West Lothian, Scotland, hij was toen 72 jaar oud.
• Hij is begraven in het jaar 1443 in St Bride's Kirk, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
• Een kind van Archibald "The Grim" "Black Archibald" Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Douglas and Bothwell en Joanna de Moravia of Bothwell, Lady of Drumersgard

Gezin van James "The Gross" "The Fat" Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale, Earl of Balvany

(1) Hij is getrouwd met Lady Beatrix (Bethoc) Stewart.

Zij zijn getrouwd rond 1380.

(2) Hij is getrouwd met Lady Beatrix "Beatrice" Sinclair, Countess Douglas.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 7 maart 1426, hij was toen 55 jaar oud.Bron 1

Kind(eren):

1. Lady Janet Douglas, Baroness Erskine  1420-1488 
2. William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas  1422-1452
3. Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde  1425-1455 
4. Archibald (James' Twin) Earl of Moray Douglas  1426-1455
5. James (Archibald's Twin) Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale, Knight of the Garter, last of the Black Douglas'  1426-1488
6. Lady Beatrice Douglas, Countess of Erroll  1429-1490 
7. John Douglas, Lord Balvenie  1433-1464 

Notities over James "The Gross" "The Fat" Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale, Earl of Balvany

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_7th_Earl_of_Douglas

James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale (1371 – 24 March 1443), latterly known as James the Gross, and prior to his ennoblement as James of Balvenie, was a late mediaeval Scottish magnate.[1] He was the second son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joan Moray of Bothwell and Drumsargard (now Cambuslang), d. after 1408.

From The Douglas Archives

His exceptional rise to dominance in his family and in the kingdom began with the disastrous defeat of his elder brother, Archibald Douglas, fourth earl of Douglas, at Hamildon Hill in 1402. After the capture of the earl and his leading followers James was left to maintain Black Douglas influence in southern Scotland. He deputized for the earl as warden of the Scottish marches and keeper of Edinburgh Castle, but when he tried to maintain his family's position found himself increasingly challenged by a rival faction in the south led by Robert III's councillors, Sir David Fleming and Henry Sinclair, second earl of Orkney. Most worryingly for James, Fleming's and Orkney's support of the rebel Henry Percy, first earl of Northumberland, created tensions with England which led to attacks on Douglas lands and jeopardized negotiations for the earl's release. In early 1406 these tensions resulted in open conflict. James Douglas led a force from Edinburgh which caught Fleming, Orkney, and the young heir to the throne, the future James I, in Haddingtonshire. Orkney and Prince James escaped by sea, but Fleming was killed by Douglas's men in a running fight.

James Douglas's success preserved Black Douglas dominance in the south. ...

By inclination and experience, Douglas was not a border magnate like his predecessors. His main residences at Abercorn and Lanark confirm him as a magnate whose lands and personal connections centred on Clydesdale and Lothian. The marriages of his daughters to landowners in these two sheriffdoms support this impression. It was thus appropriate that it was at Abercorn Castle that Douglas died on 10 March 1443. His grossly fat body, which earned him his nickname and which at his death reportedly contained 4 stone of tallow, was buried in a magnificent tomb in St Bride's Church in Douglas.
family

Father: Archibald the Grim (3rd Earl of Douglas) Douglas b: ABT. 1346
Mother: Joan\Johana (of Strathearn) Moray b: ABT. 1350

Marriage

1 Beatrix Sinclair, dau of Earl of Orkney Married: BEF. 7 MAR 1424/25 in Orkney, ORKN, Scot.

Children

William 8th Earl of Douglas b: ABT. 1425
James 9th (Black Douglas) Earl of Douglas b: ABT. 1440
Archibald (Earl of Moray) Douglas
Hugh (Earl of Ormond) Douglas, Executed in 1455
John (Lord of Balveny) Douglas
Margaret Douglas = Henry Douglas, son of Sir James Douglas,1st Lord Dalkeith
Henry Douglas
George Douglas
Beatrice Douglas = William (1st Earl of Erroll) 2nd Lord Hay
Elizabeth Douglas = Adam (of Craigie) Wallace (or William?)
Janet Douglas b: 1398 in Brechin, Lanarkshire, Scotland = Robert (Sir) 1st Lord Fleming

From Wikipedia

In 1437 he was created Earl of Avondale. He succeeded to the earldom of Douglas on the summary execution of his great-nephew William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas, and his brother David, in 1440. James Douglas was himself implicated in this attempt to neutralise the power of the 'Black' Douglas line.

Marriage and issue

He married first Beatrice Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith. They had one daughter.

Beatrice Douglas

He married second Beatrice Sinclair, daughter of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney, around 1425. They had four children.

William Douglas (1425–1452), who succeeded his father

James Douglas (1426–1491), who succeeded his brother as 9th earl

Janet Douglas

Margaret Douglas (d.1473)

7th Earl of Douglas, James the Gross

James was the second son, and twin of Archibald, of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and Joannna de Moravia or Moray of Bothwell and Drumsargard. Grandson of Sir James "the Black" Douglas and Maurice de Moravia, the 1st Earl of Strathearn.

Husband of Beatrice Stewart, the daughter of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith.

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Secondly, he was the husband of Beatrice Sinclair, the daughter of Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney. They were married about 1425 and had eight children, five sons and three daughters:

* Beatrice Douglas, wife of William Hay, Earl of Erroll

* William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, killed by King James II<;/p>

* James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas

* Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray

* Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde

John Douglas, Lord Balvenie, beheaded for treason

* Janet Douglas, wife of Robert Fleming, Lord Fleming

* Margaret Douglas, wife of Henry Douglas or Borg

James's brother, Archibald, Duke of Touraine and 4th Duke of Douglas, was captured by the Percys at the Battle of Homildon Hill in 1402, leaving James in charge of the powerful Douglas family affairs. James was successful at maintaining the family strength and influence until his brother's return in 1409, at which time he was rewarded with the title of councillor and granted extensive estates, including Abercorn Castle on the coast, his residence for the remainder of his life.

James became a councillor to his cousin, King James I, once the king was released from his English imprisonment, and sat on the jury to judge those who failed to pay the ransom for the king. In 1426 he received royal confirmation of his lands, his eldest son was knighted in 1430 and James became the Sheriff of Lanarkshire in 1435. In 1437, the king bestowed the title of Earl of Avondale on James shortly before this king's assassination. James immediately supported the his nephew, Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, who became regent for young King James II. Archibald's death from fever in 1439 started a turmoil that resulted in the Black Dinner at Edinburgh Castle when his great nephew, William Douglas, and his younger brother, David Douglas, were beheaded on false charges by King James II. Later years would indicate that James had been the head of the plot that led to his nephews' deaths.

James died at Abercorn Castle, aged seventy two years old.

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