Douglas of Queensberry

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Douglas of Queensberry is a noble Scottish family that held the Queensberry titles and played a prominent role in the aristocracy of Scotland.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Douglas of Queensberry canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family ⓘ
aristocraticHouse House of Douglas ⓘ
linked to: Clan Douglas
associatedTerritory Drumlanrig ⓘ
Queensberry ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch Charles II of England and Scotland ⓘ
James VII and II ⓘ
William III of England and II of Scotland ⓘ
associatedWithTitleCreation Duke of Queensberry ⓘ
Earl of Queensberry ⓘ
Marquess of Queensberry ⓘ
cadetBranchOf House of Douglas ⓘ
linked to: Clan Douglas
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
familyName Douglas ⓘ
feudalStatus major landowning family in southwest Scotland ⓘ
governanceRole local governance in Dumfriesshire ⓘ
heldOfficeByMembers Lord High Treasurer of Scotland ⓘ
Secretary of State for Scotland ⓘ
heraldicTradition Scottish heraldry ⓘ
historicalSignificance prominent role in the aristocracy of Scotland ⓘ
involvedIn landed estate management in Dumfriesshire ⓘ
languageHistoricallyUsed English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
laterIntegration Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
nobleRank peerage of Scotland ⓘ
nobleTitleHeld Duke of Queensberry ⓘ
Earl of Queensberry ⓘ
Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers ⓘ
Marquess of Queensberry ⓘ
Viscount of Drumlanrig ⓘ
linked to: Viscount Drumlanrig
notableFor holding multiple Queensberry titles simultaneously ⓘ
influence in Scottish and British politics in the 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ
notableMember Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry ⓘ
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry ⓘ
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry ⓘ
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry ⓘ
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry ⓘ
notableSeat Drumlanrig Castle ⓘ
origin Lowland Scotland ⓘ
peerageSystem Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
playedRoleIn Scottish aristocracy ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-Union (Acts of Union 1707) ⓘ
politicalInfluence Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
region Dumfriesshire ⓘ
religiousContext Presbyterian Scotland ⓘ
socialClass Scottish peerage ⓘ
timePeriod early modern Scotland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earls of Queensberry → coatOfArmsBearer → Douglas of Queensberry ⓘ
Viscount Drumlanrig → titleHolderFamily → Douglas of Queensberry ⓘ