Andrew Douglas of Hermiston

Sir Andrew Douglas of Hermiston (d. bef. 1277) was a medieval Scottish nobleman.

Coat of Arms of the House Douglas of Dalkeith

Life

Although it cannot be proven except circumstantially, Douglas was possibly related along maternal lines to Archibald, Lord of Douglas (c.1198-1238) or related to Archibald's wife Margaret Crawford. There is charter evidence of the Lord of Douglas receiving the lands of Hermiston from Máel Coluim II, Earl of Fife[1]

Sir Andrew is the ancestor of the Earls of Morton, and the family of Douglas of Mains. Recent Y-DNA studies have shown this Andrew of Douglas to be unrelated paternally to descendants of Archibald's father William 1st Lord of Douglas.

See also

References

Notes
  1. Reg. Mort. vol i, p xxxiii-xxxiv

Sources
  • Balfour Paul, Sir James. The Scots Peerage IX Vols. Edinburgh 1904.
  • Registrum honoris de Morton; a series of ancient charters of the earldom of Morton, with other original papers, ed.Thomson, McDonald, Innes. Bannatyne, Edinburgh 1853.
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