James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry

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Scottish nobleman human politician statesman

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in the political negotiations leading to the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England.

Aliases (3)

2nd Duke of Queensberry ×1
Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry ×1
Duke of Queensberry ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish nobleman → human → politician → statesman →
birthDate	1662-12-18 →
birthPlace	Edinburgh → Kingdom of Scotland →
burialPlace	Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Scotland →
deathDate	1711-07-06 →
deathPlace	Kingdom of Great Britain → London →
era	early 18th century → late 17th century →
familyName	Douglas →
father	William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry →
givenName	James →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → Scots →
memberOfNobleFamily	House of Douglas →
monarchDuringService	Mary II of England → Queen Anne → William III of England →
mother	Isabella Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry →
nobleTitle	Duke of Queensberry → Earl of Drumlanrig → Lord Douglas of Kilmount, Middlebie and Dornock → Marquess of Queensberry → Viscount of Nith →
notableEvent	Acts of Union 1707 →
notableFor	key role in securing parliamentary approval for the Union between Scotland and England →
notableWork	negotiations leading to the Acts of Union 1707 →
ordinalOfNobleTitle	2nd Duke of Queensberry →
parliamentaryRole	influential member of the Parliament of Scotland →
politicalAlignment	pro-Union →
positionHeld	Duke in the Peerage of England → Duke in the Peerage of Scotland → Duke of Dover → Extraordinary Lord of Session → Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland → Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland → Lord High Treasurer of Scotland → Lord Justice General of Scotland → Lord of the Treasury of Scotland → Privy Councillor of Scotland → Secretary of State of Scotland →
religion	Presbyterianism →
roleInEvent	leading Scottish negotiator for the Acts of Union 1707 →
spouse	Lady Mary Boyle → Mary Boyle →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Clan Douglas → Dukes of Queensberry → Earls of Queensberry →	notableMember
Earls of Queensberry ("Duke of Queensberry") →	elevatedTo
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry ("2nd Duke of Queensberry") →	ordinalOfNobleTitle
Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry ("Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry") →	spouse
Dukes of Queensberry →	titleHolder