Marquess of Queensbury
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Quarterly: 1 & 4: Argent a man's heart Gules imperially crowned Or on a chief Azure three mullets of the field (for Douglas); 2 & 3: Azure a bend between six cross crosslets fitchée Or (for Mar); all within a bordure Or a double tressure flory counterflory Gules (for Scotland)
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| Creation date | 11 February 1682 |
| Monarch | Charles II of Scotland |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry |
| Present holder | David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry |
| Heir apparent | Sholto Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig |
| Remainder to | heirs male whatsoever of the grantee |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Drumlanrig, Viscount Drumlanrig, Earl of Queensberry, Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers |
| Armorial motto | Forward |
Marquess of Queensberry is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. The title has been held since its creation in 1682 by a member of the Douglas family. The Marquesses also held the title of Duke of Queensberry from 1684 to 1810, when it was inherited by the Duke of Buccleuch.
The feudal barony of Drumlanrig was held by Sir William Douglas, illegitimate son of The 2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar, some time before 1427, when he died. His descendant William Douglas, 9th of Drumlanrig, was created the 1st Earl of Queensberry in 1633.
The subsidiary titles of Lord Queensberry are: Earl of Queensberry (created 1633), Viscount Drumlanrig (1628) and Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers (1628), all in the peerage of Scotland. He is also a Scottish baronet, styled "of Kelhead", created 26 February 1668, so the 6th Marquess was the 5th Baronet. The courtesy title used by Lord Queensberry's eldest son and heir is Viscount Drumlanrig. There is no special courtesy title for Lord Drumlanrig's eldest son and heir.
The family seat of the Marquesses of Queensberry was Kinmount House in the parish of Cummertrees, south Scotland, which was sold by the 9th Marquess in 1896. The traditional burial place of the Marquesses of Queensberry is the Douglas family mausoleum at Cummertrees Parish Church.
The 9th Marquess is particularly well-known because of the rules of boxing that were named after him (the Marquess of Queensberry rules), and for his litigious interaction with Oscar Wilde.
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