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William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry
Scottish politician (1637ā1695) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named William Douglas, see William Douglas (disambiguation).
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry PC (1637 ā 28 March 1695), also 3rd Earl of Queensberry and 1st Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish politician.[1][2][3]
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He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry and his second wife Margaret Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair. He succeeded his father as Earl of Queensberry in 1671 and took his seat in the Parliament of Scotland on 12 June 1672.[4]