William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry

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William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and influential landowner known for his immense wealth, political roles, and colorful social life within British high society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
Scottish nobleman
landowner
politician
aristocraticRank duke
earl
marquess
associatedWith British high society
Scottish landed gentry
birthDate 1724-12-16
burialPlace Dumfriesshire, Scotland
linked to: Dumfriesshire
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Scotland
deathDate 1810-12-23
era 18th century
early 19th century
father William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March
fullName William Douglas
heldTitleFrom Duke of Queensberry, from 1778
Earl of March, from 1731
knownFor influence at the British court
patronage within political and social circles
language English
maritalStatus never married
memberOfHouse House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
mother Lady Anne Hamilton
nickname Old Q
nobleTitle 3rd Earl of March
4th Duke of Queensberry
Marquess of Queensberry
notableFor extensive landownership in Scotland
extravagant lifestyle
gambling and horse racing interests
immense personal wealth
prominent figure in 18th-century British high society
parliamentaryRole Member of the House of Lords
Scottish representative peer
politicalAffiliation Tory
regionOfActivity England
Scotland
residence London, England
Queensberry House, Edinburgh
socialClass aristocracy
wealthStatus one of the richest men in Britain of his time

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Clan Douglas notableMember William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
Dukes of Queensberry titleHolder William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry nobleTitle 4th Duke of Queensberry
linked to: William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton notableRelative William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
subject linked to: Douglas Hamilton
Lady Anne Hamilton motherOf William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
Old Q refersTo William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
Duke of Queensberry hasTitleHolder William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
Duke of Queensberry heldBy William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
3rd Earl of March associatedWith William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
3rd Earl of March titleHolder William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March child William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March successor William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March notableRelative William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry
William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March aristocraticTitlePassedTo William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry