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27 apr 2021 · 7 Jul 1844. John Sholto Douglas (7/20/1844 – 1/31/1900) is born in Florence Italy. The eventual catalyst of Oscar Wilde's downfall, Douglas was born to conservative Scotish nobleman Archibald William Douglas and Caroline Margaret Clayton. Archibald was the 8th Marquess of Queensberry making John the 9th after inheriting the title in 1858.
Il giovane e viziato Bosie ha convinto l'amante Oscar Wilde a denunciare suo padre, John Sholto Douglas, IX marchese di Queensberry. Quando la causa è respinta, Wilde viene denunciato per sodomia . Il governo ha tacitamente lasciato a Wilde alcune ore di tempo perché possa fuggire in Francia per evitare l'arresto, il processo e l'inevitabile condanna.
John Sholto Douglas, IX marchese di Queensberry Questa voce sugli argomenti nobili e britannici è solo un abbozzo . Contribuisci a migliorarla secondo le convenzioni di Wikipedia .
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July 1844 – 31 January 1900), was a British nobleman, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde ...
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry. Patron of boxing; the Queensberry rules governing the sport of boxing were drawn up under his supervision, 1867; succeeded his father as Marquess, 1858; sat as representative peer for Scotland, 1872-80. John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry ('Statesmen. No. 261. "a good light weight."')
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was a British nobleman of the Victorian era, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde.
John Sholto Douglas, 9º Marchese di Queensberry GCVO (Firenze, 20 luglio 1844 – Londra, 31 gennaio 1900), è stato un nobiluomo scozzese, ricordato per aver dato nome e patrocinio alle "Regole del Marchese di Queensberry" che hanno costituito la base del moderno pugilato, per il suo schietto ateismo, e per il suo ruolo nella caduta del compagno del figlio Alfred, Oscar Wilde.
