1st Earl of Morton, Lord of Dalkeith
James was the son of James Douglas 1407-1458, 3rd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford. Grandson of James Douglas 1383-1441 and Elizabeth Stewart, Princess of Scotland, and James Gifford of Sheriffhall.
James married Joan Stewart, the Muta Domina, one of the daughter of King James I of Scotland. They were engaged on 18 October 1440, and married with dispensation (being related in the 2nd and 3rd degrees) before 15 May 1459 at Perth, persuaded to marry by Joan's brother, King James II. They had the following children:
* Sir John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton
* James Douglas
* Lady Janet/Joanna Douglas, wife of Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
* Lady Elizabeth
On the 22nd of May 1441, James's father was declared incapable of managing his own affairs by an act of Parliament, and his holdings, estate and title were passed onto his son.
James was involved in a conspiracy when he agreed to marry his eldest son and heir to the niece of Patrick Graham, the Bishop of St Andrews. The Bishop would, in return, help James recover diverted lands in Morton and Whttinghame, along with the help of Lord Robert Boyd, who married his son to the sister of James III without permission, leading to Robert's downfall and charge of high treason. Evidentally the Earl saw through everything as he sat on the jury that convicted Boyd. The Bishop was excommunicated and deposed, and the diverted lands were returned to James.
James re-endowed the church his 3rd great-grandfather, Sir James Douglas of Lothian, founded, the collegiate church at Dalkeith. He also founded St Martha's Hospital in Aberdour.
Joan died four months before James who followed her on October 22nd at the age of 67. His eldest son, Sir John succeeded him as the 2nd Earl of Morton and 3rd Lord of Dalkeith, marrying Janet Crichton, and dying at the Battle of Flodden.
"The Earl and Countess of Morton were buried together in the choir of the parish church of St. Nicholas Buccleuch, known as the Dalkeith Collegiate Church, in Dalkeith, south of Fife and east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian, Scotland. Known as the Morton Monument, their tombs are covered with their stone effigies, complete with their armorial bearings. The choir is now in the ruins, leaving the tombs out in the open, where, in a few centuries, the elements have erased their faces. Their hands, pressed together in prayer, were likely to have been destroyed during the Reformation."
(From Wikipedia)∼4th Baron Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Morton
James was the son of James Douglas 1407-1458, 3rd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford. Grandson of James Douglas 1383-1441 and Elizabeth Stewart, Princess of Scotland, and James Gifford of Sheriffhall.
James married Joan Stewart, the Muta Domina, one of the daughter of King James I of Scotland. They were engaged on 18 October 1440, and married with dispensation (being related in the 2nd and 3rd degrees) before 15 May 1459 at Perth, persuaded to marry by Joan's brother, King James II. They had the following children:
* Sir John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton
* James Douglas
* Lady Janet/Joanna Douglas, wife of Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
* Lady Elizabeth
On the 22nd of May 1441, James's father was declared incapable of managing his own affairs by an act of Parliament, and his holdings, estate and title were passed onto his son.
James was involved in a conspiracy when he agreed to marry his eldest son and heir to the niece of Patrick Graham, the Bishop of St Andrews. The Bishop would, in return, help James recover diverted lands in Morton and Whttinghame, along with the help of Lord Robert Boyd, who married his son to the sister of James III without permission, leading to Robert's downfall and charge of high treason. Evidentally the Earl saw through everything as he sat on the jury that convicted Boyd. The Bishop was excommunicated and deposed, and the diverted lands were returned to James.
James re-endowed the church his 3rd great-grandfather, Sir James Douglas of Lothian, founded, the collegiate church at Dalkeith. He also founded St Martha's Hospital in Aberdour.
Joan died four months before James who followed her on October 22nd at the age of 67. His eldest son, Sir John succeeded him as the 2nd Earl of Morton and 3rd Lord of Dalkeith, marrying Janet Crichton, and dying at the Battle of Flodden.
"The Earl and Countess of Morton were buried together in the choir of the parish church of St. Nicholas Buccleuch, known as the Dalkeith Collegiate Church, in Dalkeith, south of Fife and east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian, Scotland. Known as the Morton Monument, their tombs are covered with their stone effigies, complete with their armorial bearings. The choir is now in the ruins, leaving the tombs out in the open, where, in a few centuries, the elements have erased their faces. Their hands, pressed together in prayer, were likely to have been destroyed during the Reformation."
(From Wikipedia)∼4th Baron Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Morton
1st Earl of Morton, Lord of Dalkeith
James was the son of James Douglas 1407-1458, 3rd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford. Grandson of James Douglas 1383-1441 and Elizabeth Stewart, Princess of Scotland, and James Gifford of Sheriffhall.
James married Joan Stewart, the Muta Domina, one of the daughter of King James I of Scotland. They were engaged on 18 October 1440, and married with dispensation (being related in the 2nd and 3rd degrees) before 15 May 1459 at Perth, persuaded to marry by Joan's brother, King James II. They had the following children:
* Sir John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton
* James Douglas
* Lady Janet/Joanna Douglas, wife of Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
* Lady Elizabeth
On the 22nd of May 1441, James's father was declared incapable of managing his own affairs by an act of Parliament, and his holdings, estate and title were passed onto his son.
James was involved in a conspiracy when he agreed to marry his eldest son and heir to the niece of Patrick Graham, the Bishop of St Andrews. The Bishop would, in return, help James recover diverted lands in Morton and Whttinghame, along with the help of Lord Robert Boyd, who married his son to the sister of James III without permission, leading to Robert's downfall and charge of high treason. Evidentally the Earl saw through everything as he sat on the jury that convicted Boyd. The Bishop was excommunicated and deposed, and the diverted lands were returned to James.
James re-endowed the church his 3rd great-grandfather, Sir James Douglas of Lothian, founded, the collegiate church at Dalkeith. He also founded St Martha's Hospital in Aberdour.
Joan died four months before James who followed her on October 22nd at the age of 67. His eldest son, Sir John succeeded him as the 2nd Earl of Morton and 3rd Lord of Dalkeith, marrying Janet Crichton, and dying at the Battle of Flodden.
"The Earl and Countess of Morton were buried together in the choir of the parish church of St. Nicholas Buccleuch, known as the Dalkeith Collegiate Church, in Dalkeith, south of Fife and east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian, Scotland. Known as the Morton Monument, their tombs are covered with their stone effigies, complete with their armorial bearings. The choir is now in the ruins, leaving the tombs out in the open, where, in a few centuries, the elements have erased their faces. Their hands, pressed together in prayer, were likely to have been destroyed during the Reformation."
(From Wikipedia)∼4th Baron Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Morton
James was the son of James Douglas 1407-1458, 3rd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford. Grandson of James Douglas 1383-1441 and Elizabeth Stewart, Princess of Scotland, and James Gifford of Sheriffhall.
James married Joan Stewart, the Muta Domina, one of the daughter of King James I of Scotland. They were engaged on 18 October 1440, and married with dispensation (being related in the 2nd and 3rd degrees) before 15 May 1459 at Perth, persuaded to marry by Joan's brother, King James II. They had the following children:
* Sir John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton
* James Douglas
* Lady Janet/Joanna Douglas, wife of Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
* Lady Elizabeth
On the 22nd of May 1441, James's father was declared incapable of managing his own affairs by an act of Parliament, and his holdings, estate and title were passed onto his son.
James was involved in a conspiracy when he agreed to marry his eldest son and heir to the niece of Patrick Graham, the Bishop of St Andrews. The Bishop would, in return, help James recover diverted lands in Morton and Whttinghame, along with the help of Lord Robert Boyd, who married his son to the sister of James III without permission, leading to Robert's downfall and charge of high treason. Evidentally the Earl saw through everything as he sat on the jury that convicted Boyd. The Bishop was excommunicated and deposed, and the diverted lands were returned to James.
James re-endowed the church his 3rd great-grandfather, Sir James Douglas of Lothian, founded, the collegiate church at Dalkeith. He also founded St Martha's Hospital in Aberdour.
Joan died four months before James who followed her on October 22nd at the age of 67. His eldest son, Sir John succeeded him as the 2nd Earl of Morton and 3rd Lord of Dalkeith, marrying Janet Crichton, and dying at the Battle of Flodden.
"The Earl and Countess of Morton were buried together in the choir of the parish church of St. Nicholas Buccleuch, known as the Dalkeith Collegiate Church, in Dalkeith, south of Fife and east of Edinburgh, in Midlothian, Scotland. Known as the Morton Monument, their tombs are covered with their stone effigies, complete with their armorial bearings. The choir is now in the ruins, leaving the tombs out in the open, where, in a few centuries, the elements have erased their faces. Their hands, pressed together in prayer, were likely to have been destroyed during the Reformation."
(From Wikipedia)∼4th Baron Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Morton
Inscription
THE MORTON MONUMENT
Represents the effigies of James Douglas,
the Fourth Lord Dalkeith, who became
the First Earl of Morton and his wife,
Joanna, daughter of James I.
The Earl died in c1493
and the Countess in c1498.
The monument was erected on or
near their burial place.
In c1475, the Earl was responsible for
rebuilding and extending the
Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas,
established by the First Lord Dalkeith
between 1406 and 1420."
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
