Sir James DOUGLAS, "The Good"Lord of Douglas,The Black Douglas

1286 - 1330  (44 years)

• Name	James DOUGLAS
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	"The Good"Lord of Douglas,The Black Douglas
  Birth	1286
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Aug 1330	Spain
  Person ID	I20811	Kirkpatrick Family
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	William DOUGLAS, "The Hardy",Lord of Douglas,   b. 1243, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1298, The Tower of London (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth STEWART   d. Abt 1288
  Family ID	F7866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. William DOUGLAS, Lord of Douglas   d. 19 Jul 1333, The Battle of Halidon Hill   2. Archibald DOUGLAS, "The Grim or Black Archibald".3rd Earl of Douglas.,   b. 1328   d. 1400, Threave Castle. (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F7867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Sir James was Robert the Bruce's deputy.When the King was dying, he begged the noble James Douglas, to bury his heart in the Holy Land, to show his deep repentance for the murder of Comyn. This Douglas promised to do, but was slain in Spain by the Moors. Sir Simon Lochart of Lee afterwards brought the heart back to Scotland, and buried it under the High Altar, in Melrose Abbey.