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Bibliography
  1. Beltz, George Frederick, Memorials of the most noble Order of the Garter. London: Pickering, 1841. Available at http://archive.org/details/memorialsofmostn00beltuoft Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Beltz KnightsofGarter p[0-9]*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 01 A-Basing. London: St Catherine Press, 1910. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 1 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo01coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP I [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 04 Dacre-Dysart. London: St Catherine Press, 1916. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 4 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo04byucoka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IV [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 09, Moels-Nugent. London: St Catherine Press, 1936. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IX [Ap][p0-9].*].
  5. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 12-2, Tracton-Zz. London: St Catherine Press, 1959. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XII/2 [Ap][p0-9].*].
  6. Richardson, Douglas, Anne Holand, wife of John Neville and James Douglas. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 2/22/2017. Subject: C.P. Addition: Anne Holand [died 1486], wife of John Neville, Lord Neville, and James Douglas, K.G., Earl of Douglas. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/k02PorrKVVw/m/JiW4qTvMDAAJ. Author address: celticprince at gmail dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Douglas Richardson SGM 2/22/2017-154021].
  7. MacEwen, Andrew B W, Some corrections to the Sinclair Pedigree, The Genealogist 2,1 (1981), pp51-53. NYPL APA 82-1000. Available at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/genealogist-the/image/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MacEwen Sinclair p[0-9]*].
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Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
second son [Ref: CP IV p436(c), SP III p174]
younger son [Ref: CP IV p436],
parents:
[Ref: CP IV p436(c), CP IV p436, MacEwen Sinclair p51, SP III p174],
brother:
William, 8th Earl of Douglas [Ref: CP I p313]
Sources for death Information
date:
1491 [Ref: CP IX p504]
15 Apr 1488 [Ref: Beltz KnightsofGarter pclxviii]
shortly after 22 May 1491 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p240]
soon after 22 May 1491 [Ref: CP XII/2 p551]
soon after Whitsunday (22 May) 1491 [Ref: CP IV p437],
place:
[Ref: CP IV p437, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p240]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: CP IV p437]
Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas
date:
disp 27 Feb 1452/3 [Ref: CP IV p437 (with corr in XIV p273), MacEwen Sinclair p51]
first marriage of James [Ref: SP III p183]
second marriage of Margaret [Ref: CP I p313, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p42, SP I p441],
divorced:
[Ref: CP I p313, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p42]
1459 [Ref: SP III p183],
names:
[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p652]
Sources with Information about marriage to Anne HOLAND
date:
after 1461 [Ref: SP III p183]
after 1461, as third marriage of Anne [Ref: CP IX p504, CP XII/2 p551]
between Hilary 1463 and Hilary 1468 [Ref: Douglas Richardson SGM 2/22/2017-154021]
second marriage of James, third of Anne [Ref: CP IV p437, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p240]
third marriage of Anne [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p541]
Research Notes:
9th Earl of Douglas, of Earldom cr 1358 [Ref: CP IV p436]
9th Earl of Douglas [Ref: CP I p313, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p652, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p541, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p240, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p42]
Earl of Avondale [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p652, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p541, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p240]
in right of his 1st wife, Lord of Galloway [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p240]

brother and heir of William (Douglas) 8th Earl of Douglas [Ref: CP IV p436]

twin of his brother Archibald [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p240]

twin of his brother Archibald, who for a time was treated as the elder; but in 1447 Beatrix, Countess of Douglas, made a formal attestation, declaring James to be the elder [Ref: SP III p178]

before Apr 22 1436: nominated K.G. [Ref: CP IV p436]

married the widow of his brother, for which they incurred sentence of excommunication, but were absolved by dispensation 27 Feb 1452/3 [Ref: CP IV p437 (with corr in XIV p273)]

27 Feb 1452/3: dispensation for marriage, showing relationship 2nd and 3rd degree of consanguinity (representing the common descend from Archibald the Grim) [Ref: MacEwen Sinclair p51]

Feb 1452: heir to his brother William, 8th Earl of Douglas [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p240]

abt 1460: K.G.#197 succeeding William Nevil earl of Kent [Ref: Beltz KnightsofGarter pclxiii]

K.G. [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p541, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p240]



Pedigree of James DOUGLAS, K.G., Earl Of Douglas
                                                       /-----William DOUGLAS
                                              /-----Archibald DOUGLAS
                                             |        |         /-----(Unk) Of Kerdal
                                             |         \-----(Unk) Of Kerdal
                                     /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
                                    |        |         /-----Sir John CRAWFORD
                                    |         \-----Margaret CRAWFORD
                            /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
                           |         \-----Constance
                   /-----James DOUGLAS
                  |        |                                    /-----Walter FITZALAN, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |        |                           /-----Alan High Steward Of Scotland
                  |        |                          |         \-----Sechym De MOILE
                  |        |                  /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Swan
                  |        |                 |         \-----Eva
                  |        |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Gilbride Earl Of Angus
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Gilchrist Earl Of Angus
                  |        |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk Dau) Of Dunbar
                  |        |        |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
                  |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
                  |                 |                           /-----(Unk) De COMYN
                  |                 |                  /-----Richard COMYN
                  |                 |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
                  |                 |        |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Tynedale
                  |                 |        |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
                  |                 |        |                  \-----Bethoc Of Scotland
                  |                  \-----Joanna
                  |                          |                  /-----Roger Earl Of Buchan
                  |                          |         /-----Fergus Earl Of Buchan
                  |                           \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
          /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
         |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
         |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
         |         \-----Euphemia De MORHAM
         |                 |                           /-----Ferquhard Mac TAGGART, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----Richard COMYN
         |                 |        |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |                 |        |        |        |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
         |                 |        |         \-----Jean COMYN
         |                 |        |                 |         /-----William De VESCY, Baron Of Alnwick
         |                 |        |                  \-----(Unk)
         |                 |        |                           \-----Burga De STUTEVILLE
         |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
         |                          |                  /-----(Unk) De BARCLAY
         |                          |         /-----Sir Hugh De BARCLAY
         |                           \-----Eupheme
 /-----James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
|        |                                                      /-----Sir William De MORAVIA
|        |                                             /-----Sir Walter De MORAVIA
|        |                                            |         \-----(Unk) Of Fife
|        |                                    /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
|        |                                   |        |         /-----David OLIFARD, Lord Of Bothwell
|        |                                   |         \-----(Unk) OLIFARD
|        |                                   |                  \-----Devergulla De ABERNETHY
|        |                           /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Richard COMYN
|        |                          |        |         /-----Sir John The Red COMYN
|        |                          |         \-----(Unk Dau) COMYN
|        |                          |                  \-----Eve
|        |                  /-----Sir Andrew MORAY
|        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORAY, Lord Of Bothwell
|        |        |        |                                    /-----William De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
|        |        |        |                           /-----Robert De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
|        |        |        |                          |         \-----Christina
|        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
|        |        |        |                 |        |         /-----David Earl Of Huntingdon
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----Isabella Of Huntingdon
|        |        |        |                 |                  \-----Maud Of Chester
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|        |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Richard De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford, MC Surety
|        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Gilbert De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford And Glouceste
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Amice MEULANT, Countess Of Gloucester
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
|        |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir William MARSHALL, Protector, Earl Of Pembroke
|        |        |        |        |                  \-----Isabel MARSHALL
|        |        |        |        |                           \-----Isabel De CLARE, Countess Of Pembroke
|        |        |         \-----Christian BRUCE
|        |        |                 |                           /-----Duncan Earl Of Carrick
|        |        |                 |                  /-----Nicol Of Carrick
|        |        |                 |                 |         \-----Avelina Of Scotland
|        |        |                 |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|        |        |                 |        |        |         /-----Niall Ruadh O'NEILL
|        |        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) O'NEILL
|        |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|        |        |                           \-----Isabella
|         \-----Joan MORAY
|                 |                           /-----Sir William MORAY
|                 |                  /-----Sir John MORAY
|                 |         /-----Sir Maurice MORAY, Earl Of Strathern
|                  \-----Joan MORAY
|                          |                                    /-----Alan High Steward Of Scotland
|                          |                           /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
|                          |                          |         \-----Eva
|                          |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
|                          |                 |        |         /-----Gilchrist Earl Of Angus
|                          |                 |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
|                          |         /-----Sir John De MONTEITH
|                          |        |        |                  /-----(Unk) Of Menteith
|                          |        |        |         /-----Maurice The Younger Earl Of Menteith
|                          |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
|                           \-----Joan De MONTEITH
James DOUGLAS, K.G., Earl Of Douglas
|                                                      /-----Robert De St CLARE
|                                             /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
|                                            |        |         /-----Robert II Count Of Dreux
|                                            |         \-----Eleanor Of Dreux
|                                            |                  \-----Yolande De COUCY
|                                    /-----Sir Henry SINCLAIR
|                                   |        |                  /-----Gilbert Earl Of Strathern
|                                   |        |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
|                                   |        |        |         \-----Margaret De TOSNY
|                                   |         \-----Amicia
|                                   |                 |         /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
|                                   |                  \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
|                                   |                           \-----Annabela Of Fife
|                           /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
|                          |        |         /-----William De FENTON
|                          |         \-----Alice De FENTON
|                          |                 |         /-----John BYSET
|                          |                  \-----Cecilia BYSET
|                          |                          |         /-----Sir Alan DURWARD
|                          |                           \-----(Unk) DURWARD
|                          |                                    \-----Marjorie
|                  /-----Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin
|         /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
|        |        |                                             /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
|        |        |                                    /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
|        |        |                                   |         \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
|        |        |                           /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
|        |        |                          |        |         /-----Gilbert Earl Of Caithness And Orkney
|        |        |                          |         \-----Maud Of Caithness
|        |        |                  /-----Malise Earl Of Strathearn
|        |        |                 |        |                  /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|        |        |                 |        |         /-----Alexander COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|        |        |                 |        |        |         \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
|        |        |                 |         \-----Agnes COMYN
|        |        |                 |                 |         /-----Roger De QUINCY, Earl Of Winchester
|        |        |                 |                  \-----Elizabeth De QUINCY
|        |        |                 |                           \-----Helen Of Galloway
|        |        |         /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern, Caithness, And Orkney
|        |        |        |         \-----Agnes
|        |         \-----Isabel Of Strathern
|        |                 |                                    /-----Ferquhard Mac TAGGART, Earl Of Ross
|        |                 |                           /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|        |                 |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|        |                 |                 |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|        |                 |                 |         \-----Jean COMYN
|        |                 |                 |                  \-----(Unk)
|        |                 |         /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|        |                 |        |        |                  /-----(Unk) De BARCLAY
|        |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Hugh De BARCLAY
|        |                 |        |         \-----Eupheme
|        |                  \-----Margery Of Ross
|        |                          |                           /-----Robert De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
|        |                          |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
|        |                          |                 |         \-----Isabella Of Huntingdon
|        |                          |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|        |                          |        |        |         /-----Sir Gilbert De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford And Glouceste
|        |                          |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
|        |                          |        |                  \-----Isabel MARSHALL
|        |                           \-----Matilda De BRUS
|        |                                   |                  /-----Nicol Of Carrick
|        |                                   |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|        |                                   |        |         \-----(Unk) O'NEILL
|        |                                    \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|        |                                             \-----Isabella
 \-----Beatrice SINCLAIR
         |                                                      /-----Walter De HALIBURTON
         |                                             /-----William De HALIBURTON
         |                                    /-----Philip De HALIBURTON
         |                                   |        |         /-----Richard De FAWNYS
         |                                   |         \-----Christian De FAWNYS
         |                           /-----Henry HALIBURTON
         |                          |         \-----Alice
         |                  /-----Sir Adam HALIBURTON
         |                 |        |         /-----Peter MORDINGTON
         |                 |         \-----Agnes MORDINGTON
         |         /-----Sir Walter HALIBURTON
         |        |         \-----Isabella
          \-----Jean HALYBURTON



Descendants of James DOUGLAS, K.G., Earl Of Douglas
1. James DOUGLAS, K.G., Earl Of Douglas m1. Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas m2. Anne HOLAND
m. Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas mother: Eupheme GRAHAM
m. Anne HOLAND father: Sir John De HOLAND, K.G., Duke Of Exeter mother: Anne STAFFORD