Dukes of Buccleuch

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The Dukes of Buccleuch are a prominent Scottish noble family and one of the largest private landowners in the United Kingdom, with extensive estates and a long-standing influence in British aristocratic and political life.

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Dukes of Buccleuch canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish peerage title
ducal title
hereditary title
alsoIn Peerage of the United Kingdom
aristocraticStatus leading Scottish aristocratic family
associatedClan Clan Douglas
Clan Scott
associatedFamilyName Montagu Douglas Scott
Scott
associatedRegion Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
coatOfArmsFeature quartered arms of Scott and Douglas
country Scotland
currentHolder Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch
currentHolderBirthYear 1954
estateManagementActivity agricultural tenancies
commercial forestry
renewable energy projects
familySeat Boughton House
Bowhill House
Drumlanrig Castle
firstCreationDate 1663
firstHolder James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
firstHolderSpouse Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch
surface form: Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch
formerFamilySeat Dalkeith Palace
heirApparent Walter Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
landOwnershipStatus one of the largest private landowners in the United Kingdom
nobleFamily Scottish nobility
notableCulturalRole patrons of arts and architecture in Scotland
notableEstateLocation Dumfries and Galloway
Northamptonshire
Scottish Borders
notableMember Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
surface form: John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch

Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch
Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch
Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch
partOf Peerage of Scotland
politicalInfluence historically influential in British politics
subsidiaryTitle Duke of Queensberry
Earl of Buccleuch
Earl of Dalkeith
Earl of Doncaster
Lord Scott of Buccleuch
Lord Scott of Buccleuch
surface form: Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill

Marquess of Dumfriesshire
titleHolderStyle His Grace
traditionalReligion Presbyterianism

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Dukes of Queensberry mergedWith Dukes of Buccleuch