William Douglas

William Douglas

William Douglas may refer to:

Earls

of Douglas

*William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (c.1327-1384)
*William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas (1425-1440)
*William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (1425-1452)

of Angus

*William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus (c. 1398-1437)
*William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (1533-1591)
*William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (1552-1611)
*William Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus (1590-1660) (created Marquess of Douglas in 1633 when he resigned the earldom which was regranted with the marquessate)

of Morton

*William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (1540-1606)
*William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton (1582-1648)

Lords of Douglas

*William I, Lord of Douglas (d.c. 1214)
*William Longleg, Lord of Douglas (c.1220-c.1274)
*Sir William Douglas the Hardy (c.1240-1299), Scottish soldier and governor of Berwick Castle
*William IV, Lord of Douglas (d.1333)

Other nobles

*William Douglas of Glenbervie, k. 1513 at the Battle of Flodden
*William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale,(k. 1353)
*Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale, Scottish knight, (murdered 1392)
*William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton (1635-1694)
*William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry (1637-1695)
*Sir William Douglas, 1st Baronet (died 1809), Scottish landowner and founder of Castle Douglas
*William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry (1725-1810)
*William Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside (1893-1969), senior commander in the Royal Air Force

Others

* William Douglas (c. 1672-1748), probable author of the poem Annie Laurie
* William H. Douglas (1853-1944), U.S. Representative from New York
*William Lewis Douglas (1845-1924), governor of Massachusetts from 1905 until 1906
*William O. Douglas (1898-1980), jurist and United States Supreme Court justice
*William Robert Keith Douglas (1783–1859), British politician and landowner
*William Douglas (colonel)
*William Douglas (footballer), former Newton Heath and Blackpool footballer
*Bill Douglas
*Bill Douglas (musician), Canadian musician
*Billy Douglas, American jazz trumpeter and vocalist
*Bill Douglass, American jazz drummer

See also

*Douglas Baronets (several people called William Douglas)


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