Archibald Douglas, 2nd Earl of Forfar
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Archibald Douglas, 2nd Earl of Forfar, 3rd Earl of Ormond (25 May 1692 – 8 December 1715) was a Scottish peer.
He was the only son of Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar
, and Robina Lockhart, the daughter of Sir William Lockhart of Lee and Robina Sewster.
He inherited the titles Earl of Forfar and Earl of Ormond at the age of 20 on the 11 December 1712 upon the death of his father.
He was Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Foot ("The Buffs")
from 1713 until his death in 1715 and served as the Envoy to Prussia in 1714.
He served on the Hanoveran side during the 1st Jacobite Rebellion and led the 3rd Regiment at the Battle of Sheriffmuir
(3rd of December, 1715) , where he was wounded in 17 places. He later died of his wounds in Stirling
, Stirlingshire
, Scotland
, on the 8 December 1715, at the age of 23. He was later buried in Bothwell Church on the family estates in Bothwell
.
He died unmarried with neither issue nor heirs.
He was the only son of Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar
Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar
Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar, 2nd Earl of Ormonde was a Scottish peer.He was the second son and youngest child of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and 1st Earl of Ormond, by his second wife, Jean Wemyss, the daughter of David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss and the Hon. Anna Balfour of Burleigh...
, and Robina Lockhart, the daughter of Sir William Lockhart of Lee and Robina Sewster.
He inherited the titles Earl of Forfar and Earl of Ormond at the age of 20 on the 11 December 1712 upon the death of his father.
He was Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Foot ("The Buffs")
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
The Buffs , formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army until 1961. It had a history dating back to 1572 and was one of the oldest regiments in the British Army being third in order of precedence...
from 1713 until his death in 1715 and served as the Envoy to Prussia in 1714.
He served on the Hanoveran side during the 1st Jacobite Rebellion and led the 3rd Regiment at the Battle of Sheriffmuir
Battle of Sheriffmuir
The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rebellion in England and Scotland.-History:John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, standard-bearer for the Jacobite cause in Scotland, mustered Highland chiefs, and on 6 September declared James Francis Edward Stuart as King...
(3rd of December, 1715) , where he was wounded in 17 places. He later died of his wounds in Stirling
Stirling
Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
, Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, on the 8 December 1715, at the age of 23. He was later buried in Bothwell Church on the family estates in Bothwell
Bothwell
Bothwell is a small town in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, nine miles east-south-east of Glasgow city centre....
.
He died unmarried with neither issue nor heirs.