1 th ▁Baron et . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁uncle ▁of ▁Oscar ▁Wil de ' s ▁lo ver ▁Lord ▁Alfred ▁Douglas , ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁John ▁Douglas , ▁ 9 th ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁Queens berry . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁Douglas ' s ▁father , ▁Lord ▁Queens berry , ▁died ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁a ▁shooting ▁accident , ▁but ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁widely ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁suic ide . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁his ▁mother , ▁Lady ▁Queens berry , ▁converted ▁to ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism ▁and ▁took ▁her ▁children ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Douglas ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Tri umph ▁and ▁death ▁on ▁the ▁M atter horn ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁the ▁M atter horn ▁was ▁still ▁un con quer ed , ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁assault ▁on ▁it ▁was ▁planned . ▁One ▁such ▁group ▁consisted ▁of ▁Douglas , ▁Edward ▁Wh ym per , ▁and ▁their ▁guide ▁Peter ▁T aug wal der . ▁Wh ym per ▁had ▁already ▁made ▁several ▁un success ful ▁attempts ▁on ▁the ▁mountain . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁July , ▁this ▁group ▁made ▁the ▁second ▁as cent ▁( and ▁the ▁first ▁by ▁the ▁north - n orth - west ▁r idge ) ▁of ▁the ▁Ober ▁G abel horn , ▁a ▁peak ▁of ▁ 4 , 0 5 3 ▁metres ▁on ▁the ▁north - west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁M atter horn ; ▁also ▁in ▁July ,