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George Douglas of Longniddry (floruit 1580-1610) was a Scottish landowner and courtier. He was the son of Francis Douglas of Borg and Elizabeth Fairlie. His father's tutor was John Knox, and he joined Knox in St Andrews Castle in 1547. In 1564 Lord Seton and William Maitland of Lethington disputed the affairs of Francis Douglas of Longniddry. Seton hurt Longniddry. The Earl of Morton sided with Lethington and the Laird of Longniddry. George Douglas was in Denmark with James VI in 1590. He became a servant of Anne of Denmark, wife of James VI.

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  • George Douglas of Longniddry (floruit 1580-1610) was a Scottish landowner and courtier. He was the son of Francis Douglas of Borg and Elizabeth Fairlie. His father's tutor was John Knox, and he joined Knox in St Andrews Castle in 1547. In 1564 Lord Seton and William Maitland of Lethington disputed the affairs of Francis Douglas of Longniddry. Seton hurt Longniddry. The Earl of Morton sided with Lethington and the Laird of Longniddry. George Douglas was in Denmark with James VI in 1590. He became a servant of Anne of Denmark, wife of James VI. (en)
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  • George Douglas of Longniddry (floruit 1580-1610) was a Scottish landowner and courtier. He was the son of Francis Douglas of Borg and Elizabeth Fairlie. His father's tutor was John Knox, and he joined Knox in St Andrews Castle in 1547. The lands of this branch of the Douglas family were at Longniddry in East Lothian. Hugh Douglas of Longniddry, his uncle, became a supporter of pro-english policy during the war of the Rough Wooing. When the English army came to Longniddry before the battle of Pinkie in September 1547, the Duke of Somerset heard that Hugh's pregnant wife in the house and ordered her to be protected from looters, although William Patten said some of the soldiers from the north of England ignored the order. In November 1547 Hugh Douglas wrote to the Duke of Somerset offering support. When Somerset captured Hailes Castle in February 1548 he made Hugh Douglas its keeper. Their castle at Longniddry was probably demolished on the orders of the governor, Regent Arran. In August 1548 Hugh Douglas was reconciled with Arran, and Arran slighted Hailes by removing the yetts so the English could not garrison the place. In 1564 Lord Seton and William Maitland of Lethington disputed the affairs of Francis Douglas of Longniddry. Seton hurt Longniddry. The Earl of Morton sided with Lethington and the Laird of Longniddry. George Douglas was in Denmark with James VI in 1590. He became a servant of Anne of Denmark, wife of James VI. In July 1594 he was sent to England with Richard Cockburn of Clerkington and James Bellenden to ask Queen Elizabeth for sudsidy money. He returned to Edinburgh on 19 August and told the English ambassador Robert Bowes that he had seen wagons with presents for the baptism of Prince Henry at Berwick-upon-Tweed. James VI sent to him meet the Earl of Sussex on the road and request that he would hurry up. In September 1594 he was a captain of horsemen in the army sent to the north of Scotland against the rebel earls. He carried a letter from Anne of Denmark, who was ill at Linlithgow Palace, to the king at Stirling Castle in July 1595. (en)
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