Earls of Queensberry

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Scottish noble title peerage title

The Earls of Queensberry were a prominent Scottish noble family and title within the powerful Douglas dynasty, influential in the politics and aristocracy of early modern Scotland.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish noble title ⓘ peerage title ⓘ
aristocraticStatus	Scottish peerage ⓘ
associatedCounty	Dumfriesshire ⓘ surface form: County of Dumfries
associatedDynasty	Douglas family ⓘ surface form: Douglas dynasty
associatedWith	Drumlanrig Castle ⓘ Queensberry estates ⓘ
coatOfArmsBearer	Douglas of Queensberry ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
elevatedTo	James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry ⓘ surface form: Duke of Queensberry Marquess of Queensberry ⓘ
feudalSystem	Scottish feudal barony ⓘ
governingHouse	Clan Douglas ⓘ surface form: House of Douglas
hereditary	yes ⓘ
historicalPeriod	17th century Scotland ⓘ 18th century Scotland ⓘ
involvedIn	Scottish political affairs ⓘ
jurisdiction	Scottish peerage law ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Scots ⓘ
linkedTo	Treaty of Union 1706 ⓘ surface form: Union of 1707 political negotiations
nobleFamily	Douglas family ⓘ
nobleRank	Earl ⓘ
notableMember	James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry ⓘ William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry ⓘ
origin	Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
partOf	Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
politicalInfluence	early modern Scotland ⓘ
politicalRole	influence in British politics after the Union ⓘ influence in Scottish Parliament ⓘ
region	Dumfriesshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTitle	Duke of Queensberry ⓘ Marquess of Queensberry ⓘ
religionHistorically	Anglicanism ⓘ Presbyterianism ⓘ
socialClass	Scottish aristocracy ⓘ
succession	male-preference primogeniture ⓘ
titleHolder	James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry ⓘ James Douglas, 4th Earl of Queensberry ⓘ William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry ⓘ William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry ⓘ
titleStyle	Earl of Queensberry ⓘ

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Clan Douglas → notableBranch → Earls of Queensberry ⓘ