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William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, KT (16 December 1724 – 23 December 1810) was a Scottish noble landowner. He was popularly known as Old Q and was reputed as a high-stakes gambler. [1] In 1799 he was estimated the eighth-wealthiest man (or small family unit) in Britain, owning £1M (equivalent to £104,500,000 in 2021).
- 16 December 1724, Peebles
- Maria Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of Hertford
- 23 December 1810 (aged 86), London
- William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March, Lady Anne Hamilton
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry (1724-1810), Rake and patron of the turf. Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 12 portraits Notorious gambler, rake and stud owner. From his youth, Queensberry was famed for his escapades. He was first known on the turf in 1750, the year that the Jockey Club was instituted.
William Douglas 1724–1810 4th Duke of Queensberry, 5th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Earl of March: Henry Scott 1746–1812 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 5th Duke of Queensberry: William Douglas c. 1730 –1783 4th Baronet of Kelhead: George Scott 1768 styled ...
- Walter Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
- Peerage of Scotland
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry (1724-1810), Rake and patron of the turf. Sitter associated with 12 portraits.
William Douglas 1724–1810 4th Duke of Queensberry, 5th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Earl of March: Henry Scott 1746–1812 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 5th Duke of Queensberry: William Douglas c. 1730 –1783 4th Baronet of Kelhead: George Scott 1768 styled ...
- Walter Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
- Peerage of Scotland
A notorious rake, courtier and confidant of the Prince of Wales (later George IV; 1762–1830), the 4th Duke of Queensberry (1724–1810) ‘pursued pleasure under every shape’. His dissolute lifestyle made him the focus of much press attention, in particular the caricaturists James Gillray(1756–1815) and Robert Dighton (1752–1814), who ...
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, was a Scottish noble landowner. He was popularly known as Old Q and was reputed as a high-stakes gambler. In 1799 he was estimated the eighth-wealthiest man in Britain, owning £1M. He is one of ten known British millionaires that year, the royal family excluded.
