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James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and Dover (1662–1711), Secretary of State for Scotland (1709–1711) creator. Godfrey Kneller. collection. Government Art Collection. 0 references. described by source. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. statement is subject of.
James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry (2 November 1697 – 24 January 1715), known until 1711 as James Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig, was a Scottish nobleman, the second son, and eldest to survive infancy, of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry . Stories describe him as an "imbecile" and violently insane. He was kept under lock and key ...
James died in 1711, but prior to his death the 2nd Duke arranged for the Marquissate and Earldom of Queensberry to pass to his eldest son, James, who was widely known to be insane. The greater responsibility of the Dukedom, because of James' diminished mental state, was passed to the Duke's 2nd son, Charles .
On his father's death in 1640 he succeeded to the titles 2nd Earl of Queensberry, 2nd Viscount of Drumlanrig, and 2nd Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibberis. [1] James was appointed a Commissioner for the apprehension of papists on 5 July 1642. He supported Charles I in the Civil War and was taken prisoner after the Battle of Kilsyth, [2] being ...
Tomb of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, and his wife, Mary, in Durisdeer Parish Church. He was reinstated as Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland in 1705, was a commissioner of the estates in 1706, and procured the signing of the Treaty of Union in 1707. For this he was very unpopular in Scotland, but he received a pension of £3,000 a ...
Isabel Douglas. James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover (18 December 1662 – 6 July 1711) was a Scottish nobleman and a leading politician of the late 17th and the early 18th centuries. As Lord High Commissioner he was instrumental in negotiating and passing the Acts of Union 1707 with England, which created the Kingdom of ...
3rd Duke of Queensberry by Thomas Hudson, after 1750. Queensberry House, Canongate, Edinburgh. Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover, PC (24 November 1698 – 22 October 1778 [1]) was a Scottish nobleman, extensive landowner, Privy Counsellor and Vice Admiral of Scotland .
