Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas

Also known as: Archembald / Archembald earle Dowglas / Archembald earle of Dowglas / Archibald Douglas / earle Dowglas / earle of Dowglas · Family: Scotland · Role: earl · First appears: Henry IV 8

Life events

• 1402 · Henry Percy, Hotspur and George Dunbar defeated Archibald Douglas and captured several Scottish earls.(Henry IV 10 · 📍 Homildon)
  • With: Hotspur George Dunbar, Earl of March Murdac Stewart, Earl of Fife Thomas Dunbar, Earl of Moray Robert de Umphraville, Earl of Angus
  • “For at a place called Homildon, they were so fiercelie assailed by the Englishmen, vnder the leading of the lord Persie; surnamed Henrie Hotspur, and George earle of March, that with violence of the English shot they were quite vanquished and put to flight, on the Rood daie in haruest, with a great slaughter made by the Englishmen. ... and of prisoners among other were these, Mordacke earle of Fife, son to the gouernour Archembald earle Dowglas, which in the fight lost one of his eies, Thomas erle of Murrey, Robert earle of Angus”
• 1424 · Archibald Douglas was killed in the battle against the English.(Henry VI 3)
  • “Of Scots also were slaine, Archembald earle Dowglas, that was made (as before is mentioned) duke of Touraine”
• c. 1425 · Archibald Douglas was made Duke of Touraine when the French army departed.(Henry VI 3)
  • “the erle Douglas, whome at their setting foorth he made duke of Touraine”

Henry IV 8

• enemies with Henry IV “and besieged the castell of Edenburgh in the end of September, whereof was capteine Dauid duke of Rothsaie, and a prince of the realme, with Archembald earle of Dowglas, hauing with them manie hardie men of warre.”

Henry IV 10

• enemies with Hotspur “Archembald earle Dowglas sore displeased in his mind for this ouerthrow, procured a commission to inuade England, and that to his cost, as ye may likewise read in the Scotish histories. For at a place called Homildon, they were so fiercelie assailed by the Englishmen, vnder the leading of the lord Persie; surnamed Henrie Hotspur, and George earle of March”
• enemies with George Dunbar, Earl of March “Archembald earle Dowglas sore displeased in his mind for this ouerthrow, procured a commission to inuade England, and that to his cost, as ye may likewise read in the Scotish histories. For at a place called Homildon, they were so fiercelie assailed by the Englishmen, vnder the leading of the lord Persie; surnamed Henrie Hotspur, and George earle of March”
• child: Murdac Stewart, Earl of Fife “and of prisoners among other were these, Mordacke earle of Fife, son to the gouernour Archembald earle Dowglas”

Henry IV 12

• allies with Hotspur (Douglas served as a chief captain with the Persies’ army.) “Herevpon, the whole armie being in number about fourtéene thousand chosen men, promised to stand with him so long as life lasted. There were with the Persies as chiefteines of this armie, the earle of Dowglas a Scotish man, the baron of Kinderton, sir Hugh Browne, and sir Richard Vernon knights, with diuerse other stout and right valiant capteins.”

Henry VI 3

• child: James Douglas “Iames Dowglas sonne to the said Archembald earle of Wicton”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.