James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas

James Douglas
James Douglas
Earl of Douglas
	Tomb of James the Gross and his wife Beatrice Sinclair
Predecessor	William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas
Successor	William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas
Born	1371; Scotland
Died	24 March 1443; Abercorn Castle
Buried	St Bride's Kirk, Douglas, South Lanarkshire
Noble family	Douglas
Spouse(s)	Beatrice Stewart; Beatrice Sinclair;
Issue	Beatrice Hay, Countess of Erroll; William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas; James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas; Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray; Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde; John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie; Janet Fleming, Lady Fleming; Margaret Douglas;
Father	Archibald the Grim
Mother	Joanna de Moravia

James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale (1371 – 24 March 1443), latterly known as James the Gross, and prior to his ennoblement as James of Balvenie, was a late mediaeval Scottish magnate. He was the second son of Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, and Joan Moray of Bothwell and Drumsargard (now Cambuslang), d. after 1408.