Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch
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His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch KBE DL FSA FRSE |
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Portrait by Allan Warren in 2013
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| Born |
Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott 14 February 1954 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Elizabeth Kerr (m. 1981) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
John Scott, 9th Duke Jane McNeill |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch and 12th Duke of Queensberry, KBE DL FSA FRSE (born 14 February 1954), styled as Lord Eskdaill until 1973 and as Earl of Dalkeith from 1973 until 2007, is a Scottish landholder and peer. He is the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, as well as Chief of Clan Scott. He is the senior patrilineal descendant of James, Duke of Monmouth (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685), the eldest illegitimate son of King Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter.
In 2013, The Herald reported that the Duke was Scotland's largest private landowner, with some 280,000 acres (110,000 ha).
Scott was born in 1954, the son of John, Earl of Dalkeith (later 9th Duke of Buccleuch), and his wife, Jane McNeill. He was baptised with Princess Margaret as one of his godparents.
He was educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose, Eton College, and was Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1967 to 1969. In 1973, his father inherited the Dukedoms of Buccleuch and Queensberry, and Scott took the courtesy title Earl of Dalkeith, prior to that he was styled as Lord Eskdaill. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1976 as a Bachelor of Arts.
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