James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton

James Douglas ( * before 1495, † 1553) was a Scottish nobleman and 3rd Earl of Morton.

James Douglas was the son of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton and his wife Janet Crichton. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Morton in 1515 and married Katherine Stewart ( c.1494 - c.1554 ), an illegitimate daughter of the Scottish king James IV of its connection to Marion Boyd.

Since the Earl had only daughters, the county Morton in 1553 passed to his son James Douglas of Pittendreich.

The daughters of the 3rd Earl of Morton were:

  • Margaret ( c. 1510-1579 ), married in 1532 James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran
  • Beatrix, married in 1530 Robert Maxwell, 6th Lord Maxwell
  • Elizabeth, married in 1543 James Douglas of Pittendreich, who succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Morton.
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