Douglas, Archibald Earl of Angus

1609 - 1655  (46 years)

• Name	Douglas, Archibald
  Suffix	Earl of Angus
  Born	1609
  Gender	Male
  Died	1655	Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland
  Person ID	I11597	GrangerMusgrave
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2009

  
  

  Father	Douglas, William 1st Marquess of Douglas,   b. 1589,   d. 19 Feb 1659  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Hamilton, Hon. Margaret,   b. 1585,   d. 11 Sep 1623  (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F9835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Stuart, Lady Anne,   b. 23 Nov 1614,   d. 16 Aug 1646  (Age 31 years)
  Married	Abt 1630
  Children	1. Douglas, James 2nd Marquess of Douglas,   b. 1646,   d. 25 Feb 1699, Douglas Scotland  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F8026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Wemyss, Jean,   b. 19 Jun 1629,   d. 5 Jan 1717  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1649
  Children	1. Douglas, Archibald 1st Earl of Forfar,   b. 3 May 1653,   d. 11 Dec 1712  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2009
  Family ID	F8034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Archibald Douglas Earl of Angus was styled as Earl of Angus between 1613 and 1633. He was styled as Lord Douglas between 1613 and 1633. He was styled as Earl of Angus between 1633 and 1651. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in May 1636. He held the office of Extraordinary Lord of Session [Scotland] between 9 February 1639 and 13 November 1641. Between 1646 and 1653 he succeeded his brother to the command of the Douglas Regiment in France but spent most of this time in Scotland. He was created 1st Earl of Ormond [Scotland] on 3 April 1651 but did not pass the Great Seal due to Cromwell's invasion of Scotland. He was created 1st Lord Bothwell and Hartside [Scotland] on 3 April 1651 but also did not pass the Great Seal.