William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry

Coat of arms of the 1st Duke of Queensberry

William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry ( 1637 - March 28, 1695 ) was a Scottish nobleman .

William was a son of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry and his wife Margaret Stewart of Traquair.

Douglas was Scottish Privy Counselor , Lord Justice General from 1680 to 1682 and then Lord High Treasurer of Scotland until 1686 . He opposed the church policy of King James II and held the office of Lord President of the Privy Council from 1686 to 1689.

In 1657 he married Isabel, daughter of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas with whom he had the following children:

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry (1672-1711)
Anne Douglas († 1700), ⚭ 1697 David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss
William Douglas, 1st Earl of March († 1705), ⚭ 1693 Jane Hay of Tweeddale, he was the grandfather of William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry .
George Douglas

Individual evidence

↑ Frederick Maurice Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology (= Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 2, ISSN 0080-4398 ). 2nd edition. Royal Historical Society, London, 1961, p. 194.
↑ Frederick Maurice Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology (= Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 2). 2nd edition. Royal Historical Society, London, 1961, p. 182.

Web links

William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.

predecessor	Office	successor
James Douglas	Earl of Queensberry 1671-1695	James Douglas
New title created	Marquess of Queensberry 1682-1695	James Douglas
New title created	Duke of Queensberry 1684-1695	James Douglas

personal data
SURNAME	Douglas, William, 1st Duke of Queensberry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Queensberry, 1st Duke of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scottish nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH	1637
DATE OF DEATH	March 28, 1695

[1] Frederick Maurice Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology (= Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 2, ISSN 0080-4398 ). 2nd edition. Royal Historical Society, London, 1961, p. 194.

[2] Frederick Maurice Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology (= Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 2). 2nd edition. Royal Historical Society, London, 1961, p. 182.