Dukes of Queensberry

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The Dukes of Queensberry were a prominent Scottish noble family and title within the peerage of Scotland, historically influential in politics and landownership and associated with the powerful Douglas clan.

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Surface form Occurrences
Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish peerage title
hereditary noble title
associatedEstate Queensberry House, Edinburgh
associatedWith Douglas family
Clan Douglas
surface form: House of Douglas
category Dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland
Scottish noble families
coatOfArms Douglas arms quartered with Queensberry augmentations
country Kingdom of Scotland
createdFor William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry
surface form: William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry
creationDate 1684
extinctionStatus extinct in the male line
governingLaw Scottish peerage law
historicalRegion Dumfriesshire NERFINISHED
Southern Uplands
involvedIn Acts of Union 1707
landownership estates in Nithsdale
large estates in Dumfriesshire
language English
Scots
mergedWith Dukes of Buccleuch
monarchAtCreation Charles II of England
Charles II of Scotland
nobleFamily Clan Douglas
surface form: Douglas clan
notableMember Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
notableSeat Drumlanrig Castle
partOf Peerage of Scotland
politicalAlignment pro-Union (early 18th century)
politicalInfluence Parliament of Great Britain
Scottish Parliament
politicalRole Lord High Treasurer
surface form: Lord High Treasurer of Scotland

Secretary of State of Scotland
precededBy Marquess of Queensberry
rank ducal title
religion Presbyterianism
socialClass Scottish aristocracy
territorialDesignation Queensberry estates
surface form: Queensberry
titleHolder Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
titleType hereditary peerage

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Clan Douglas notableBranch Dukes of Queensberry
Clan Douglas notableBranch Dukes of Queensberry
this entity surface form: Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry