The Douglas family of Kinmount mausoleum at Cummertrees

Marquess of Queensberry is a title in the

Peerage of Scotland The Peerage of Scotland ( gd, Moraireachd na h-Alba, sco, Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707. Following that year's Treaty of Union, ...

. 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 The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 3 February 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the 1st Marquess of Queensberry. The Dukedom was held along with the Marquessate of Queensbe ...

from 1684 to 1810, when it was inherited by the

Duke of Buccleuch Duke of Buccleuch (pronounced ), formerly also spelt Duke of Buccleugh, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created twice on 20 April 1663, first for James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and second suo jure for his wife Anne Scott, 4th Cou ...

History

The feudal barony of Drumlanrig was held by Sir William Douglas, illegitimate son of The 2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar, some time before 1427, when he died. His descendant William Douglas, 9th of Drumlanrig, was created the 1st Earl of Queensberry in 1633. The subsidiary titles of Lord Queensberry are: Earl of Queensberry (created 1633), Viscount Drumlanrig (1628) and Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers (1628), all in the peerage of Scotland. He is also a Scottish

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, styled "of Kelhead", created 26 February 1668, so the 6th Marquess was the 5th Baronet. The

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used by Lord Queensberry's eldest son and heir is ''Viscount Drumlanrig''. There is no special courtesy title for Lord Drumlanrig's eldest son and heir. The family seat of the Marquesses of Queensberry was Kinmount House in the parish of Cummertrees, south

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, which was sold by the 9th Marquess in 1896. The traditional burial place of the Marquesses of Queensberry is the Douglas family mausoleum at Cummertrees Parish Church. The 9th Marquess is particularly well known because of the rules of

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that were named after him (the ''Marquess of Queensberry'' rules), and for his litigious interaction with

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. On 22 June 1893,

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

raised Francis Archibald, Viscount Drumlanrig, the heir of the 9th Marquess, to the

peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

as Baron Kelhead. Francis, Lord Drumlanrig, died without descendants the following year and the title "Baron Kelhead" became extinct.

Lairds of Drumlanrig

* William Douglas, 1st of Drumlanrig (died 1427) *William Douglas, 2nd of Drumlanrig (died 1458) *William Douglas, 3rd of Drumlanrig (died 1464) *William Douglas, 4th of Drumlanrig (died 1484) *James Douglas, 5th of Drumlanrig (died 1498) *William Douglas, 6th of Drumlanrig (died 1513) *

James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig Sir James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig, (1498–1578) was a Scottish nobleman active in a turbulent time in Scotland's history. Life He was the son of Sir William Douglas, 6th of Drumlanrig (b. bef. 1484, k. 9 Sep 1513, Battle of Flodden) and Eliza ...

(died 1578) *James Douglas, 8th of Drumlanrig (died 1615) *William Douglas, 9th of Drumlanrig, 1st Earl of Queensberry (died 1640) (became Earl of Queensberry in 1633)

Earls of Queensberry (1633)

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry (c. 15828 March 1639/40) was a Scottish noble. He was the eldest son of James Douglas, 8th of Drumlanrig and his wife Mary Fleming. He inherited his father's title, as 9th Laird of Drumlanrig, in October ...

(died 8 March 1639/40) * James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry (died 1671) * William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry (1637–1695) (became Marquess of Queensberry in 1682, and

in 1684)

Marquesses (1682) and Dukes of Queensberry (1684)

* William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry (1637–1695) *

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover (18 December 16626 July 1711) was a Scottish nobleman. Life He was the eldest son of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and his wife Isabel Douglas, daughter of William Douglas ...

(1672–1711) (became Duke of Dover in 1708) **

James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry 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 Queensbe ...

, (1697–1715) *

Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover, (24 November 169822 October 1778) was a Scottish nobleman, extensive landowner, Privy Counsellor and Vice Admiral of Scotland. Life He was born in Queensberry House in Edinburgh on ...

, 4th Marquess of Queensberry (1698–1778) (Dukedom of Dover extinct in 1778) * William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, 5th Marquess of Queensberry (1725–1810) The 2nd Duke of Queensberry surrendered all of his titles except the Marquessate and its subsidiary titles to the Crown and obtained a new grant under the same precedence (1684) with remainder to the Dukedom and those subsidiary titles bypassing his second son to his third son and further to the heirs male and female of the 1st Earl of Queensberry. Upon his death the Marquessate passed to James Douglas, 3rd Marquess and a homicidal maniac known as "the Cannibalistic Idiot." He was excluded from his father's titles after the duke's death, which instead passed to Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke. The 3rd Duke also succeeded as Marquess upon the latter's death at age 17. The Dukedom of Queensberry passed by special remainder to the heirs male or female of the 1st Earl of Queensberry who was Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, son of

Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (19 February 1721 – 1 April 1750) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest child of Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch by his first wife Jane, daughter of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry. In 17 ...

through Lady Jean Douglas (married to

Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch, KT, FRS (11 January 1695 – 22 April 1751) was a Scottish nobleman. Family background Buccleuch was the son of Sir James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (son of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and Anne Scott, ...

) who was eldest daughter surviving infancy of the 2nd Duke of Queensberry.

Marquesses of Queensberry from 1810 (cont. 1682)

* Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry (1777–1837) *

John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry (1779 – 19 December 1856), styled Lord John Douglas from May to December 1837, was a Scottish Whig politician. Early life Queensberry was the son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet (died 16 May 178 ...

(1779–1856) * Archibald William Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry (1818–1858) * John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1844–1900) * 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 (born 1929) The

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is the present holder's son Sholto Francis Guy Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig (born 1967).
The heir apparent's

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is his brother Lord Torquil Oberon Tobias Douglas (born 1978).

Baronets, of Kelhead (26 February 1668)

:See Douglas baronets *Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1639–1708) * Sir William Douglas, 2nd Baronet (died 1733) *

Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet (c. 1708 – 13 November 1778) came from a junior branch of the Douglas family and was related to the Duke of Queensberry, Dukes of Queensberry. In 1741, he was elected Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire (UK Par ...

(died 1778) *

Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet ( – 16 May 1783) was a Scottish politician and nobleman. Early life The son of Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet and his wife, Christian Cunningham, daughter of Sir William Cunningham, 2nd Baronet, he was a desce ...

(died 1783) * Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry (1777–1837) ''See above for further succession''

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