Angus, William Douglas, 10th Earl of

Angus, William Douglas, 10th Earl of

▪ Scottish rebel
born c. 1552
died March 3, 1611, Paris, Fr.

      Scottish rebel and conspirator, a convert to Roman Catholicism during the reign of James VI.

      He joined the household of the Earl of Morton and then, while visiting the French court, became a Roman Catholic; in consequence, on his return, he was disinherited by his father and placed under restraint. Nevertheless, he succeeded to his father's titles and estates in 1591, and, though in 1592 he was disgraced for his complicity in the Earl of Bothwell's (Bothwell, Francis Stewart Hepburn, 5th earl of) plot, he was soon liberated and performed useful services as the king's lieutenant in the north of Scotland. In July 1592, however, he was asking for help from Elizabeth I of England in a plot against Sir John Maitland, the chancellor, and began intriguing also with Spain; and thus he was imprisoned (on the discovery of the treason) in Edinburgh Castle in January 1593. He succeeded on January 13 in escaping by the help of his countess, joining the earls of Huntly and (Huntly, George Gordon, 1st Marquess and 6th Earl of) Erroll (Erroll, Francis Hay, 9th earl of, Lord Hay Of Erroll) in the north. They were offered an act of “oblivion” or “abolition” provided they renounced their religion or quitted Scotland. Declining these conditions they were declared traitors and “forfeited.” Huntly and Erroll were subdued by James VI himself in the north, and Angus failed in an attempt upon Edinburgh in concert with the Earl of Bothwell. Subsequently in 1597 they all renounced their religion, declared themselves Presbyterians, and were restored to their estates and honours.

      Not long afterwards, however, Angus recanted and was again excommunicated in 1608. In 1609 he withdrew to France, and died in Paris. He was succeeded by his son William, as 11th Earl of Angus, afterward 1st Marquess of Douglas (1589–1660).

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