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The title of Duke of Buccleuch (pronounced "Bucloo") was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 20 April 1663 for the Duke of Monmouth, eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of England, who had married Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch. Anne was created Duchess in her own right along with her husband, so that the title was not affected by Monmouth's attainder in 1685. It passed on to his descendants, who have successively borne the surnames Scott, Montagu-Scott, Montagu-Douglas-Scott and Scott. In 1810, the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch inherited the Dukedom of Queensberry, also in the Peerage of Scotland, thus separating that title from the Marquessate of Queensberry. Thus, the holder is one of the only five people to hold two or more different dukedoms, the others being the Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, the Duke of Argyll (who holds two dukedoms named Argyll), and the Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon.The subsidiary titles associated with the Dukedom of Buccleuch are: Earl of Buccleuch (1619), Earl of Dalkeith (1663), Lord Scott of Buccleuch (1606) and Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill (1619) (all in the Peerage of Scotland). The Duke also holds the two subsidiary titles of the attainted Dukedom of Monmouth, namely Earl of Doncaster (1663) and Baron Scott of Tindale (1663) (both in the Peerage of England), and several subsidiary titles associated with the Dukedom of Queensberry, namely Marquess of Dumfriesshire (1683), Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar (1682), Viscount of Nith, Tortholwald and Ross (1682) and Lord Douglas of Kilmount, Middlebie and Dornock (1682) (all in the Peerage of Scotland). The courtesy title used by the Duke's eldest son and heir is Earl of Dalkeith. The Earldom of Doncaster and Barony of Scott of Tindale had been forfeit at the time of the first Duke's attainder, but the titles were restored to the 2nd Duke of Buccleuch in 1742.
The current Duke of Buccleuch is the largest private landowner in BritainThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly and chairman of the Buccleuch Group, a holding company with interests in commercial property, rural affairs, food, and beverages.
1 Lords Scott of Buccleuch ( 1606Events January 27 The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill pretender Dmitri December 26 Shakespeare's King Lear performed in court Storm bu)
- Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch ( 1565Events March 1 the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. August 28 St. Augustine, Florida (named after St. Augustine), established. It is the oldest remaining European- 1611Events November 1 At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. mo Gustavus Adolphus becomes king of Sweden Denmark attacks Sweden King James Version of the Bible first published in Engla)
- Walter Scott, 2nd Lord Scott of Buccleuch (d. 1633Events February 13 Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. March 1 Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu. Galileo Galilei is forced to recant his heliocentric views.) (became Earl of Buccleuch in 1619)
2 Earls of Buccleuch ( 1619Events May 13 Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. July 30 In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.)
- Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch (d. 1633Events February 13 Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. March 1 Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu. Galileo Galilei is forced to recant his heliocentric views.)
- Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch ( 1626Events September 30 Nurhaci , chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. Spanish establish a trading colony on Taiwan. Peter Minuit, director of the New Netherland colony, begins a policy of "pur- 1651)
- Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch ( 1647- 1661)
- Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch ( 1651- 1732) (became Duchess of Buccleuch in 1663)
