Lord Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott

Lord Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott

Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, DSO, CMG (30 November 1872 – 17 June 1944), was the fifth child born to William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke of Queensberry and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton.

Lord Herbert Andrew was a great-grandfather to Sarah, Duchess of York, and a maternal second great-grandfather (great-great-grandfather) to HRH Princess Beatrice of York and HRH Princess Eugenie of York. He was also a paternal uncle of HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, previously Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, and thereby a maternal granduncle to HRH Prince William of Gloucester and HRH Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester.

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