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William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
b.1425
d.22 Feb 1452
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  1. Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde
  2. James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
  3. William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
  4. Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray
  5. John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie
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Name William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
Gender Male
Birth[2][1] 1425
Death[2][1] 22 Feb 1452


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William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Earl of Avondale (1425 – 22 February 1452) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest son of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas and Beatrice Sinclair.

The power of the Black Douglases, lost after the execution of the 6th Earl, was restored by the 8th Earl, who recovered the lordships of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Galloway and Bothwell by marriage (by papal dispensation) to his cousin, Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway (daughter of the 5th Earl). He was soon high in favour with James II, and procured the disgrace of Sir William Crichton, presumed murderer of his kinsman the 6th Earl, by an alliance with his rival, Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar.

James II raided the Douglas lands during his absence on a pilgrimage to Rome. Despite this, their relations seemed outwardly friendly. However, in 1452 the king sent one of Douglas's friends, Sir William Lauder of Haltoun, with an invitation to Douglas to come to Stirling Castle under a safe-conduct, in itself, however, a proof of strained relations. There James demanded the dissolution of a league into which Douglas had entered with Alexander Lindsay, the 'Tiger' earl of Crawford, and John of Islay. Upon Douglas's refusal, the king murdered him with his own hands, stabbing him 26 times, and his body was thrown out of a window.

Since Douglas died without issue, his titles passed to his brother James.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 WILLIAM Douglas (1425-murdered Stirling Castle 22 Feb 1452), in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. (Online: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).
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