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Marquess of Queensberry is a title in the peerage of Scotland. The title has been held since its creation in 1682 by a member of the Douglas family. The Marquesses also held the title of Duke of Queensberry from 1684 to 1810, when it was inherited by the Duke of Buccleuch.The subsidiary titles of Lord Queensberry are: Earl of Queensberry (created 1633), Viscount of Drumlanrig (1628) and Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers (1628), all in the peerage of Scotland. He is also a Scottish Baronet, styled "of Kelhead". The courtesy title used by Lord Queensberry's eldest son and heir is Viscount Drumlanrig.
The 9th Marquess is particularly well-known because of the rules of boxing which were named for him (the Marquess of Queensberry rules), and for his litigious interaction with Oscar Wilde.
1 Earls of Queensberry ( 1633)
- William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry (d. 1640)
- James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry (d. 1671)
- William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry ( 1637- 1695) (became Marquess of Queensberry in 1682)
2 Marquesses of Queensberry ( 1682)
- William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry ( 1637- 1695)
- James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry ( 1672Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as “het rampjaar“ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. March 15 Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence. June 28 William III o- 1711Events 24 February The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. John Shore invents the tuning fork Alexander Pope publishes An Essay on Criticism Ongoing events Great Northern War ( 1700-)
- James Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry ( 1697Events September 20 The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 St Paul's Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as "artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov" Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's fir- 1714/5Events September 1 King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe d'Orleans, nephew of Louis XIV.)
- Charles Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry ( 1698Events January 4 Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. June 19 Volcano of Carguarazon erupts in the Andes and causes a rain of fish August 25 Peter the Great arrives back to Moscow general Gordon has already crushed the streltsy rebellion 34- 1778Events "The term Thoroughbred was first used in the United States in an advertisement in a Kentucky gazette to describe a New Jersey stallion called Pilgarlick. January 18 Third Pacific expedition of Capt. James Cook, with ships HMS Resolution and HMS Dis)
- William Douglas, 5th Duke of Queensberry ( 1725- 1810)
- Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry (1777-1837)
- John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry ( 1779- 1856)
- Archibald William Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry ( 1818- 1858)
- John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry ( 1844- 1942)
- Percy Sholto Douglas, 10th Marquess of Queensberry ( 1868- 1920)
- Francis Archibald Kelhead Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry ( 1896- 1954)
- David Harrington Angus Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry (b. December 19, 1929)
his heir and son: Sholto Francis Guy Douglas, Viscount of Dramlanrig (b. 1967)
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