Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameJames Douglas Earl of Morton 
[73, Douglas earls of Morton article, vol VI, pp. 354-6], [73, Scots Kings, Vol I, p.18]
[73, Douglas earls of Morton article, vol VI, pp. 354-6], [73, Scots Kings, Vol I, p.18]Deathbef 22 Oct 1493
General1st earl: 1458.
FatherJames Douglas Lord of Dalkeith (-<1458)
MotherElizabeth Gifford
Spouses
FatherJames I King of Scots (<1394-1438)
MotherJoan Beaufort Queen to James I (ca1407-1445)
Marriagebef 15 May 1459 [73, Douglas earls of Morton article, vol VI, p. 356]
ChildrenJohn (-<1515)
Notes for James Douglas Earl of Morton
I can’t see why he was given the earldom... On further research into his ancestry, his gt-grandfather was Robert III, explains a lot!