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James Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, Duke of Dover 1662–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1662

Birth Location: Sanquhar Castle, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 06 Jul 1711

Death Location: Albermarle Street, Piccadilly, London, England

Father: William Queensberry

Mother: Lady Queensberry

Spouse(s): Lady Queensberry

Children(s): Agnes Douglas, Lady Douglas, Lord 1778), Lord Douglas, Lord Queensberry

In 1662, James Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, Duke of Dover entered the world in Sanquhar Castle, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to William Douglas 1St Duke 3Rd Earl Of Queensberry And Lady Isabel Douglas Duchess Of Queensberry. James Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, Duke of Dover married Lady Mary Boyle Duchess Of Queensberry, and had children including Agnes Douglas, Lady Isabel Douglas, Lord Charles Douglas 3Rd Duke Of Queensberry Vice Admiral Of Scotland Lord Justice General Dukedom Of Dover Extinct In 1778, Lord George Douglas, Lord James The Cannibalistic Idiot Douglas 3Rd Marquess Of Queensberry. James Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, Duke of Dover passed away in 1711 in Albermarle Street, Piccadilly, London, England.

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  • In 1662, James Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, Duke of Dover entered the world in Sanquhar Castle, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to William Douglas 1St Duke 3Rd Earl Of Queensberry And Lady Isabel Douglas Duchess Of Queensberry.
  • James Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, Duke of Dover married Lady Mary Boyle Duchess Of Queensberry, and had children including Agnes Douglas, Lady Isabel Douglas, Lord Charles Douglas 3Rd Duke Of Queensberry Vice Admiral Of Scotland Lord Justice General Dukedom Of Dover Extinct In 1778, Lord George Douglas, Lord James The Cannibalistic Idiot Douglas 3Rd Marquess Of Queensberry.
  • James Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, Duke of Dover passed away in 1711 in Albermarle Street, Piccadilly, London, England.

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James Dover's Ancestors

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James Dover
1662–1711
Birth Place: Sanquhar Castle, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
William Douglas, 1st Duke & 3rd Earl of Queensberry
1637–1695
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Isabel Douglas, Duchess of) Queensberry
1642–1691
Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (James Douglas, Earl van) Queensberry
1604–1671
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Stewart, Countess of) Queensberry
1620–1672
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
William (Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus, Marquees of) Douglas
1589–1660
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Mary) Gordon
1611–1674
Huntly Castle, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
William Queensberry
1592–1640
Lady Kerr
1585–1628
John Scotland
1600–1659
Lady Carnegie
1600–1655
William Angus
1552–1611
Elisabeth Oliphant
1560–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Traquair
1570–1607
Margaret Stewart
1575–1669
David Carnegie
1575–1658
William Angus
1532–1591
Egidia Graham
1535–1605

James Dover's Descendants

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James (Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, Duke of) Dover (18 Dec 1662–06 Jul 1711) m. Lady (Mary Boyle, Duchess of) Queensberry (1665–2 October 1709)
  1. 1. Agnes Douglas 1684–
  2. 2. Lady (Isabel) Douglas 1688–1694
  3. 3. Lord (Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, Vice Admiral of Scotland, Lord Justice General, (Dukedom of Dover extinct in) 1778) 1698–1778 m. Catherine (Hyde, Duchess of) Queensberry 1701–1777
  4. 4. Lord (George) Douglas 1700–1725
  5. 5. Lord (James "the Cannibalistic Idiot" Douglas, 3rd Marquess of) Queensberry 1697–1714

James Dover's Timeline

2 Records

1662
18 Dec 1662
Birth of James Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, Duke of Dover in Sanquhar Castle, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Sanquhar Castle, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1711
06 Jul 1711
Age 49
Death of James Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, Duke of Dover in Albermarle Street, Piccadilly, London, England
Albermarle Street, Piccadilly, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1662
    Event Place: Sanquhar Castle, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1228
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 355
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Jul 1711
    Event Place: Albermarle Street, Piccadilly, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1228
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 355
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

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