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Duke of Queensberry The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 3 February 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, 1st Marquess of Queensberry. The Dukedom was he ...
, a hereditary title in Scotland ** Duchess of Queensbury *
Marquess of Queensberry 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 i ...
, a hereditary title in Scotland ** ''Marchioness of Queensbury'', consort to the
Marquess of Queensberry 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 i ...
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Earl of Queensberry Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. A feminine form of ''earl'' never developed; instead, ''countess'' is used. The titl ...
, a hereditary title in Scotland ** ''Countess of Queensberry'', consort to the
Earl of Queensberry Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. A feminine form of ''earl'' never developed; instead, ''countess'' is used. The titl ...


Places

* Queensberry (hill), Lowther Hills, Southern Uplands, Scotland, UK; a 697 m hill * Queensberry, New Zealand, a locality in Otago region * Queensberry Bay (bay), Eastern Cape, South Africa; see List of bays of South Africa


Facilities and structures

* Queensberry Hotel, Dumfries, Scotland, UK; a listed building * Queensberry House, Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK; a listed building and part of the Scottish Parliament complex


Other uses

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Queensberry (band) Queensberry was an all-female German pop group founded in late 2008. Formed during the seventh season of the television talent show ''Popstars'', ''Popstars – Just 4 Girls'', the original line-up consisted of singers (Leo), (Gabby), Antonell ...
, an all-female German pop group *
Marquess of Queensberry rules The Marquess of Queensberry Rules, also known as Queensberry Rules, are a set of generally accepted rules governing the sport of boxing. Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867, they were so named because the 9th Marquess of Queensberry ...
in boxing


See also

* ''Volume I'' (Queensberry album), aka ''Queensberry Volume I'' * "The Song" (Queensberry song), aka ''The Queensberry Song'' * Queensberry Bay (town), Eastern Cape, South Africa * Queensbury (disambiguation) {{disambig, geo