* 1895 – Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.

In 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry rules were drafted by John Chambers for amateur championships held at Lillie Bridge in London for Lightweights, Middleweights and Heavyweights.

The rules were published under the patronage of the Marquess of Queensberry, whose name has always been associated with them.

Modern boxing originates with Jack Broughton's rules in the 18th century, and reaches its present form with the Marquess of Queensberry Rules of 1867.

The Marquess of Queensberry, father of Lord Alfred Douglas, an intimate friend of Wilde, planned to present Wilde a bouquet of rotten vegetables and disrupt the show.

The Marquess of Queensberry, the father of Wilde's intimate friend Lord Alfred Douglas ( who was on holiday in Algiers at the time ), had planned to disrupt the play by throwing a bouquet of rotten vegetables at the playwright when he took his bow at the end of the show.

* January 31 – John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman and boxer ( b. 1844 )

* April 6 – Oscar Wilde is arrested after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.

By the time that story was published, however, the term was already starting to gain a connotation of sexual deviance ( especially that of homosexual and / or effeminate males ), which is already known in the late 19th century ; an early recorded usage of the word in this sense was in a letter by John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry to his son Lord Alfred Douglas.

John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry GCVO ( 20 July 184431 January 1900 ) was a Scottish nobleman, remembered for lending his name and patronage to the " Marquess of Queensberry rules " that formed the basis of modern boxing, for his outspoken atheism, and for his role in the downfall of author and playwright Oscar Wilde.

Douglas was born in Florence, Italy, the eldest son of Scottish Conservative Party politician Archibald, Viscount Drumlanrig, who was the heir of the 7th Marquess of Queensberry.

The rules had been drawn up by John Graham Chambers but appeared under Queensberry's sponsorship and are universally known at the " Marquess of Queensberry rules ".

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For instance, the eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry is styled Earl of Dalkeith, even though the Duke is also the Marquess of Dumfriesshire, a title which outranks the Earldom.

After many years, and several attempts by other men to write acceptable rules, John Graham Chambers wrote the Marquess of Queensberry rules in 1865.

The authorities began to allow prize matches and amateur boxing under this new rule system when John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry endorsed its use.

* John, Marquess of Queensberry ( 1990 )

On February 15, 1895 Oscar Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas and Ross approached solicitor Charles Octavius Humphreys with the intention of suing the Marquess of Queensberry, Douglas ' father, for criminal libel.

* Archibald Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry ( 1818 – 1858 )

* Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry ( 1777 – 1837 ), great-great-great-great-grandson of the 1st Earl of Queensberry

" The Court concluded that " St. Paul has no such authority to license one side of a debate to fight freestyle, while requiring the other to follow Marquess of Queensberry rules.

* Publication of the Marquess of Queensberry rules which had been written in 1865.

The 9th Marquess is particularly well-known because of the rules of boxing that were named after him ( the Marquess of Queensberry rules ), and for his litigious interaction with Oscar Wilde.

The ' Queensberry rules ', the code of general rules in boxing, was named after John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry in 1867, that formed the basis of modern boxing.

The Marquess of Queensberry rules is a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing.

One early prize fighter who fought under Marquess of Queensberry rules was Jem Mace, who won the English heavyweight title under these rules in 1861.

Chambers codified the " Marquess of Queensberry rules " upon which modern-day boxing is based.

The first heavyweight champion under the Marquess of Queensberry rules was John L. Sullivan, known as " The Boston Strong Boy ".

Monarchs and members of their family have also owned in a private capacity homes and land in Canada: King Edward VIII owned Bedingfield Ranch, near Pekisko, Alberta ; The Marquess of Lorne and Princess Louise owned a cottage on the Cascapédia River in Quebec ; and Princess Margaret owned Portland Island between its gifting to her by the Crown in Right of British Columbia in 1958 and her death in 2002, though she offered it back to the Crown on permanent loan in 1966 and the island and surrounding waters eventually became Princess Margaret Marine Park.

The title used does not have to be exactly equivalent to the actual peerage: the eldest son of the current Duke of Wellington is styled Marquess of Douro, although the actual peerage possessed by his father is Marquess Douro ( not of Douro ).

It stands out as one of the first French cities, after Nancy, to have entered an era of urbanism and metropolitan big scale projects, with the team Gabriel father and son, architects for King Louis XV, under the supervision of two intendants ( Governors ), first Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur then the Marquis ( Marquess ) de Tourny.

A 1790 pamphlet attacking the administration of the Marquess of Buckingham brought him to the notice of the Whig club ; in September 1791 he wrote an essay by " A Northern Whig ," 10, 000 copies of which were said to have been sold.

The king awarded peerages to two of his former prime ministers who have retired from active politics: Adolfo Suárez, who was created 1st Duke of Suárez ; and Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo who was created 1st Marquess of la Ría de Ribadeo.

Most of the holders of the title have been prominent in British political life over the last two centuries, particularly the 3rd Marquess, who served three times as Prime Minister in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

As a reward for national service, the king awarded peerages to two of his former presidents who have since retired from active politics: Adolfo Suárez was created 1st Duke of Suárez ; and Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo was created 1st Marquess of la Ría de Ribadeo.

His older brother William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, who would have inherited the dukedom, was killed in combat near the end of the war.

The general Wang sent, Yan You ( 嚴尤 ), used humble words to trick their leader, Zou ( 騶 ), who carried the title the Marquess of Gaojuli ( 高句驪, Korean Hangul: 고구려 ( Goguryeo ) ( but appeared to have no direct connection with the Kingdom of Goguryeo, existing at the same time ), into a meeting with him, and then killing Zou by surprise.

It is in Mexico that the hacienda system can be considered to have its origin in 1529, when the Spanish crown granted to Hernán Cortés the title of Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca, which entailed a tract of land that included all of the present state of Morelos.

The British English expression " Bob's your uncle " is thought to have originated when Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, promoted his nephew, Arthur Balfour, to the esteemed post of Chief Secretary for Ireland in what was widely seen as an act of nepotism.

Although the Earldom of Glamorgan and Viscountcy of Grosmont were not recognised as substantive titles at the restoration of Charles II, because of irregularities in the patent of creation, they have nevertheless continued to be used as convenient courtesy titles in order to distinguish the bearer from the Marquess of Worcester as heir apparent, the Earldom of Worcester not being distinctive enough for this purpose.

Her sister Mary was married to Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, and Murray's connection with the Marquess was to have a significant impact on his future career.

However, it may have been used as early as 1689, applied to George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, when he was Speaker of the House of Lords during the Convention Parliament of that year.

** Liu Shan ( 劉山 ), later renamed Liu Yi ( 劉義 ), later re-renamed Liu Hong ( 劉弘 ), initially created Marquess of Xiangcheng and later created the Prince of Hengshan ( the first name change might have been required by this creation, as it is considered inappropriate in ancient China to have one's name ( or one's male ancestors ' names ) share characters with one's titles ), later Emperor Houshao, executed by the officials in 180 BC in the aftermaths of the Lü Clan Disturbance

The takeover of the canal by the Marquess of Bute was a little too late to have any great effect.

Under Alexander Robertson, 12th chief, the clan are said to have supported James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose in all of his battles during the Scottish Civil War.

As the first Marquess of ExeterLord Burleigh is said to have entirely devoted his time to business and study, taking no diversion but that afforded by his gardens, of which he was both fond and proud, it is to be supposed that this painting was not " his " portrait, though mistaken for his, as was the ownership of the old manor-house of Wimbledon.

Becoming prominent among the Whigs, Dowdeswell was made Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1765 under the Marquess of Rockingham, and his short tenure of this position appears to have been a successful one, he being in Lecky's words a good financier, but nothing more.

However this may be, William appears to have had no suspicion of Shrewsbury's loyalty, for on 30 April 1694 the latter was created Marquess of Alton and Duke of Shrewsbury, and he acted as one of the regents during the King's absence from England in the two following years.

In 1967, Arthur Butler, 6th Marquess and 24th Earl of Ormonde, sold the abandoned and deteriorating castle to the Castle Restoration Committee for £ 50, with the statement: " The people of Kilkenny, as well as myself and my family, feel a great pride in the Castle, and we have not liked to see this deterioration.