Charles Douglas, 5th Lord Mordington
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Charles Douglas, 5th Lord Mordington (d. after 1746), son of George Douglas, 4th Lord Mordington
by his wife Catherine née Lauder, was a Jacobite
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He went to sea when he was young and did not return to Britain until after his father's death.
Engaging in the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, he was captured at Carlisle, and tried on September 11, 1746 under the designation of Charles Douglas, Esquire. He then pleaded his peerage, which was objected to by the counsel for the Crown, but upon proof being provided his trial was postponed and he was imprisoned on remand in Carlisle Castle
, from which he was soon released.
Upon the abolition of heritable jurisdictions
the following year, he claimed for the privilege of Regality
over the lands of Nether Mordington
the sum of £300 which was refused.
His estates were forfeited. He was unmarried and upon his death the title became dormant, although his sister Mary styled herself 'Baroness Mordington' after his death. She died without issue.
George Douglas, 4th Lord Mordington
George Douglas, 4th Lord Mordington, died 10 June 1741 at Covent Garden, London, was the son and heir of James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington by his wife Anne, daughter of Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston...
by his wife Catherine née Lauder, was a Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
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He went to sea when he was young and did not return to Britain until after his father's death.
Engaging in the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, he was captured at Carlisle, and tried on September 11, 1746 under the designation of Charles Douglas, Esquire. He then pleaded his peerage, which was objected to by the counsel for the Crown, but upon proof being provided his trial was postponed and he was imprisoned on remand in Carlisle Castle
Carlisle Castle
Carlisle Castle is situated in Carlisle, in the English county of Cumbria, near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall. The castle is over 900 years old and has been the scene of many historical episodes in British history. Given the proximity of Carlisle to the border between England and Scotland, it...
, from which he was soon released.
Upon the abolition of heritable jurisdictions
Heritable jurisdictions
Heritable jurisdictions were, in the law of Scotland, grants of jurisdiction made to a man and his heirs.They were a usual accompaniment to feudal tenures, and the power which they conferred on great families, being recognized as a source of danger to the state, led to frequent attempts being made...
the following year, he claimed for the privilege of Regality
Regality
A regality was a territorial jurisdiction in old Scots law which might be created by the King only, by granting lands to a subject in liberam regalitatem, and also the tract of land over which such a right extended....
over the lands of Nether Mordington
Mordington
Mordington is an agricultural parish in the extreme south-east of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders region. It is five miles from Berwick-upon-Tweed and borders Northumberland to the east, and south , Foulden to the west, and Lamberton to the north. The parish is bisected by the A6105 Berwick to...
the sum of £300 which was refused.
His estates were forfeited. He was unmarried and upon his death the title became dormant, although his sister Mary styled herself 'Baroness Mordington' after his death. She died without issue.