Douglas estates in Scotland

E606269

Douglas estates in Scotland were the extensive ancestral lands and power base of the influential Douglas noble family, centered in southern and central Scotland.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Douglas estates in Scotland canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble estate
feudal barony
landed estates
associatedWith Douglas family
centeredOn Douglas, South Lanarkshire
country Scotland
economicBaseOf Douglas family
feudalLordship Lordship of Annandale
Lordship of Bothwell
linked to: Bothwell lordship

Lordship of Douglas
linked to: Douglas lordship

Lordship of Eskdale
linked to: Douglas lordship

Lordship of Galloway
heldByBranch Black Douglases
Dukes of Douglas
Earls of Angus
Earls of Douglas
Marquesses of Queensberry
Red Douglases
historicalPeriodOfProminence 14th century
15th century
16th century
historicalRegion Lowlands of Scotland
includedCastles Bothwell Castle
Dalkeith Palace lands
linked to: Dalkeith Palace

Douglas Castle
Drumlanrig Castle
Hermitage Castle
Tantallon Castle
laterInheritedBy Dukes of Buccleuch (through Queensberry and Douglas connections)
linked to: Dukes of Buccleuch

Dukes of Hamilton (through Douglas-Hamilton line)
linked to: Dukes of Hamilton
locatedIn central Scotland
southern Scotland
notableEstate Aberdour
Bothwell
Bothwell Castle demesne
linked to: Bothwell Castle

Cavers
Dalkeith
Douglasdale
Drumlanrig
Hermitage Castle lands
Morton
Tantallon
notableEvent forfeiture of the Black Douglas estates in 1455
partlyForfeitedTo Scottish Crown
linked to: Scottish crown
politicalInfluenceIn Kingdom of Scotland
powerBaseOf Douglas family
redistributedTo loyal Scottish nobles

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas residence Douglas estates in Scotland