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Caldwell and related families, (Publication Date: 30 JAN 2014
Media: Website / URL).
- [source4071149429] LRTR-QCS
FamilySearch.org, (Publication Date: 15 DEC 2023
Media: Website / URL).
In 1514 Archibald, 6th Earl of Angus became the 2nd husband of the Scottish Queen Dowager, Margaret Tudor, and was responsible for the imprisonment of the young James V, during which he virtually ruled Scotland. James V escaped his captor in 1528 and Archibald was forced to flee to England in exile. King James V's hatred for the Douglases extended to Archibald's sister, Lady Janet Douglas of Glamis.
the 6th Lord of Glamis married Janet Douglas. They had one son John. They lived a peaceful and happy life at Glamis until the death of her husband Lord Glamis, in 1528.
Lady Janet was born into the Douglas Clan. Her brother was the stepfather of King James V. King James hated his stepfather, obsessed by a deep hatred for anyone who bore the Douglas name, King James would carry out a ruthless vendetta against them. Lady Janet became the center of King James' hatred. Lady Janet no longer had the protection of her marriage to Lord Glamis.
King James confiscated Glamis Castle for the crown by accusing Lady Janet of witchcraft and of making deadly potions with which to kill him. No one ever doubted that these accusations were not true, but Lady Janet and her son were imprisoned in the dark dungeons of Edinburgh Castle. Occupying Glamis, King James held court there from 1537 to 1542.
Throwing Lady Janet into prison was easy for King James, but convicting her of his trumped up charge of witchcraft would be difficult. Her character was impeccable, without blemish, and she was very much respected by everyone who knew her. In order to get the testimony he needed to convict her, the King resorted to torture. Her clansmen and servants were put on the rack and stretched to the point of agony. They finally gave false evidence against her.
John, her son, who was 16 at the time was forced to watch in horror, before being brutality tortured himself. Using these savage tactics the King got his confessions. Lady Janet was convicted of witchcraft, and she and her son were condemned to death. On July 17, 1537, almost blind from her long imprisonment in the dungeon, Lady Janet Glamis was burned alive at Edinburgh Castle. On lookers fell silent.
Lady Janet was a beautiful young woman. An eyewitness of the execution described her suffering with great commiseration. Being in the prime of her years, of singular beauty, she endured her suffering, and although being a woman, with a man like courage. Her innocence was never doubted. It is believed that she was not executed for witchcraft, but for the hatred James V had for her brother.
Her son John, the 7th Lord of Glamis was released after King James V died. Parliament restored Glamis back to him. Sadly upon his return to the castle he found that everything of value had been taken by James V. Before his death, it is said King James V had felt remorse for his actions.
Janet Douglas b. ? She died on 17 July 1537 at Castle Hill, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, burned at the stake for threatening the life of King James V with sorcery. Her ghost is said to haunt Glamis Castle.
She was the daughter of George Douglas, Master of Angus and Elizabeth Drummond.
Her ghost known as "The White Lady" has haunted Glamis Castle for hundreds of years. The Lady of Glamis who became Lady Campbell after her husband's death. A trumped-up charge of witchcraft was bought against her by the cruel and wicked Monarch James V. Although she was a woman of impeccable character and a very beautiful and popular lady she was imprisoned. After a long imprisonment in a dark dungeon, she was almost blind. She was burned alive at the stake outside Edinburgh Castle. Even her young son was condemned to death and imprisoned only to be released after the king had died. Secrets and Hauntings of Glamis Castle
Family
From http://thepeerage.com/p10964.htm#i109632
F, #109632, d. 17 July 1537
Last Edited=12 May 2018
Consanguinity Index=0.13%
Janet Douglas was the daughter of George Douglas, Master of Angus and Elizabeth Drummond.
She married, firstly, John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis, son of John Lyon, 4th Lord Glamis and Elizabeth Gray, before 12 December 1527.
She married, secondly, Archibald Campbell, son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stuart, after 1528.
Children of Janet Douglas and John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis
George Lyon d. a 1542
Margaret Lyon d. 15 Jun 1610
Elizabeth Lyons
John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis+ d. b 18 Sep 1559
Child of Janet Douglas and Archibald Campbell
John Campbell
Citations
1. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1282. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
2. [S8] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 1, page 104.
Biography
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Douglas,_Lady_Glamis
Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis (died 17 July 1537) was a Scottish noblewoman accused of witchcraft, who was burnt to death during the reign of James V of Scotland.
Treason and charges of witchcraft
The Douglas family was far from favoured by King James V of Scotland; Janet's brother, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, was the King's stepfather, and Angus had imprisoned the young James. James's hatred for Angus extended to his whole family, including Janet. After James had broken free of the Douglas family, in December 1528 Janet was summoned for treason. She was accused with others for bringing supporters of the Earl of Angus to Edinburgh in June. However, James called her "our lovittis Dame Jonat Douglas" in a licence of 1529 allowing her and a co-accused Patrick Charteris of Cuthilgurdy to go on pilgrimage and be exempt from legal proceedings.
A recent historian, Jamie Cameron, thinks it unlikely that Janet went on pilgrimage, as she was the subject of a number of legal actions culminating in a charge of poisoning her husband John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis who had died on 17 September 1528. This case was dropped and Janet was free to marry her second husband, Archibald Campbell of Skipness by the summer of 1532. However on 17 July 1537 Janet was convicted of planning to poison the King and communicating with her brothers, the Earl of Angus and George Douglas.[1]
James had Janet accused of witchcraft against him, although it was clear that the accusations were false. She was imprisoned with her husband (who escaped but was later killed) in a dungeon of Edinburgh Castle. I
Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis (c.1498 – 17 July 1537), daughter of George Douglas, Master of Angus and Elizabeth Drummond, daughter of John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond, was a Scottish noblewoman accused of witchcraft, who was burned to death during the reign of James V of Scotland. She married firstly to John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis (1492–1528) and secondly to Archibald Campbell of Skipnish, second son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Douglas,_Lady_Glamis
Treason and charges of witchcraft:
The Douglas family was far from favoured by King James V of Scotland; Janet's brother, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, was the King's stepfather, and Angus had imprisoned the young James. James's hatred for Angus extended to his whole family, including Janet. After James had broken free of the Douglas family, in December 1528 Janet was summoned for treason. She was accused with others for bringing supporters of the Earl of Angus to Edinburgh in June. However, James called her "our lovittis Dame Jonat Douglas" in a licence of 1529 allowing her and a co-accused Patrick Charteris of Cuthilgurdy to go on pilgrimage and be exempt from legal proceedings.
A recent historian, Jamie Cameron, thinks it unlikely that Janet went on pilgrimage, as she was the subject of a number of legal actions culminating in a charge of poisoning her husband John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis who had died on 17 September 1528. This case was dropped and Janet was free to marry her second husband, Archibald Campbell of Skipness by the summer of 1532. However, on 17 July 1537 Janet was convicted of planning to poison the King and communicating with her brothers, the Earl of Angus and George Douglas.[1]
James had Janet accused of witchcraft against him, although it was clear that the accusations were false. She was imprisoned with her husband (who escaped but was later killed) in a dungeon of Edinburgh Castle. It was easy for James to imprison Janet, but actually convicting her was more difficult. To gain "evidence", James had Janet's family members and servants subjected to torture. Janet was convicted and burned at the stake on 17 July 1537 on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, which her young son was forced to watch.[citation needed]
Family
She was the daughter of George Douglas, Master of Angus and Elizabeth Drummond, daughter of John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond. She married firstly to John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis (1492–1528) and by him had issue:
John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis
George Lyon
Margaret Lyon
Elizabeth Lyon, married 1st: John Forbes, Master of Forbes; married 2nd: Thomas Craig of Balnely; married 3rd: John Tulloch of Montcoffer; married 4th: John Abernethy.
Janet, Lady Glamis married secondly Archibald Campbell of Skipnish, second son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll.[2]
References
Cameron, Jamie, James V, Tuckwell (1998), pp. 169-181, 204-05.
Balfour Paul, Sir James, Scots Peerage vol viii, pp.278-280, Edinburgh 1904
Scot's Peerage under Douglas , Earl of Angus p 189-190
Burkes Peerage under duke of Douglas p 176
Possibly incorrect HUSBAND/WIFE - multiple sources state Lady Janet Douglas' husbands were John Lyon & Archibald Campbell, not Robert Maxwell. Perhaps Robert Maxwell's wife was another Janet Douglas?
Found guilty of murdering her husband by King James V and burned at the stake for witchcraft in 1537.
https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun08pauluoft#page/278/mode/2up
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRTR-QCS
- [source4071149430] Janet Douglas, "Find A Grave Index", (Media: Website / URL).
Name Janet Douglas
Alias Lady Glamis
Death Date 17 Jul 1537
Birth Date 1498
Event Type Burial
Event Place Edinburgh, , City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Cemetery Edinburgh Castle Witches' Well
Photograph Included Y
Note Contains Biography
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Family Memorial. Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis, was not a witch. She was falsely accused of witchcraft, and was burned alive to ashes on the esplanade at Edinburgh Castle. Of the thousands accused of witchcraft, the ashes of those who were burned at the stake had their ashes remain where they were burned. The Witches Well covers the location of where the ashes remained from the executions on the esplanade at Edinburgh Castle, including Janet Douglas.
As with many women of the aristocracy, she did not take on the surname of her husbands.
*Family Memorial.
Her 16 yr old son John was forced to watch her execution ordered by James V. Her first husband was John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis. She married second Archibald Campbell of Skippinch. Her parents were Elizabeth (Drummond) Douglas and George Douglas, Master of Angus. She had four sons-John Lyon Jr. (7th Lord of Glamis), George Lyon, Walter Campbell, and John Campbell, plus two daughters-Elizabeth Forbes and Margaret Lyon. Janet had four sisters: Alicia Home, Elizabeth Douglas of Angus, Alison Douglas of Angus, and Margaret Douglas of Angus, and three brothers-Archibald Douglas (6th Earl of Angus), George Douglas of Pittendreich, and William Douglas of Coldingham.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68JH-PMG5 : 12 January 2023), Lady Glamis, ; Burial, Edinburgh, , City of Edinburgh, Scotland, Edinburgh Castle Witches' Well; citing record ID 230610704, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230610704/janet-douglas
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