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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]
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 .
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 ...
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: Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott b. 1954 10th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 12th Duke of Queensberry: Sholto Francis Guy ...
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 ]
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).
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 .