John Douglas, 9th Marquess Of Queensberry
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 124 years ago |
Date of birth | July 20,1844 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Florence |
Italy | |
Date of died | January 31,1900 |
Died | London |
United Kingdom | |
Children | Francis Douglas, Viscount Drumlanrig |
Lord Alfred Douglas | |
Spouse | Ethel Weeden |
Sibyl Montgomery | |
Job | Politician |
Poet | |
Education | University of Cambridge |
Magdalene College, Cambridge | |
Grandchildren | Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry |
Books | The Spirit of the Matterhorn |
Parents | Archibald Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry |
Great grandchild | David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 455396 |
John Douglas, 9th Marquess Of Queensberry Life story
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was a British nobleman, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde.