CHAPTER XXXIV 



The Dukedom of Queensberry held for one hundred years by two persons 

 — A singular coincidence — Mr. Fuller's action against the late Duke's 

 executors — Result — Caricatures of the late Duke — Legacies ordered to 

 be paid— Conditions of order — Conclusion. 



There is a curious circumstance in connection with 

 the honours of Queensberry ; its ducal dignities had 

 been enjoyed by two persons only for the period of 

 one hundred years. 



Another remarkable incident is that about the 

 period of his decease four dukes died, all inhabitants 

 of Piccadilly: to this, as the reader will remember, 

 his Majesty King George iii. is supposed to refer in 

 the verses on ' Old .Q ' — ' Two dukes just dead,' etc. 

 etc., though this is scarcely chronologically correct, 

 as the decease of these noblemen occurred in the 

 following order : 



1. The Duke of Portland. 



2. The Duke of Queensberry. 



3. The Duke of Grafton. 



4. The Duke of Devonshire. 



