John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton

John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton (died 1513) was the son of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Princess Joan of Scotland, Countess of Morton, daughter of James I of Scotland by his wife Lady Joan Beaufort. He became earl in 1493, upon his father's death. He was succeeded by his son James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton.

In 1503, the Earl was the host of Margaret Tudor, Queen Consort of James IV, who stayed at Dalkeith Castle before her formal entry into Edinburgh.^[1] Lord Morton was with the Scottish host that invaded England in the late summer of 1513, and was present at the Battle of Flodden, where he met his end.

Marriage and Issue

He married Janet Crichton, and had at least one son and two daughters:

• James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton - died 1553.
• Agnes Douglas, married Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston.
• Elizabeth Douglas, married her second cousin Robert Keith, Master of Marischal (son of William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal and Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and Annabella of Scotland). Her daughter was Elizabeth Keith, who married George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and was the mother of Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell. Her son, William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal, was the father of Agnes Keith, Countess of Moray.

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