B18354-Douglas

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Name of the family:

Douglas

Blason:

Quarterly, 1st, ar. a lion ramp. gu., for Anoob; 2nd, or, a lion ramp. gu. surmounted of a ribbon sa., for Abberbthy ; 3rd, erm. three chevronels gu., for Liddesdale; 4th, sa. fretty or, for Lauderdale; en surtout, ar. a man's-heart gu. on a chief az. three stars of the first, for Douglas.

Crest(s):

A peacock's head ppr.

Supporters:

A lady leaning against a tree ppr. and a hart ppr. gorged and chained or, the whole surmounted by a compartment representing a park enclosed by a wreathed fence ppr.

Info about the family:

Earl of Angus, 1389; the first earl, son of William, first Earl of Douglas by Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus an Mar; Marquis of Douglas 1633. Duke of Douglas, 1703; Dukedom expired in 1761, when the Marquisate went to the Duke of Hamilton, descended from Lord William Douglas, created Duke of Hamilton for life, and Anne, Duchess of Hamilton

Comment (Additional info):

As borne by Archibald "Bell-thecat," fifth Earl of Angus.

Page in the book:

294

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