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Memorial to James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, and Mary, his wife at Durisdeer. Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover (1698–1778), third son of the 2nd Duke, succeeded his father due to special remainder and died without issue Henry Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig (1722–1754), elder son of the 3rd Duke, died without issue
4th Duke of Queensberry, 5th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Earl of March: Henry Scott 1746–1812 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 5th Duke of Queensberry: William Douglas c. 1730 –1783 4th Baronet of Kelhead: George Scott 1768 styled Earl of Dalkeith: Charles William Henry ...
Queensberry was one of many who had lost heavily from the failure of the Douglas Heron and Co Bank in 1776. [6] As his sons predeceased him, leaving him without heirs, his English titles, including the dukedom of Dover, became extinct, but the Queensberry title passed to his cousin, William Douglas. [4]
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 .
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).
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry PC (1637 – 28 March 1695), also 3rd Earl of Queensberry and 1st Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish politician. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry and his second wife Margaret Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair .
Douglas was the eldest son and heir of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet, and his wife, Grace, née Johnstone, of Lockerbie. Among his four brothers and four sisters were John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry and Lord William Douglas, MP for Dumfries Burghs. [2] His mother was the eldest daughter and co-heiress of William Johnstone of Lockerbie.
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry (c. 1582 – 8 March 1639/40) was a Scottish noble. He was the eldest son of James Douglas, 8th of Drumlanrig and his wife Mary Fleming. He inherited his father's title, as 9th Laird of Drumlanrig, in October 1615. [ 1 ]