Sir James "The Gross" Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, Earl of Avondale

1371 - 1443  (72 years)

• Name	James "The Gross" Douglas  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	7th Earl of Douglas, Earl of Avondale
  Nickname	The Gross
  Born	1371	Scotland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Mar 1443	Abercorn Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [3]
  Buried	St Bride's Kirk, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland   [3]
  Person ID	I689	Ghillebride
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2020

  
  

  Family	Beatrix Sinclair,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Bef 7 Mar 1425
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1 - James inherited the Earldom after the murder of his great-nephew, William, 6th Earl of Douglas at the infamous Black Bull's Dinner. It has long been suspected that James had a hand in the death of his two young nephews in order to further his own line. His failure to act against Chancellor Crichton for an offense that should have created a blood feud seems to confirm this. 2 - James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale (1371

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Chuckspeed, Chuck Speed, (http://www.chuckspeed.com/), http://www.chuckspeed.com/balquhidder/history/dstewart.html. [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Wallace03: Vans Family Archive at http://homepages.rootswe b .com/~vfarch/, 18 Dec 2003. [S98] Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_7th_Earl_of_Douglas.