Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry

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Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and influential landowner known for his political roles and patronage within British high society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke
Scottish nobleman
human
landowner
aristocraticTitleFrom Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Scotland
associatedWith British Whig politics
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Douglas
father James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
floruit 18th century
gender male
givenName Charles
languageSpoken English
Scots
memberOf Clan Douglas
surface form: House of Douglas
mother Mary Boyle
nobleTitle Duke of Dover
surface form: 2nd Duke of Dover

Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry self-linksurface differs
surface form: 3rd Duke of Queensberry

Earl of Queensberry
Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers
Marquess of Queensberry
Viscount Drumlanrig
notableFor large Scottish landholdings
patronage of arts and letters
political influence in early 18th-century Britain
owned estates in the Scottish Borders
extensive estates in Dumfriesshire
patronOf Alexander Pope
John Gay
positionHeld Lord High Treasurer of Scotland
Lord Justice General
surface form: Lord Justice General of Scotland

Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries
Lord of the Bedchamber
Member of Parliament for Peeblesshire
Privy Counsellor
Secretary of State for Scotland
Lord High Admiral of Scotland
surface form: Vice Admiral of Scotland
residence Amesbury
surface form: Amesbury, Wiltshire

Drumlanrig Castle
Queensberry House, Edinburgh
socialClass British aristocracy
spouse Duchess of Queensberry
surface form: Catherine Hyde, Duchess of Queensberry

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Dukes of Queensberry titleHolder Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
Dukes of Queensberry notableMember Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
Catherine Hyde spouse Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
Duke of Queensberry hasTitleHolder Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
Duke of Queensberry heldBy Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
Douglas of Queensberry notableMember Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry child Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry nobleTitle Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 3rd Duke of Queensberry