Castle. Final weeks Angus's two eldest sons were killed at the Battle of Flodden in early September 1513. He himself had not been present at the battle. As the Scottish nation was coming to terms with the disastrous defeat, Angus won appointment as one of the councilors of the Queen Regent, Margaret Tudor. Shortly afterwards, by the end of October, he too was dead. His successor to the Earldom of Angus was his grandson, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. Marriages and children Angus married twice: On 4 March 1468: Elizabeth (d. 1498), daughter of Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd In the summer of 1500: Katherine Stirling, daughter of Sir William Stirling of Keir Janet, daughter of John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy, was one of his mistresses. Children by first marriage Notes References Fraser, Sir William, The Douglas Book IV vols. Edinburgh. 1885 1449 births 1513 deaths 15th-century Scottish peers 16th-century Scottish peers Earls of Angus Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus Lord chancellors of Scotland Members of the Privy Council of Scotland Court of James IV of Scotland Lord High Admirals of Scotland Burials at Whithorn Priory 15th-century Scottish military personnel 16th-century Scottish military personnel Year of birth uncertain