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The arms of the Earl of Douglas stained glass in the King's Old Building, Stirling Castle
The arms of the Earl of Douglas stained glass in the King's Old Building, Stirling Castle

The title of Earl of Douglas was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1358 for William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, son of Sir Archibald Douglas, Guardian of Scotland. The Earldom was forfeited by James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, in 1455.