Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (3 May 1653 – 11 November 1712) was aScottish peer.
He was the second son and youngest child ofArchibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and 1st Earl of Ormond, by his second wife, Jean Wemyss, the daughter ofDavid Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss and the Hon. Anna Balfour of Burleigh. He was also the younger half-brother ofJames Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas and the younger brother of Lady Margaret Douglas, wife ofAlexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston.
He was made theEarl of Forfar and Lord of Wandell and Hartside on 2 October 1661 at the age of eight. He married Robina Lockhart (1662–1741), daughter of SirWilliam Lockhart of Lee and Robina Sewster, on 19 August 1679 atLincoln's Inn Chapel, London, England.
His only son,Archibald Douglas, 2nd Earl of Forfar, was born in 1692.
He was a Privy Counsellor to bothKing William III andQueen Anne from 1689 until his death in 1712. He served asCommissioner of the Privy Seal from 1689 to 1690 and Commissioner for the Treasury from 1704 to 1705.
In 1700, he moved the family residence fromBothwell Castle to his new mansion,Bothwell House, which was dubbed "New Bothwell Castle".
He voted for theAct of Union in 1707, having allegedly received £100 in payment from the English.
He died on 11 November 1712 and was buried inBothwell Church, Scotland.
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| Preceded by | Earl of Ormond 1655–1712 | Succeeded by |
| New creation | Earl of Forfar 1661–1712 | |
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| Preceded by | Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland 1689–1690 | Succeeded by |