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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 [5]
Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry, KT (March 1777 – 3 December 1837), known as Sir Charles Douglas, 5th Baronet between 1783 and 1810, was a Scottish peer and member of Clan Douglas. [ 1 ]
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.
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 [1]
Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry; David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry; Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry; James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry; James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry; John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry; John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry; Percy Douglas, 10th Marquess of ...
Title Date of Creation Surname Current Status Notes Baron Rippon: 26 May 1708: Douglas: Extinct 1778: created Marquess of Beverley and Duke of Dover at the same time, which titles also became extinct in 1778; also Duke of Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland, which title is extant and held by the Duke of Buccleuch
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.
Queensberry was the son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet (died 16 May 1783), and his wife, Grace (née Johnstone) who died 25 March 1836, and succeeded his elder brother, Charles (1777–1837), in the marquessate in December 1837. [1]