Earl of Ruglen was a title in the

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. Along with the subsidiary titles Viscount of Riccartoun and Lord Hillhouse, it was created on the 14th of April, 1697, for Lord John Douglas-Hamilton, fourth (third surviving) son of

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, 1st Earl of Selkirk, and his wife

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. The 1st Earl of Ruglen succeeded as 3rd Earl of Selkirk on the death of his elder brother in 1739. The Earl's only son William, Lord Daer, died in 1742, so on the death of the Earl of Selkirk and Ruglen in 1744, the Earldom of Selkirk passed to his

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, while the Earldom of Ruglen passed to his daughter, Anne, who had married William Douglas, 2nd

Earl of March Earl of March is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or borderlands between England and either Wales (Welsh Marches) or Scotland (Scottish Marche ...

. On her death in 1748, the Earldom of Ruglen passed to her only child William, 3rd Earl of March. He succeeded his

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Charles Douglas as 5th

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and 4th

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 ...

in 1778. The 3rd Earl died in 1810, and the Earldom of Ruglen became extinct, while other titles passed to late Earl’s relatives. His second cousin twice removed (

Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March (15 April 177228 June 1853), known as the Earl of March from 1810 to 1826 and as the Earl of Wemyss and March from 1826 to 1853, was a Scottish peer. Background Wemyss was ...

) succeeded to the Earldom of March, his fourth (and also third) cousin once removed ( Sir Charles Douglas, 5th Bt) succeeded to the Marquessate of Queensberry, and his second cousin once removed (

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) succeeded to the Dukedom of Queensberry.

Earls of Ruglen (1697)

* John Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Ruglen, 3rd Earl of Selkirk (1664–1744) *

Anne Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Ruglen Anne Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Ruglen (5 April 1698 – 21 April 1748), was the daughter of John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Ruglen,** and his wife Anne. She was born in Cramond, Scotland. She married William Douglas (c.1696–1731), who inherited ...

(1698–1748) * William Douglas, 3rd Earl of March, 3rd Earl of Ruglen, 5th Marquess of Queensberry, 4th Duke of Queensberry (1725–1810) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruglen Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland Noble titles created in 1697