Lord Francis Douglas

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Lord Francis Douglas was a 19th-century British aristocrat and mountaineer best known for being among the first climbers to reach the summit of the Matterhorn, where he died during the tragic descent.

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Lord Francis Douglas canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aristocrat
human
mountaineer
nobleman
birthDate 1847-02-08
burialPlace body never recovered
causeOfDeath mountaineering accident
centuryOfActivity 19th century
climbed Matterhorn
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfEvent 1865-07-14
deathDate 1865-07-14
diedIn fall during descent from the Matterhorn
educatedAt Rugby School
familyName Douglas
father Archibald Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry
fullName Francis William Bouverie Douglas
gender male
givenName Francis
hasNotableRelative Archibald Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
honorificPrefix Lord
knownFor first ascent of the Matterhorn
mannerOfDeath accidental death
memberOfNobleFamily Douglas family
mother Caroline Margaret Clayton
nationality British
nobleTitle Lord
occupation aristocrat
mountaineer
participantIn first successful ascent of the Matterhorn
partnerInClimb Charles Hudson
Douglas Hadow
Edward Whymper
Michel Croz
Peter Taugwalder junior
Peter Taugwalder senior
placeOfBirth Scotland
placeOfDeath Alps
Matterhorn
religion Church of Scotland
sibling John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
Lady Florence Douglas
Lady Gertrude Douglas
Lord James Douglas

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Matterhorn firstAscentBy Lord Francis Douglas
Michel Croz partnerInClimb Lord Francis Douglas
Peter Taugwalder senior coClimber Lord Francis Douglas
Hörnli ridge firstAscentBy Lord Francis Douglas