Clan Douglas

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Douglas
Motto	Jamais Arriere
Profile
Region	Lawlands
Douglas haes na chief, an is an armigerous clan
Historic seat	Douglas Castle
Last Chief	His Grace Archibald Douglas The 1st Duke o Douglas
Dee'd	21 Julie 1761
Clan brainches Morton, Angus, Hardy, Sandlin, Sterrett

Clan Douglas, referred tae as The Hoose o Douglas an aw, is an auncient Scots clan frae the Scots Lawlands takin its name frae Douglas, Sooth Lanrikshire, an thence spreidin oottthrou the Scots Borderland, Angus, Lothian an ayont. The clan disnae currently hae a chief, an is considert tae be ae airmigerous clan.

The Douglases wur ance the maist pouerful faimily in Scotland. The pouerful Douglas chiefs haudit the titles o the Earl o Douglas (Black Douglas), Earl o Angus (Red Douglas) an at ae pynt the Earl o Morton.

Mony Douglases mairit intae Scots an ither European royal an noble hooses, therebi ensurin Douglas pouer athin Scotland, as a result o thair accumulatit wealth.

The faimily's oreeginal seat wis Douglas Castle in Lanrikshire, but thay spread tae mony properties ootthrou Scotland.

Thare ar mony members o the Douglas Clan buiriet throuoot the warld, sic as the Abbey o Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, an at Melrose Abbey. Aiblins maist notable o aw is at St Bride's Kirk in Douglas. Dedicatit tae St Bride, the patron saunt o the Douglas, it haulds the mausolea o mony distinguished Douglases, includin that o the Good Sir James Douglas.