David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry
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David Harrington Angus Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry (born 19 December 1929) is a Scottish nobleman.
Queensberry is the elder son of the 11th Marquess, and his only son by his second wife, artist Cathleen Sabine Mann (married 1926, divorced 1946). His maternal grandparents were the British interior decorator Dolly Mann (née Florence Sabine-Pasley) and the British artist Harrington Mann.
He succeeded his father in 1954.
, he served in the Royal Horse Guards
. In the 1950s he worked in the pottery industry. He was Professor of Ceramics at the Royal College of Art
from 1959 until 1983. He is a Member of the Council of the Crafts Council
, was President of the Design and Industries Association
from 1976 to 1978, is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers
(and recipient of the Minerva Medal, the Society's highest award), and was Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art from 1990.
Issue:
Queensberry has an eldest but illegitimate son, Ambrose Jonathan Carey (b. 1961), head of a British security and intelligence firm, whose half-sister Caroline Carey (b. 1959), an English art student, married the late Salem bin Laden
, prior head of the global Bin Laden family
corporation. Carey is married since 1995 to Christina Weir, a daughter of the late Sir Michael Scott Weir
KCMG (1925–2006) and his first wife Alison Walker. They have issue two sons: Angus Carey-Douglas and James Carey-Douglas. Since Ambrose is illegitimate, he and his two sons are not in remainder to the Marquessate and subsidiary titles.
Queensberry has several siblings. By his father's first wife, he has an elder half-sister Lady Patricia Douglas, whose daughter Countess Emma de Bendern was the first wife of gossip columnist Nigel Dempster
. He has a late sister Lady Jane Cory-Wright (1926–2007), twice married to David Arthur Cory-Wright, of the Cory-Wright Baronets
. He has a younger half-brother Lord Gawain Douglas (b. 1948) who is married with issue, one son and five daughters.
(1844–1900).
and Mar and the illegitimate George, Earl of Angus (a quo the 'Red Douglases'). This Sir James himself had two illegitimate sons, William Douglas, 1st Baron Drumlanrig and Archibald (the original heirs-general were Sandilands, Lords of Torphichen). The Earldom passed onto 'Black' Archibald the Grim, bastard son of 'the good' Sir James Douglas, an uncle of the 1st Earl and thence, the Black Douglases. The Earls of Queensberry are therefore senior to the 'Red Douglases' i.e. the Douglas-Hamiltons, Dukes of Hamilton, Brandon and closest to the original Earls of Douglas, Lord of Douglas (the Black Douglases). This makes the Earls of Queensberry legitimate contenders to the Chiefship of the Clan Douglas
, along with the Earls of Morton (descended from Andrew, younger brother of Archibald, Lord of Douglas a grandfather of William le hardi de Douglas, the father of Sir Archibald, 'the good' Sir James and Hugh the dull.
Queensberry is the elder son of the 11th Marquess, and his only son by his second wife, artist Cathleen Sabine Mann (married 1926, divorced 1946). His maternal grandparents were the British interior decorator Dolly Mann (née Florence Sabine-Pasley) and the British artist Harrington Mann.
He succeeded his father in 1954.
Career
Educated at Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, he served in the Royal Horse Guards
Royal Horse Guards
The Royal Horse Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.Founded August 1650 in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Sir Arthur Haselrig on the orders of Oliver Cromwell as the Regiment of Cuirassiers, the regiment became the Earl of Oxford's Regiment during the reign of...
. In the 1950s he worked in the pottery industry. He was Professor of Ceramics at the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
from 1959 until 1983. He is a Member of the Council of the Crafts Council
Crafts Council
The Crafts Council was established in the United Kingdom in 1971 as the national agency for crafts and was granted a Royal Charter in 1982. The Crafts Council’s vision is to position the UK as the global centre for the making, seeing and collecting of contemporary craft...
, was President of the Design and Industries Association
Design and Industries Association
The Design and Industries Association is a United Kingdom charity whose object is to engage with all those who share a common interest in the contribution that design can make to the delivery of goods and services that are sustainable and enhance the quality of life for communities and the...
from 1976 to 1978, is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers
Chartered Society of Designers
The Chartered Society of Designers , headquartered in London, England, is the professional body for designers. It is the world's only Royal chartered body of professional designers...
(and recipient of the Minerva Medal, the Society's highest award), and was Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art from 1990.
Personal life
Queensberry has been thrice married; firstly in 1956 (div 1969) to Anne Jones, by whom he had two daughters; secondly in 1969 (div 1986) to Alexandra Mary Clare Wyndham Sich, by whom he had three sons (the eldest born during his first marriage) and one daughter; and thirdly in 2000 to Hsueh-Chun Liao, by whom he has a daughter (legitimated by marriage).Issue:
- (illegitimate) Ambrose Carey (b. 1961), see below.
- Sholto Francis Guy Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig (born 1 June 1967), legitimazed by decision of Lord Lyon when his parents married.
- Lord Milo Douglas (1975–2009)
- Lord Torquil Douglas (b. 1978)
- Lady Emma Douglas (b. 1956)) married 1986 Damon Lewis Vincent Heath, and has issue
- Lady Alice Douglas (b. 1965) married 1stly 1989 (div) Ali Ugan; md 2ndly 1995 Simon Melia, and has surviving issue, a daughter and a son.
- Lady Kate Douglas (b. 1969) married 1999 Tom Weisselberg, and has issue.
- Lady Beth Douglas (b. 1999), legitimazed 2000 by her parents' marriage.
Queensberry has an eldest but illegitimate son, Ambrose Jonathan Carey (b. 1961), head of a British security and intelligence firm, whose half-sister Caroline Carey (b. 1959), an English art student, married the late Salem bin Laden
Salem bin Laden
Salem bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was a Saudi Arabian investor and businessman.-Life:Considered the eldest son of Mohammed bin Laden, the founder of Saudi Binladin Group and a half-brother and cousin of the infamous terrorist...
, prior head of the global Bin Laden family
Bin Laden family
The bin Laden family , also spelled bin Ladin, is a wealthy family intimately connected with the innermost circles of the Saudi royal family. The family was thrown into media spotlight through the activities of one of its members, Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks...
corporation. Carey is married since 1995 to Christina Weir, a daughter of the late Sir Michael Scott Weir
Michael Scott Weir
Sir Michael Scott Weir, KCMG was a British diplomat. Born in Dunfermline, Fife, he went on a state scholarship to study oriental languages at the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1942. A year later he joined the Royal Air Force, which sent him to London University to learn Persian...
KCMG (1925–2006) and his first wife Alison Walker. They have issue two sons: Angus Carey-Douglas and James Carey-Douglas. Since Ambrose is illegitimate, he and his two sons are not in remainder to the Marquessate and subsidiary titles.
Queensberry has several siblings. By his father's first wife, he has an elder half-sister Lady Patricia Douglas, whose daughter Countess Emma de Bendern was the first wife of gossip columnist Nigel Dempster
Nigel Dempster
Nigel Richard Patton Dempster was a British journalist, author, broadcaster and diarist. Best known for his celebrity gossip columns in newspapers, his work appeared in the Daily Express and Daily Mail and also in Private Eye magazine...
. He has a late sister Lady Jane Cory-Wright (1926–2007), twice married to David Arthur Cory-Wright, of the Cory-Wright Baronets
Cory-Wright Baronets
The Cory-Wright Baronetcy, of Caen Wood Towers, High Gate, in St Pancras in the County of London and Hornsey in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 August 1903 for Cory Cory-Wright, Chairman of William Cory & Son, coal and oil shippers....
. He has a younger half-brother Lord Gawain Douglas (b. 1948) who is married with issue, one son and five daughters.
Succession to the marquessate
The heir apparent to the marquessate is Viscount Drumlanrig (b. 1967), followed by his brother Torquil Douglas. The next heir is their half-uncle Lord Gawain Douglas, who has a son Jamie Douglas who is married with one son. The next two elderly heirs are grandsons of Lord Sholto Douglas, fourth and youngest son of the 9th Marquess. They are unmarried. These represent all the male-line heirs of John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of QueensberryJohn Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry GCVO was a Scottish nobleman, remembered for lending his name and patronage to the "Marquess of Queensberry rules" that formed the basis of modern boxing, for his outspoken atheism, and for his role in the downfall of author and playwright Oscar...
(1844–1900).
Heirs to the Black Douglases
The Earls of Douglas were commonly known as the Black Douglases and usually descend from Sir Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway and Earl of Wigtown, a son of 'the Good' Sir James Douglas. The latter was succeeded as Lord of Douglas by his nephew, the son of his elder brother Sir Archibald, William, 1st Earl of Douglas. He in turn had two sons; Sir James Douglas, 2nd Earl of DouglasJames Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas
Sir James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar was an influential and powerful magnate in the Kingdom of Scotland.-Early life:He was the eldest son and heir of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas and Margaret, Countess of Mar...
and Mar and the illegitimate George, Earl of Angus (a quo the 'Red Douglases'). This Sir James himself had two illegitimate sons, William Douglas, 1st Baron Drumlanrig and Archibald (the original heirs-general were Sandilands, Lords of Torphichen). The Earldom passed onto 'Black' Archibald the Grim, bastard son of 'the good' Sir James Douglas, an uncle of the 1st Earl and thence, the Black Douglases. The Earls of Queensberry are therefore senior to the 'Red Douglases' i.e. the Douglas-Hamiltons, Dukes of Hamilton, Brandon and closest to the original Earls of Douglas, Lord of Douglas (the Black Douglases). This makes the Earls of Queensberry legitimate contenders to the Chiefship of the Clan Douglas
Clan Douglas
Clan Douglas is an ancient Scottish kindred from the Scottish Lowlands taking its name from Douglas, South Lanarkshire, and thence spreading through the Scottish Borderland, Angus, Lothian and beyond. The clan does not currently have a chief, therefore it is considered an armigerous clan.The...
, along with the Earls of Morton (descended from Andrew, younger brother of Archibald, Lord of Douglas a grandfather of William le hardi de Douglas, the father of Sir Archibald, 'the good' Sir James and Hugh the dull.
Sources
- Memorial Service: Sir Michael Weir, The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, 22 September 2006. - Paul Theroff (2007). Descendants of King Henry VII of England: Part 8, last updated November 2007.