Richard Douglas

Richard Douglas (floruit 1560–1600) was a Scottish landowner, courtier, and letter writer. Career He was a son of William Douglas of Whittinghame and Elizabeth Lauder. He wrote letters to his uncle, Mr Archibald Douglas, a diplomat and intriguer who was often in London, with news from Scotland. Some sources state that Richard was the brother of Mr Archibald Douglas, but in his letters to Archibald he calls himself "nephew". In his letters to Archibald Douglas, Richard Douglas disguised some personal names with code-names chosen from classical authors.