William I, Lord of Douglas

William I, Lord of Douglas

William of Douglas (d.c.1214) was a Medieval Scottish nobleman.

Enigmatic Origins

The origins of William are uncertain, the first of the name of Douglas to appear on historic record. He appears as witness to a charter of Jocelin, Bishop of Glasgow in 1174 in favour of the monks of Kelso Abbey, at which time he was in possession of the Lands of Douglas. ["Liber S. Marie de Calchou, Registrum Cartarum Abbacie Tironensis de Kelso" Maxwell Vol I,p.6]

holto/William

David Hume of Godscroft in his history refers to the progenitor of the House of Douglas, Sholto. Gleaned from the works of Buchanan and Boece, Godscroft's narrative explains that during the reign of a King Solvathius, Sholto Douglas was instrumental in putting down an uprising by a usurper "Donald Bain" in 767AD, and as reward was granted the lands that would after be called Douglas. [Godscroft, Vol I. pp. 4-6]

Both Balfour Paul and Maxwell agree that this origin tale is mythic, but do contest that William of Douglas was active at the time of the real rebellion of the Meic Uilleim, under their chief Domnall mac Uilleim. The earlier historians may have confused the mythic "Donald Bain" with Domnall Ban mac Domnaill, the penultimate Meic Uilleim chief.

This may be corroborated by the facts that the lands of Douglas marched with those of the leader of King William I of Scotland's retaliatory forces, Lochlann, Lord of Galloway. William may well have been a vassal of the Lord of Galloway. Furthermore, all of William's sons with the exception of the eldest were to hold privileged ecclesiastic positions within the former Meic Uilleim territories in Moray.

Issue

*Archibald I, Lord of Douglas
*Bricius de Douglas, Bishop of Moray
*Alexander de Douglas, a canon of Spynie and vicar capitular of Elgin
*Henry de Douglas, a canon of Spynie
*Hugh de Douglas, a canon of Spynie, Archdeacon of Moray
*Freskin de Douglas, Parson of Douglas, later Dean of Moray

References

Notes

ources


*Balfour Paul, Sir James, "Scots Peerage" IX vols. Edinburgh 1907
*Hume of Godscroft, David, "A History of the House and Race of Douglas and Angus". II vols. London 1820
*Maxwell, Sir Herbert, "A History of the House of Douglas" II vols. London 1902

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