The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Allan Warren, 2013 | |
| Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle | |
| Assumed office 9 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Airlie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott 14 February 1954 Edinburgh, Scotland[1] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch and 12th Duke of Queensberry, KT, KBE, CVO, DL, FSA, FRSE, FRSGS (born 14 February 1954), styled as Lord Eskdaill until 1973 and as Earl of Dalkeith from 1973 until 2007, is a Scottish landholder and peer. He is the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, as well as Chief of Clan Scott. He is a descendant of James, Duke of Monmouth (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685), the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter, and more remotely in a direct male line from Alan of Dol, who arrived in Britain in 1066 with William the Conqueror.[2]
Scott was once Scotland's largest private landowner, owning 217,000 acres (880 km2) of Scottish land, but was surpassed by Anders Holch Povlsen who currently holds 221,000 acres (890 km2) in the country.[3] [4] The Duke was appointed as Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle by Charles III on 9 December 2023.[5]
- ^ "Heir for Earl of Dalkeith". The Times. 15 February 1954. p. 8.
- ^ McGinty, Stephen (17 April 2012). "Scotland's DNA: Descended from lost tribes… and related to Napoleon: SCOTS are the descendants of lost tribes who fought the Romans, tribesmen from the Sahara and the diminutive conqueror of Europe, Napoleon Bonaparte". The Scotsman. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Ross, David (5 June 2013). "Questions raised over land swap deal with billionaire". The Herald. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Campsie, Alison (8 October 2018). "This Danish businessman is now the largest landowner in Scotland". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Lyon Court [@LyonCourt] (9 December 2023). "The King appoints The Duke of Buccleuch as Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle" (Tweet) – via Twitter.