DOUGLAS, WILLIAM, DUKE OF QUEENSBERRY
Arms.—Quarterly.
1st and 4th; arg., a human heart gu., imperially crowned ppr., on a chief az., 3 mullets of the field. Douglas.
2nd and 3rd; az., a bend between 6 crosses crosslet fitchée or. Marr.
All within a bordure or, charged with the double tressure (flory counterflory) of Scotland, added by Charles II. to the coat of William Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, when he conferred upon him the Marquisate of Queensberry in 1681.
Coronet.—That of a Duke.
Supporters.—On each side a Pegasus arg., winged, maned, and hoofed or.
Motto.—Fordward.
[Boethius. Scotorum Historiae a prima gentis origine. Paris, 1526.]
Crest.—A man's heart gu., ensigned with an imperial crown ppr., and winged or. Douglas.
Coronet.—That of a Duke.
Initials.—W. D. (William Douglas).
[Pliny. C. Plinii Secundi Historiae Naturalis, Lib. xxxvii. Lugd. Batavorum, 1635.]
William Douglas (born circ. 1637, died 28th March 1695), Viscount Drumlanrig, was the son of James Douglas, second Earl of Queensberry. In 1671 Lord Drumlanrig succeeded to his father's honours, and in 1681 he received a step in the Peerage, being created first Marquis of Queensberry. In 1684 he was created Duke of Queensberry. His Grace was Justice-General of Scotland in 1680 and a Lord of Session, and from 1682 to 1686 he was High Governor of Edinburgh Castle.
