Montagu Douglas Scott, or simply Scott, is the surname of an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom, founded initially in the 15th century as Clan Scott. In the 17th century, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, who would lead the Monmouth Rebellion married Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch. The family name was briefly Montagu-Scott, before the 5th Duke adopted its current form. It is one of only a handful of families in the English-speaking world to have an unhyphenated triple-barrelled name.
The 7th Duke of Buccleuch had a daughter, Alice, who married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (third son of King George V and uncle of Queen Elizabeth II) in 1935, becoming a member of the British Royal Family. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Prince William of Gloucester are grandsons of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch. Sarah, Duchess of York, former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is a great-great-granddaughter of the 6th Duke of Buccleuch.
Dukes of Buccleuch
- Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (1651-1732), wife of James FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Monmouth
- Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch (1695-1751)
- Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812)
- Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch & 6th Duke of Queensberry (1772-1819)
- Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch (1806-1884)
- William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch (1831-1914)
- John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch (1864-1935)
- Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch (1894-1973)
- John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch (1923-2007)
- Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch and 12th Duke of Queensberry (1954-Current)
Other members of the Montagu Douglas Scott family:
- Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1721-1750)
- Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (born Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott), daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch, married in 1935 Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (third son of King George V and uncle of Elizabeth II), and had issue.
- Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1832-1905)
- Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott (1839-1911), Royal Navy
- Lord William Montagu Douglas Scott (1896-1958), MP for Roxburgh and Selkirk (1935-1950)
- Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott (1872–1944), who married Marie Josephine Edwards on 26 April 1905, and had issue, maternal great-grandfather of Sarah, Duchess of York.
- Louisa Jane Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duchess of Buccleuch (1836-1912)
- Mary Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duchess of Buccleuch, née Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles) (1900-1993)
Coats of Arms
Ancestral Scott arms: Or on a bend azure a mullet of six points between two crescents of the field'[1]
Arms of the 1st Duke of Monmouth & Buccleuch
Arms of the 3rd Duke of Monmouth & Buccleuch
Arms of the 4th Duke of Buccleuch
Arms of the 5th Duke of Buccleuch
Arms of the 8th to 10th Duke of Buccleuch[2]
Family Tree
Montagu Douglas Scott Family Tree: Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry
In media
- Nick Carraway, the narrator of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, says his family has "a tradition that we're descended from the Dukes of Buccleuch", but then points out that this is not true.
See also
References
- ^ Scots Peerage, p. 249
- ^ scotarmigers.net
External links
- Buccleuch Estates
- Montagu-Douglas-Scott Family Tree
![Ancestral Scott arms: Or on a bend azure a mullet of six points between two crescents of the field'[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Arms_of_the_house_of_Scott_of_Buccleuch.svg/1280px-Arms_of_the_house_of_Scott_of_Buccleuch.svg.png)
![Arms of the 8th to 10th Duke of Buccleuch[2]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Arms_of_the_Duke_of_Buccleuch.svg/1280px-Arms_of_the_Duke_of_Buccleuch.svg.png)