3rd Earl of Douglas

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The 3rd Earl of Douglas was a powerful late 14th-century Scottish magnate and military leader from the influential Douglas family, central to the politics and warfare of medieval Scotland.

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instanceOf Earl
Scottish nobleman
medieval military leader
activePeriod late 14th century
allegiance King of Scots
alsoKnownAs Archibald the Grim
birthPlace Scotland
built Threave Castle
child Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
James Douglas of Balveny
William Douglas of Nithsdale
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 1400
deathPlace Galloway
Threave Castle
era Late Middle Ages
familyName Douglas
father Sir James Douglas of Liddesdale (disputed/illegitimate line)
givenName Archibald
heldTitle Lord of Annandale
Lord of Bothwell
Lord of Ettrick Forest
languageSpoken Latin
Scots
memberOf Clan Douglas
militaryRank Scottish military commander
nobleFamily Douglas family
nobleTitle Earl of Douglas
notableFor expansion of Douglas power in Galloway
leadership in Anglo-Scottish border warfare
role in the Wars of Scottish Independence
service to the Scottish Crown
ordinalInTitle 3
participatedIn Anglo-Scottish border conflicts
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars
politicalRole leading magnate in late medieval Scotland
positionHeld Lord of Galloway
Warden of the East March
Warden of the West March
powerBase Douglas territories in southern Scotland
Galloway
precededBy William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (as head of main Douglas line)
region Lowland Scotland
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Threave Castle
spouse Joanna de Moravia
Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus
succeededBy Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas

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