The title of Baron Douglas, of

Douglas Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals * Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking * Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...

in the

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, has been created twice, once in the

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and once in the

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. The first creation was on 8 July 1790 for Archibald James Edward Douglas, MP for

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. He was born Archibald Stewart, son of Sir John Stewart, 3rd Baronet of Grantully by his second wife Lady Jane Douglas, sister of

Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas (15 October 1694 – 21 July 1761) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the second son of James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas, by his second marriage to Lady Mary Kerr, daughter of Robert Kerr, 1 ...

. He had changed his name to Douglas in 1761 as heir to his uncle, but was disinherited by the

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in 1767 and only confirmed in the estates by the

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in 1769. This was known as the

Douglas Cause The Douglas Cause was a cause célèbre and legal struggle contested in Great Britain during the 1760s. The main parties were Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas, Archibald Douglas (1748–1827) and James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton, James Do ...

. By his first wife Lady Lucy, daughter of

William Graham, 2nd Duke of Montrose William Graham, 2nd Duke of Montrose (27 August 1712 – 23 September 1790) was a British nobleman. He his the son of James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose and his wife, Lady Christian Carnegie, daughter of David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk. B ...

, he was father of the second and third Barons, the younger of whom served as MP for

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. By his second wife Lady Frances, daughter 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 Scott, Countess of Dalkeith, Jane, daughter of James Dougla ...

, he was father of the fourth Baron. None of his sons had issue, so the barony became extinct on the death of the fourth Baron, 6 April 1857. The second creation was on 11 June 1875 for

Cospatrick Alexander Home, 11th Earl of Home Cospatrick Alexander Douglas-Home, 11th Earl of Home (27 October 1799 – 4 July 1881), styled Lord Dunglass until 1841, was a Scottish diplomat and politician. He served as a Scottish representative peer. During the premiership of the Duke of We ...

. He had been previously elected a

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and this barony gave him a permanent seat in the

. He had married in 1832 Lucy Montagu-Scott, daughter of Henry James Montagu-Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton by his wife Jane Margaret Douglas, daughter of the first Baron Douglas by his first wife Lucy Graham. Their son adopted the surname of Douglas-Home in 1877, and succeeded as Baron Douglas and Earl of Home in 1888. The title is currently held by Michael David Alexander Douglas-Home, 16th Earl of Home and 6th Baron Douglas.

Barons Douglas (1790)

Archibald James Edward Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas Archibald James Edward Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas (10 July 1748 – 26 December 1827), was a Scottish politician. Early life He was born Archibald James Edward Stewart, in Paris,G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. Wh ...

(1748–1827) * Archibald Douglas, 2nd Baron Douglas (1773–1844) * Charles Douglas, 3rd Baron Douglas (1775–1848) * James Douglas, 4th Baron Douglas (1787–1857)

Barons Douglas (1875)

(1799–1881) * Charles Alexander Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home (1834–1918) * ''see

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for subsequent holders''

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Barons Douglas (1790)

Barons Douglas (1875)

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