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Michael Douglas Michael Douglas
Douglas, Michael 1944–(M. K. Douglas) PERSONALFull name, Michael Kirk Douglas; born September 25, 1944, in New Brunswick, NJ; son of Kirk Douglas (an actor, producer, and writer; original name, Issur Danielovitch Demsky) and Diana Dill Douglas (an actress); stepson of William Darrid (an actor,... Read more
James Douglas 9th earl of Douglas James Douglas 9th earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 9th earl of Douglas 1426-88, Scottish nobleman, last earl of Douglas. Following the murder of his brother William, the 8th earl, by James II , he led a rebellion against the king in 1452 but was defeated. He soon entered into a conspiracy with the English, and in 1455 he was again... Read more
William Douglas 6th earl of Douglas William Douglas 6th earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 6th earl of Douglas 1423?-1440, Scottish nobleman, eldest son of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Douglas. In answer to an invitation from the young James II, who was at that time controlled by Sir William Crichton and Sir Alexander Livingstone, Douglas and his brother visited the... Read more
Sir James de Douglas lord of Douglas Sir James de Douglas lord of Douglas
Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas 1286?-1330, Scottish nobleman, called the Black Douglas and Douglas the Good; eldest son of William de Douglas, lord of Douglas. In the war of independence against England he joined Robert I and made himself the terror of the border, even burning his own... Read more
James Douglas 2d earl of Douglas and Mar James Douglas 2d earl of Douglas and Mar
James Douglas, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar 1358?-1388, Scottish nobleman; son of William Douglas, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar. In 1373 he married Isabel Stuart, daughter of Robert II. With the aid of a French contingent he made raids on the English border in 1385. In the famous battle of Otterburn... Read more
James Douglas James Douglas
Douglas, James (b. Baads, Scotland, 21 March 1675; d. London, England, 2 April 1742) medicine, natural history, letters. Douglas was the second son of William Douglas of Baads, near Edinburgh, and his wife, the former Joan Mason. They were an obscure but industrious family of small landowners, a... Read more
George Douglas George Douglas
George Douglas pseud. of George Douglas Brown, 1869-1902, English novelist, b. Scotland. His reputation rests on his single novel, The House with the Green Shutters (1901), a somber story of Scottish life.... Read more
Lincoln-Douglas Debates Lincoln-Douglas Debates
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES, seven joint debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas during the 1858 senatorial election campaign in Illinois. The debates marked the culmination of a political rivalry that had its origin twenty-five years before, when both were... Read more
Archibald Douglas 4th earl of Douglas Archibald Douglas 4th earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of Douglas 1369-1424, Scottish nobleman, called Tyneman [loser]; 2d son of Archibald Douglas, 3d earl of Douglas. In 1390 he married Margaret Stuart, daughter of Robert III. He held Edinburgh against the English when Henry IV invaded in 1400. In 1402 Douglas was tried... Read more
Douglas cause Douglas cause
Douglas cause. On the death of the 1st duke of Douglas in 1761, the estates were disputed on behalf of his cousin, the duke of Hamilton, aged 5, and Archibald Stewart, claiming to be a nephew, aged 13. In 1767 the Court of Session decided against the nephew but in 1769 the House of Lords reversed... Read more

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