DOUGLAS, JAMES [SSNE 130]

Surname

DOUGLAS

First name

JAMES

Title/rank

MAJOR

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

Major James Douglas served in the Danish-Norwegian army between 1627-1628. He was probably James Douglas of Mouswold, [2nd son of James Douglas of Drumlanrig], who was knighted on 1 November 1627 and noted in Balfour Paul's peerage as being referred to with the title of 'Sir James' while recruiting troops for foreign service "in Germany" in that year.

See Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage (8 vols., 1904-1911), VII, p.133; G. Lind, Danish Data Archive 1573. T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.140.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, LORD SPYNIES OWN

Arrived 1627-12-25, as CAPTAIN

Departed 1628-08-31, as MAJOR

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY