Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch KT FRS (11 January 1694/95 - 22 April 1751) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of Sir James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (son of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch) and Lady Henrietta Hyde, daughter of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester. He was baptised on 20 January 1694/95 in St. James' Church, Westminster. He married, firstly, Lady Jane Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and Mary Boyle, on 5 April 1720 in Earl of Rochester's House, Privy Gardens, Whitehall. They had one son, Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1720/21 - 1750). Lady Jane died in 1729 and is buried at Dalkeith Castle. He married, secondly, Alice Powell, daughter of Joseph Powell, on 4 September 1744 in St. George's Chapel, Mayfair, London, England. He held the office of Grand Master of Freemasons in 1723/24 and was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) on 12 March 1723/24. He held the office of the Spalding Gentlemen s Society. He was invested as a Knight of the Thistle on 2 February 1725.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786131611858
• ISBN-10: 6131611858
• Artikelnr.: 29776816