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Engraving of the 1st Duke of Queensberry by Peter Vanderbank. William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry PC (1637 – 28 March 1695), also 3rd Earl of Queensberry and 1st Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish politician. He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry and his second wife Margaret Stewart, daughter of John ...
16 de feb. de 2024 · First Duke of Queensbury, Scotland. William Douglas was the First Duke of Queensberry and the third Earl of Queensberry. [1] William was born in 1637 in Drumlanrig, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He was eldest son of James Douglas and Lady Margaret Stewart. He died in 1695. He was buried at Durisdeer Church, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. [1]
- Scotland
- 1637
- "The 3rd /Earl/"
- Drumlanrig, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry PC (1637 – 28 March 1695), also 3rd Earl of Queensberry and 1st Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish politician. He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry and his second wife Margaret Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair.
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry (1637–1695) was, until February 1684, Marquess of Queensberry; James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, 1st Duke of Dover (1662–1711), eldest son of the 1st Duke; Other titles: Duke of Dover, Marquess of Beverley and Baron Ripon (1708)
- Walter Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
- Peerage of Scotland
Legend holds that the Duke was so outraged at the cost of the castle's construction he refused to live in it. He purchased Queensberry House, in Edinburgh, probably from Dame Margaret Douglas of Balmakellie ( 1).
William, 3rd Earl of Queensberry, was very loyal to Charles II and was made 1st Duke of Queensberry in 1684. The Castle you see today was built to reflect his new-found status. Its rich history – told in both art and architecture – keeps the family history alive.
1 de mar. de 2022 · In the late 17th century, the Douglas Earls of Queensberry rose to being the Dukes of Queensberry, with the 1st Duke of Queensberry, William Douglas, marrying his distant relative Lady Isabel Douglas, daughter of the 1st Marquess of Douglas.
