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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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Earls of Queensberry canonical 2
Queensberry peerage line 1

Statements (42)

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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Clan Douglas → notableBranch → Earls of Queensberry ⓘ
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry → foundedPeerageLine → Earls of Queensberry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Queensberry peerage line
Queensberry estates → historicallyBelongedTo → Earls of Queensberry ⓘ