Lord Alfred Douglas

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Lord Alfred Douglas was an English poet and journalist best known for his intimate relationship with Oscar Wilde and his central role in the scandal that led to Wilde’s imprisonment.

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instanceOf English nobility
human
journalist
poet
birthName Alfred Bruce Douglas
burialPlace Brighton, England
causeOfDeath congestive heart failure
charge criminal libel
convertedTo Roman Catholicism
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1870-10-22
dateOfDeath 1945-03-20
editorOf The Academy
educatedAt Magdalen College, Oxford
Winchester College
familyName Douglas
father John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
genre journalism
poetry
sonnet
givenName Alfred
honorificPrefix Lord
imprisonmentYear 1924
knownFor intimate relationship with Oscar Wilde
role in the scandal leading to Oscar Wilde’s imprisonment
language English
memberOf House of Douglas
linked to: Clan Douglas
middleName Bruce
mother Sibyl Montgomery
name Lord Alfred Douglas
nationality British
notableWork Autobiography
Oscar Wilde and Myself
The City of the Soul
The Spirit of the Age
Two Loves
occupation editor
journalist
poet
translator
partner Oscar Wilde
placeOfBirth Worcester, England
linked to: Worcester
placeOfDeath Lancing, Sussex, England
relative John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
religion Roman Catholicism
sexualOrientation homosexual
sibling Francis Douglas
Percy Douglas
title Lord
wasImprisoned HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs
workLocation London
linked to: London, England
wroteAbout Oscar Wilde

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De Profundis addressedTo Lord Alfred Douglas
Colin Morgan playedCharacter Lord Alfred Bosie Douglas
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The Happy Prince character Lord Alfred Douglas
The Judas Kiss mainSubject Lord Alfred Douglas
The Judas Kiss character Lord Alfred Douglas
The Trials of Oscar Wilde portrays Lord Alfred Douglas
Labouchere Amendment usedInProsecutionOf Lord Alfred Douglas (indirectly implicated through Wilde trials)
linked to: Lord Alfred Douglas
Lord Alfred Douglas name Lord Alfred Douglas
Put Money in Thy Purse mainSubject Lord Alfred Douglas
Put Money in Thy Purse titleCharacter Lord Alfred Douglas
Put Money in Thy Purse relatedPerson Lord Alfred Douglas
The Green Carnation inspiredBy Lord Alfred Douglas