| Marquessate of Queensberry | |
| Creation date | 1682 |
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| Created by | Charles II of England |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry |
| Present holder | David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry |
| Heir apparent | Sholto Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig |
| Remainder to | heirs male of the body of the grantee |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Drumlanrig, Viscount Drumlanrig, Earl of Queensberry, Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers |
Marquess of Queensberry is a title in the peerage of Scotland. The title has been held since its creation in 1682 by a member of the Douglas family. The Marquesses also held the title of Duke of Queensberry from 1684 to 1810, when it was inherited by the Duke of Buccleuch.
The feudal title Baron Drumlanrig was created for William Douglas, illegitimate son of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, some time before 1427, when he died. His descendant, the 9th Baron Drumlanrig, was created the 1st Earl of Queensberry in 1633.
The subsidiary titles of Lord Queensberry are: Earl of Queensberry (created 1633), Viscount Drumlanrig (1628) and Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers (1628), all in the peerage of Scotland. He is also a Scottish Baronet, styled "of Kelhead", created 26 February 1668, so the 6th Marquess was the 5th Baronet. The courtesy title used by Lord Queensberry's eldest son and heir is Viscount Drumlanrig. There is no special courtesy title for Lord Drumlanrig's eldest son and heir.
The 9th Marquess is particularly well-known because of the rules of boxing that were named after him (the Marquess of Queensberry rules), and for his litigious interaction with Oscar Wilde.
In 22 June 1893, Queen Victoria raised Francis Archibald Douglas, the heir of the 9th Marquess, to the peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Kelhead. Francis Douglas died without descendants the following year and the title "Baron Kelhead" became extinct.
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The heir apparent is the present holder's son Sholto Francis Guy Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig (b. 1967).
The heir apparent's heir presumptive is his brother Lord Torquil Oberon Tobias Douglas (b. 1978).
See above for further succession