James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry
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James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry (2 November 1697 – 17 February 1715), known until 1711 as James Douglas, Earl of Drumlanrig, was a Scottish nobleman, eldest son to survive infancy (the second son) of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
.
Stories describe him as an "imbecile", and violently insane, he was kept under lock and key from childhood at Queensberry House
in Edinburgh
, now part of the Scottish Parliament complex.http://www.edinburgh-royalmile.com/history/history-canongate-p3.html
It is reported that when the Act of Union
was signed in 1707, the disruption from either the festivities or the riots resulted in his escape. Drumlanrig, then around ten years old, slaughtered a young scullion
in the house's kitchen, roasting him alive on a spit, and began to eat him before he was discovered and apprehended. He was afterwards known as 'The Cannibalistic Idiot', and the oven he used can still be seen in the Parliament's Allowances Office.
A charter of novodamus
(i.e., de novo damus, "we grant anew"; a charter containing a clause by which a feudal superior re-bestows a former grant under a new set of conditions) had been made out for his father's titles, excepting the marquessate of Queensberry in 1706, to remove James Douglas from the succession. He died in 1715 and was buried on 17 February in Calverley
churchyard. His brother Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
succeeded him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Douglas,_3rd_Marquess_of_Queensberry&action=edit*Maxwell, Sir Herbert.A History of the House of Douglas. Freemantle, London 1902
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover was a Scottish nobleman.He was the eldest son of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and his wife Isabel Douglas, daughter of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas.Educated at the University of Glasgow, he was appointed a...
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Stories describe him as an "imbecile", and violently insane, he was kept under lock and key from childhood at Queensberry House
Queensberry House
Queensberry House is a 17th century Category A listed building in the Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, incorporated into the Scottish Parliament complex. It contains the office of the Presiding Officer, two Deputy Presiding Officers, the Parliament's Chief Executive, and other staff.The mansion...
in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, now part of the Scottish Parliament complex.http://www.edinburgh-royalmile.com/history/history-canongate-p3.html
It is reported that when the Act of Union
Acts of Union 1707
The Acts of Union were two Parliamentary Acts - the Union with Scotland Act passed in 1706 by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland - which put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706,...
was signed in 1707, the disruption from either the festivities or the riots resulted in his escape. Drumlanrig, then around ten years old, slaughtered a young scullion
Scullery maid
In great houses, scullery maids were the lowest-ranked and often the youngest of the female servants and acted as assistant to a kitchen maid. The scullery maid reported to the cook or chef...
in the house's kitchen, roasting him alive on a spit, and began to eat him before he was discovered and apprehended. He was afterwards known as 'The Cannibalistic Idiot', and the oven he used can still be seen in the Parliament's Allowances Office.
A charter of novodamus
Charter of novodamus
A charter of novodamus, in Scottish feudal land law, is a fresh grant of lands to the grantee. It is usually granted to make some change in the incidents of tenure of land already granted, or to resolve doubts about the grant or its terms....
(i.e., de novo damus, "we grant anew"; a charter containing a clause by which a feudal superior re-bestows a former grant under a new set of conditions) had been made out for his father's titles, excepting the marquessate of Queensberry in 1706, to remove James Douglas from the succession. He died in 1715 and was buried on 17 February in Calverley
Calverley
Calverley is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, on the A657 road, midway between Leeds city centre and Bradford...
churchyard. His brother Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry
Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover, PC was a Scottish nobleman.The son of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, 1st Duke of Dover, and Mary Boyle, daughter of Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan, was a Privy Counsellor and Vice Admiral of Scotland.He took up the cause...
succeeded him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Douglas,_3rd_Marquess_of_Queensberry&action=edit*Maxwell, Sir Herbert.A History of the House of Douglas. Freemantle, London 1902
Sources
- Maxwell, Sir Herbert,A History of the House of Douglas II vols. Freemantle, London 1902. http://www.archive.org/details/ahistoryhousedo00lindgoog