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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 ...
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July 1844 – 31 January 1900), 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 ...
27 apr 2021 · John Douglas assults his son Percy in the street for showing support for Oscar Wilde. Despite this, Percy would go on to inherit his father's title of Marquess of Queensberry after his father's death.
Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, 9th marquis of [S] (1844–1900). Douglas inherited the title at the age of 14. He was a representative peer of Scotland from 1872 until 1880, when he lost re-election, largely for his outspoken support for Bradlaugh.
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry. (1844-1900), Patron of boxing. Sitter in 2 portraits. 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. Like. List Thumbnail. Sort by.
John Sholto, 9th Marquess of Queensberry. Born in 1844, John Sholto Douglas succeeded his father in 1858. He married Sibyl Montgomery, daughter of Alfred Montgomery, in 1866. They divorced in 1887. John Sholto remarried in 1893 to Ethel Weedon but the marriage was annulled one year later.
John Sholto Douglas, 9º Marchese di Queensberry GCVO , 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.
