John Douglas, 9t Marquess o Queensberry

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Lord Queensberry in 1896.

John Sholto Douglas, 9t Marquess o Queensberry GCVO (20 Julie 1844 – 31 Januar 1900) wis a Scots nobleman, maist remembered for lendin his name an patronage tae the "Marquess o Queensberry rules" that formed the basis o modren boxin, an for his role in the downfaw o author an playwricht Oscar Wilde.


Peerage o Scotland
Precedit bi
Archibald Douglas
Marquess o Queensberry
1858–1900
Succeedit bi
Percy Douglas