William "Le Hardi" 5th Laird of Douglas , Sir 
William "Le Hardi" 5th Laird of was born about 1240 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. William "Le Hardi" 5th Laird of's father was William "Longlegs" 3rd Laird de Douglas , Sir and his mother was Martha of Carrick. His paternal grandparents were Archibald 2nd Laird de Douglas , Sir and Margaret Crawford; his maternal grandparents were Duncan Earl de Carrick and Avelina Fitzwalter Stewart. He had a half-sister named Willelma. He died in Tower of London, Middlesex, England.General Notes
Sir William, 5th of Douglas, called "Le Hardi" ("The Bold"); died a prisoner of the Enlish in London 1298. [Burke's Peerage]
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Copied from "Douglas Family" by Mark Freeman, freepages.genalogy.rootsweb.com/~markfreeman/douglas.html:
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" ... surnamed the 'Hardy,' from his valour and heroic deeds, fought on the patriotic side in the War of Independence. He was governor of the Castle of Berwick in 1296, when that town was besieged and taken, after a resolute defence, by Edward I. The garrison of the castle on capitulating were allowed to march out with the honours of war; but Sir William douglas was detained for some time a prisoner in one of the towers of that fortress. On regaining his liberty he rejoined the patriotic party, but fell once more into the hands of the English, and died in confinement in the Tower of York in 1302. He was the father, by a sister of the High Stewart, of Sir James Douglas."
The Great Historic Families of Scotland, by James Taylor
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1174 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.1213
- b.~ 1195 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.1240
- b.~ 1175 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
- b.1240 in Douglas, Strathclyde, Scotland d.1274
- b.~ 1182 in Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland d.< 1259 in Melrose Abbey, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1198 in Crawford, Ayrshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1240 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.BEF 24 JAN 1298/99 in Tower of London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1122 in Wigtown, Galloway, Scotland d.1 JAN 1184/85
- b.~ 1164 in Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland d.13 Jun 1252
- b.~ 1215 in Carrick, Argyllshire, Scotland d.< 1255
- b.~ 1126 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d.1204
- b.~ 1179 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1160 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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William "Le Hardi" 5th Laird of and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony about 1276 in 1st wife. They had a son and two daughters, named James "The Black" 6th Laird, Muriel and Barbara.
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Children
Muriel Douglas
Muriel was born about 1278 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. She died in Castle Cary, North Cadbury, Somerset, England.
James "The Black" 6th Laird Douglas , Sir Knight
James "The Black" 6th Laird was born about 1286 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died on August 25th, 1330 in by Moors in Spain, carrying Robert the Bruce's heart to Holy Land.
William "Le Hardi" 5th Laird of and Eleanor were married in a religious ceremony before 1297 in 2nd husband 2nd wife. They had a son named Archibald.
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Children
Archibald Douglas , Regent of Scotland, Sir
Archibald was born about 1297 in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died on July 19th, 1333 in Battle of Halidon Hill, Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England.
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