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 Queensberry until the death of the 4th Duke (and 5th Marquess) in 1810, when the Marquessate was inherited by Sir Charles Douglas of Kelhead, 5th Baronet, while the Dukedom was inherited by the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. Since then the title of Duke of Queensberry has been held by the Dukes of Buccleuch.

Dukedom of Queensberry held with Dukedom of Buccleuch
Arms of the Dukes of Buccleuch, who have held the title of Duke of Queensberry since 1810
Creation date	3 February 1684
Created by	Charles II
Peerage	Peerage of Scotland
First holder	William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry
Present holder	Richard Scott, 12th Duke
Heir apparent	Walter Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
Remainder to	the 2nd Duke's heirs of entail, male or female, descended from the body of the 1st Earl of Queensberry
Subsidiary titles	Marquess of Dumfriesshire Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Viscount of Nith, Tortholwald and Ross Lord Douglas of Kilmount, Middlebie and Dornock
Seat(s)	Bowhill House Drumlanrig Castle Dumfries and Galloway Boughton House
Former seat(s)	Dalkeith Palace Montagu House
Motto	Queensberry: Forward Buccleuch: Amo ("I love")

Arms of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Dukes of Queensberry.

In 1708, the 2nd Duke was created Duke of Dover (along with the subsidiary titles Marquess of Beverley and Baron Ripon) in the Peerage of Great Britain, but these titles became extinct upon the death of the 2nd Duke of Dover in 1778. In 1945, King George VI offered Winston Churchill the title of Duke of Dover, which he declined.

Several subsidiary titles are associated with the Dukedom of Queensberry, namely Marquess of Dumfriesshire (1683), Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar (1682), Viscount of Nith, Tortholwald and Ross (1682) and Lord Douglas of Kilmount, Middlebie and Dornock (1682) (all in the Peerage of Scotland).

The seat of the Dukes is at Drumlanrig Castle, built by the 1st Duke of Queensberry.

Dukes of Queensberry (1684)

Other titles: Marquess of Dumfriesshire, Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Viscount of Nith, Torthorwald and Ross and Lord Douglas of Kilmount, Middlebie and Dornock (1684)

Other titles (1st to 4th Dukes): Marquess of Queensberry (1682), Earl of Queensberry (1633), Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar (1682), Viscount of Drumlanrig (1628), Viscount of Nith, Torthorwald and Ross (1682), Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers (1628) and Lord Douglas of Kilmount, Middlebie and Dornock (1682)

• William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry (1637–1695) was, until February 1684, Marquess of Queensberry
• James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, 1st Duke of Dover (1662–1711), eldest son of the 1st Duke

Other titles: Duke of Dover, Marquess of Beverley and Baron Ripon (1708)

• • William Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig (1696), eldest son of the 2nd Duke, died in infancy
  • James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry (1697–1715), second son of the 2nd Duke, was an imbecile and was excluded from the succession to the dukedom only by a charter of novodamus and then died without issue

Other titles (3rd Duke): Earl of Solway, Viscount Tibbers and Lord Douglas of Lockerby, Dalveen and Thornhill (1706)

Memorial to James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, and Mary, his wife at Durisdeer.

• Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover (1698–1778), third son of the 2nd Duke, succeeded his father due to special remainder and died without issue
  • Henry Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig (1722–1754), elder son of the 3rd Duke, died without issue
  • Charles Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig (1726–1756), younger son of the 3rd Duke, died without issue

Other titles (4th Duke): Earl of Ruglen (1697), Earl of March (1697), Viscount of Riccartoun (1697), Viscount of Peebles (1697), Lord Hillhouse (1697), Lord Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard (1697) and Baron Douglas, of Amesbury in the county of Wiltshire (GB, 1786)

• William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry (1724–1810), great-grandson of the 1st Duke via the Earls of March

Other titles (5th Duke onwards): Duke of Buccleuch (1663), Earl of Buccleuch (1619), Earl of Doncaster, in the county of York (En 1663, restored 1743), Earl of Dalkeith (1663), Lord Scott of Buccleuch (1606), Baron Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill (1619), Baron Scott of Tindall, in the county of Northumberland (En 1663, restored 1743) and Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdale (1663)

• Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, 5th Duke of Queensberry (1746–1812), great-grandson of the 2nd Duke of Queensberry
  • George Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1768), eldest son of the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, died in infancy
• Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, 6th Duke of Queensberry (1772–1819), second son of the 3rd Duke
  • George Henry Scott, Lord Scott of Whitchester (1798–1808), eldest son of the 4th Duke, died young
• Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry (1806–1884), second son of the 4th Duke
• William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch, 8th Duke of Queensberry (1831–1914), eldest son of the 5th Duke
  • Walter Henry Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1861–1886), eldest son of the 6th Duke, died unmarried
• John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch, 9th Duke of Queensberry (1864–1935), second son of the 6th Duke
• Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, 10th Duke of Queensberry (1894–1973), eldest son of the 7th Duke
• Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, 11th Duke of Queensberry (1923–2007), only son of the 8th Duke
• Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch, 12th Duke of Queensberry (born 1954), eldest son of the 9th Duke

Family Tree

Marquesses of Queensberry and Dukes of Buccleuch, Dover, Monmouth, and Queensberry

Lord Scott of Buccleuch, 1606 Walter Scott c. 1565–1611 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch Earl of Buccleuch and Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill, 1619 Viscount Drumlanrig and Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers, 1628 Earl of Queensberry, 1633 Walter Scott c. 1606–1633 1st Earl of Buccleuch William Douglas (c. 1582 – c. 1639–1640) 1st Earl of Queensberry King Charles II 1630–1685 Francis Scott 1626–1651 2nd Earl of Buccleuch James Douglas d. 1671 2nd Earl of Queensberry William Douglas d. 1673 Duke of Monmouth and Earl of Doncaster, Duke of Buccleuch (1st creation) and Earl of Dalkeith, 1663 Duke of Buccleuch (2nd creation), 1663 Marquess of Queensberry and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, 1682 Marquess of Dumfriesshire, 1683 Duke of Queensberry, 1684 Baronet Douglas of Kelhead, 1668 James Scott 1649–1685 Duke of Monmouth and Earl of Doncaster, Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith Anne Scott 1651–1732 1st Duchess of Buccleuch, 4th Countess of Buccleuch Mary Scott 1647–1661 3rd Countess of Buccleuch William Douglas 1637–1695 1st Duke of Queensberry, Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, 3rd Earl of Queensberry Lady Catherine Douglas James Douglas 1639–1708 1st Baronet of Kelhead Dukedoms of Monmouth and Buccleuch (1st creation) and earldoms of Buccleuch and Doncaster forfeit, 1663 Duke of Dover and Marquess of Beverley, 1708 Earl of March, 1697 James Scott 1674–1705 styled Earl of Dalkeith James Douglas 1662–1711 2nd Duke of Queensberry, 1st Duke of Dover and Marquess of Beverley, 2nd Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar William Douglas d. 1705 Earl of March William Douglas d. 1733 2nd Baronet of Kelhead Earl of Doncaster restored, 1743 Earl of Solway, 1706 Francis Scott 1695–1751 2nd Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 2nd Earl of Doncaster Jane Douglas 1701–1729 James Douglas 1697–1715 3rd Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Charles Douglas 1698–1778 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover and Marquess of Beverley, 4th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Earl of Solway William Douglas 1696–1731 Earl of March John Douglas c. 1708–1778 3rd Baronet of Kelhead Excluded from succession to the dukedoms of Queensberry and Dover Dukedom of Dover and Marquessate of Beverley, and earldom of Solway extinct, 1778 Francis Scott 1721–1750 styled Earl of Dalkeith Henry Douglas 1722–1754 styled Earl of Drumlanrig Charles Douglas 1726–1756 styled Earl of Drumlanrig William Douglas 1724–1810 4th Duke of Queensberry, 5th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Earl of March Henry Scott 1746–1812 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 5th Duke of Queensberry William Douglas c. 1730–1783 4th Baronet of Kelhead George Scott 1768 styled Earl of Dalkeith Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott 1772–1819 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 6th Duke of Queensberry Charles Douglas 1777–1837 6th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar John Douglas 1779–1856 7th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar George Henry Scott 1798–1808 Lord Scott of Whitchester Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott 1806–1884 5th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 7th Duke of Queensberry Archibald William Douglas 1818–1858 8th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott 1831–1914 6th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 8th Duke of Queensberry Henry John Montagu-Scott 1832–1905 Baron Montagu of Beaulieu John Sholto Douglas 1844–1900 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Walter Henry Montagu Douglas Scott 1861–1886 styled Earl of Dalkeith John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott 1864–1935 7th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 9th Duke of Queensberry Francis Archibald Douglas 1867–1894 styled Viscount Drumlanrig, Baron Kelhead Percy Sholto Douglas 1868–1920 10th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott 1894–1973 8th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 10th Duke of Queensberry Francis Archibald Kelhead Douglas 1898–1954 11th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott 1923–2007 9th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 11th Duke of Queensberry David Harrington Angus Douglas b. 1929 12th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott b. 1954 10th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 12th Duke of Queensberry Sholto Francis Guy Douglas b. 1967 styled Viscount Drumlanrig Lord Torquil Oberon Tobias Douglas b. 1978 Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott b. 1984 styled Earl of Dalkeith Willoughby Ralph Montagu Douglas Scott b. 2016 Lord Eskdaill

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Duke of Buccleuch and Duke of Queensberry

Adopted 1935 Coronet A coronet of a Duke Crest A Stag trippant proper armed and attired Or Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st grandquarter for the Earldom of Doncaster: the arms of King Charles II debruised by a Baton Sinister Argent; 2nd grandquarter for the Dukedom of Argyll: quarterly, 1st and 4th: Gyronny of eight Or and Sable (Campbell); 2nd and 3rd: Argent a Lymphad sails furled Sable flags and pennons flying Gules and oars in action of the second (Lorne); 3rd grandquarter for the Dukedom of Queensberry: quarterly, 1st and 4th: Argent a Heart Gules crowned with an Imperial Crown Or on a Chief Azure three Mullets of the field (Douglas); 2nd and 3rd, Azure a Bend between six Cross Crosslets fitchée Or (Mar); the whole of this grandquarter within a Bordure Or charged with a double Tressure flory-counter-flory Gules; 4th grandquarter for the Dukedom of Montagu: quarterly, 1st: Argent three Fusils conjoined in fess Gules a Bordure Sable (Montagu); 2nd: Or an Eagle displayed Vert beaked and membered Gules (Monthermer); 3rd: Sable a Lion rampant Argent on a Canton of the last a Cross Gules (Churchill); 4th: Argent a Chevron Gules between three Caps of Maintenance their fronts turned to the sinister Azure furred Ermine (Brudenell); over the grandquarters at the fess point an Inescutcheon Or on a Bend Azure a Mullet of six points between two Crescents of the field (Scott). Supporters On either side a Female Figure proper habited from the waist downwards in a Kirtle Azure gathered up at the knees the arms and bosom uncovered around the shoulders a Flowing Mantle as before suspended by the exterior hand girdle and sandals Gules and her head adorned with a Plume of three Ostrich Feathers Argent Motto Amo ("I Love")

See also

• Marquess of Queensberry