Earl Archibald Douglas 
Archibald was born about 1370 in Douglas Castle,Douglas,Lanarkshire,Scotland.1 Archibald's father was Earl Archibald (The Grim) Douglas and his mother was Joan Joanna Moray Of Strathearn. He had two sisters named Douglas and Jean. He was the second oldest of the three children. He had a half-brother named William. He died on August 17th, 1424 in Battle of Verneuil,France.1 General Notes
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas; born c1370; Lord Warden of the Marches 1400; led a Scottish expedition into England 1401; captured by Harry Hotspur at Battle of Homildon Hill (in which the 4th Earl lost an eye) against the English 14 Sep 1402; joined Hotspur in rebellion against Henry IV and was captured at Battle of Shrewbury 1403, following which he was held prisoner by English till 1408; feudal Lord of Annadale 1409; Lt General in French service and created 19 April 1424 Duke of Touraine (France), with remainder to heirs male of his body; married by 1390 Lady Margaret, eldest daughter of Robert III (then Earl of Carrick), and was killed 17 Aug 1424 at defeat of French and their Scottish allies by the English at Verneuil. [Burke's Peerage]
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