William Douglas

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William Douglas may be one of several people:

Contents 1 Earls 1.1 of Douglas 1.2 of Angus 1.3 of Morton 2 Lords of Douglas 3 Other nobles 4 Others 5 See also

[edit] Earls

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] of Morton

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

[edit] Lords of Douglas

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

[edit] Other nobles

• Sir William Douglas of Glenbervie, k. 1513 at the Battle of Flodden
• William, Knight 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

[edit] Others

• William Douglas (c. 1672-1748), probable author of the poem Annie Laurie
• William H. Douglas (1853-1944), a 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 (footballer), former Newton Heath and Blackpool footballer

[edit] See also

• Douglas Baronets (several people called William Douglas)