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3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover and Marquess of Beverley, 4th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Earl of Solway: William Douglas 1696–1731 Earl of March: John Douglas c. 1708 –1778 3rd Baronet of Kelhead: Excluded from succession to the dukedoms of Queensberry and Dover [2]
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover (18 December 1662 – 6 July 1711) was a Scottish nobleman and a leading politician of the late 17th and the early 18th centuries. As Lord High Commissioner he was instrumental in negotiating and passing the Acts of Union 1707 with England, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain .
3rd Duke of Queensberry by Thomas Hudson, after 1750 Queensberry House, Canongate, Edinburgh. Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover, PC (24 November 1698 – 22 October 1778 [1]) was a Scottish nobleman, extensive landowner, Privy Counsellor and Vice Admiral of Scotland.
Duke of Hamilton: Lennoxlove House, East Lothian: Hamilton Palace, Brodick Castle, Dungavel House, Kinneil House, Cadzow Castle: Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries and Galloway; Bowhill House, Selkirk and Boughton House, Northamptonshire: Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian and Montagu House, London Duke of Lennox and Duke ...
Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The category A listed castle is the Dumfriesshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry . [ 1 ] As of September 2023, the castle itself is open to the public during very limited times of the year, [ 2 ] with the surroundings, such as the ...
The Privy Council of Scotland condemned Douglas's actions in this feud. [6] The old church is marked as Dursdyire Kirk in a 1654 map. [7] It was demolished to make way for the present-day church built in 1699, a category A listed building in the village, [8] that also serves Drumlanrig Castle, the 17th-century home of the Duke of Queensberry.
The Duke of Lennox: 9 September 1675: Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England. The Duke of Queensberry: 3 February 1684 Duke of Buccleuch in the Peerage of Scotland. The Duke of Argyll: 23 June 1701 Duke of Argyll King William III and II; Baron Sundridge Baron Hamilton of Hameldon: The Duke of Atholl: 30 January 1703 Queen Anne; The Duke of ...
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, KT (16 December 1724 – 23 December 1810) was a Scottish noble landowner. He was popularly known as Old Q and was reputed as a high-stakes gambler. [ 1 ] In 1799 he was estimated the eighth-wealthiest man (or small family unit) in Britain, owning £1M (equivalent to £124,100,000 in 2023).