Douglas of Queensberry

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Douglas of Queensberry is a noble Scottish family that held the Queensberry titles and played a prominent role in the aristocracy of Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family
aristocraticHouse Clan Douglas
surface form: House of Douglas
associatedTerritory Drumlanrig
Queensberry
associatedWithMonarch Charles II of England
surface form: Charles II of England and Scotland

James VII of Scotland
surface form: James VII and II

William III of England
surface form: William III of England and II of Scotland
associatedWithTitleCreation Duke of Queensberry
Earl of Queensberry
Marquess of Queensberry
cadetBranchOf Clan Douglas
surface form: House of Douglas
country Kingdom of Scotland
familyName Douglas
feudalStatus major landowning family in southwest Scotland
governanceRole local governance in Dumfriesshire
heldOfficeByMembers Lord High Treasurer of Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland
heraldicTradition Scottish heraldry
historicalSignificance prominent role in the aristocracy of Scotland
involvedIn landed estate management in Dumfriesshire
languageHistoricallyUsed English
Scots
laterIntegration Peerage of Great Britain
nobleRank peerage of Scotland
nobleTitleHeld Duke of Queensberry
Earl of Queensberry
Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers
Marquess of Queensberry
Viscount Drumlanrig
surface form: Viscount of Drumlanrig
notableFor holding multiple Queensberry titles simultaneously
influence in Scottish and British politics in the 17th and 18th centuries
notableMember Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry
notableSeat Drumlanrig Castle
origin Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowland Scotland
peerageSystem Peerage of Scotland
playedRoleIn Scottish aristocracy
politicalAlignment pro-Union (Acts of Union 1707)
politicalInfluence Parliament of Scotland
region Dumfriesshire
religiousContext Presbyterian Scotland
socialClass Scottish peerage
timePeriod early modern Scotland

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Earls of Queensberry coatOfArmsBearer Douglas of Queensberry