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11th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar: Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott 1923–2007 9th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 11th Duke of Queensberry: David Harrington Angus Douglas b. 1929 12th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July 1844 – 31 January 1900), was a British nobleman of the Victorian era, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde.
The Marquess of Queensberry Rules, also known as Queensbury Rules, are a set of generally accepted rules governing the sport of boxing. Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867, they were so named because the 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code, [ 1 ] although they were actually written by a Welsh sportsman, John ...
David Harrington Angus Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry (born 19 December 1929) is an Anglo-Scottish aristocrat and pottery designer. He is the elder son of Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry, and his only son by his second wife, artist Cathleen Sabine Mann (married 1926 – divorced 1946).
Francis Archibald Kelhead Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry (17 January 1896 – 27 April 1954), styled The Honourable Francis Douglas until 1900 and Viscount Drumlanrig between 1900 and 1920 was a Scottish soldier, stockbroker and author. [1]
James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry (2 November 1697 – 24 January 1715), known until 1711 as James Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig, was a Scottish nobleman, the second son, and eldest to survive infancy, of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry. Stories describe him as an "imbecile" and violently insane.
Memorial to the 7th Marquess of Queensberry (3rd row, 2nd from left) outside the Douglas Family Mausoleum, Cummertrees. John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry (1779 – 19 December 1856), styled Lord John Douglas from May to December 1837, was a Scottish Whig politician.
The Marquess of Huntly: 1599 Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly: Scotland Alastair Gordon, Earl of Aboyne: 3 The Marquess of Queensberry: 1682 David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry: Scotland Sholto Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig: 4 The Marquess of Tweeddale: 1694 Charles Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale: Scotland Lord Alistair Hay ...