William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry

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Scottish nobleman peer of Scotland politician

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who founded the Queensberry peerage line and played a significant role in the governance of Scotland.

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William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish nobleman ⓘ
peer of Scotland ⓘ
politician ⓘ
aristocraticTitleCreatedFor William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry self-link ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Dumfriesshire ⓘ
Queensberry, Dumfriesshire ⓘ
birthPlace Drumlanrig Castle ⓘ
surface form: Drumlanrig, Dumfriesshire
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
child Archibald Douglas ⓘ
Catherine Douglas ⓘ
Isobel Douglas ⓘ
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry ⓘ
Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway ⓘ
surface form: Margaret Douglas

Robert Douglas of Ire ⓘ
William Douglas of Dornock ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathPlace Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form: Edinburgh, Scotland
ethnicGroup Scots ⓘ
father James Douglas of Drumlanrig ⓘ
foundedPeerageLine Earls of Queensberry ⓘ
surface form: Queensberry peerage line
foundedTitle Earldom of Queensberry ⓘ
governanceRole advisor to the Scottish crown ⓘ
languageSpoken Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily Clan Douglas ⓘ
surface form: House of Douglas
monarchServed Charles I of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Charles I of England and Scotland

Charles II of England ⓘ
surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland
mother Mary Fleming ⓘ
nobleFamily Douglas family ⓘ
nobleRank earl ⓘ
notableFor founding the Queensberry peerage line ⓘ
role in governance of Scotland in the 17th century ⓘ
parliament Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
positionHeld Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland

Extraordinary Lord of Session ⓘ
Lord of the Articles ⓘ
Scottish privy councillor ⓘ
Sheriff of Dumfries ⓘ
Treasurer Depute of Scotland ⓘ
regionOfActivity Scotland ⓘ
religion Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Drumlanrig Castle ⓘ
spouse Isobel Kerr ⓘ
Lady Isabel Kerr ⓘ
title Earl of Queensberry ⓘ
Lord Douglas of Kinmont ⓘ
Viscount Drumlanrig ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earls of Queensberry → titleHolder → William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry ⓘ
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry → aristocraticTitleCreatedFor → William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry self-link ⓘ
Douglas of Queensberry → notableMember → William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry ⓘ
Earl of Queensberry → titleHolder → William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry ⓘ