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Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch
Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch and 12th Duke of Queensberry (born 14 February 1954), styled as Lord Eskdaill until 1973 and as Earl of Dalkeith from 1973 until 2007, is a Scottish landholder and peer. He is the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, as well as Chief of Clan Scott.
Buccleuch was once Scotland's largest private landowner, owning 217,000 acres (88,000 hectares) of Scottish land, but was surpassed by Anders Holch Povlsen who currently holds 221,000 acres (89,000 hectares) in the country. The Duke was appointed as Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle by Charles III on 9 December 2023.