James Douglas, Lord of Douglas dating history

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Sir James Douglas (also known as Good Sir James and the Black Douglas), (circa 1286 – August 25, 1330), was a Scottish soldier and knight who fought in the Scottish Wars of Independence. He was the eldest son of Sir William Douglas, known as "le Hardi" or "the bold", who had been the first noble supporter of William Wallace (the elder Douglas died circa 1298, a prisoner in the Tower of London). His mother was Elizabeth Stewart, the daughter of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, who died circa 1287 or early 1288. His father remarried in late 1288 so Douglas' birth had to be prior to that; however, the destruction of records in Scotland makes an exact date or even year impossible to pinpoint.