# William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas

> William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Earl of Avondale was a late Medieval Scottish nobleman, Lord of Galloway, and Lord of the Regality of Lauderdale, and the most powerful magnate in Southern Scotland. He was killed by James II of Scotland.

*Scottish nobleman*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-douglas-8th-earl-of-douglas

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1425
- **Died:** 1452-02-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 9.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas%2C_8th_Earl_of_Douglas)
- [ويليام دوجلاس ايرل دوجلاس التامن](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%84_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86)
- [William Douglas, 8. Earl of Douglas](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas%2C_8._Earl_of_Douglas)
- [William Douglas, 8:e earl av Douglas](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas%2C_8%3Ae_earl_av_Douglas)
- [William Douglas (8e comte de Douglas)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas_(8e_comte_de_Douglas))
- [Дуглас, Уильям, 8-й граф Дуглас](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC%2C_8-%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84_%D0%94%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q920299)

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