caption father predecessor successor mother birth_place death_date death_place title birth_date spouse issue image article_title name
seal of archibald douglas sir james douglas james douglas , 2nd earl of douglas archibald douglas , 4th earl of douglas unknown scotland 1400 threave castle lord of galloway lord of bothwell 1328 joanna de moravia , lady of bothwell archibald , 7th earl of douglas marjorie douglas helen douglas sir douglas william douglas of nithsdale -lrb- '' illegitimate '' -rrb- , 4th earl of douglas james douglas seal of archibald the grim.jpg archibald douglas , 3rd earl of douglas
 archibald douglas
archibald douglas , 3rd earl of douglas

archibald douglas , earl of douglas and wigtown , lord of galloway , douglas and bothwell , called archibald the grim or black archibald , was a late medieval scottish nobleman .
archibald was the bastard son of sir james `` the black '' douglas , robert i 's trusted lieutenant , and an unknown mother .
a first cousin of william 1st earl of douglas , he inherited the earldom of douglas and its entailed estates as the third earl following the death without legitimate issue of james 2nd earl of douglas at the battle of otterburn .
