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Dukes of Queensberry

Dukedom of Queensberry
held with
Dukedom of Buccleuch
Coronet of a British Duke.svg
Duke of Buccleuch arms.svg
Arms of the Dukes of Buccleuch, who have held the title of Duke of Queensberry since 1810
Creation date 3 February 1684
Monarch 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
Armorial motto Queensberry: Forward
Buccleuch: Amo ("I love")

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.

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.

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.



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