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The Dukedom of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland

The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the United Kingdom Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union 1707, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was introduced in which subsequent ti...
 created in 1643, the holder is the premier peer of Scotland. The title, Hamilton, Scotland
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area....
, and many places around the world are named for members of this family. The Ducal family's surname is Douglas-Hamilton
Douglas-Hamilton

Douglas-Hamilton is the family surname of the Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Selkirk. The name originates from the marriage of Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton to William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton in 1656....
.

Duke of Hamilton is, currently, one of the most ennobled men in the United Kingdom holding, in addition to the Dukedom of Hamilton, and the Dukedom of Brandon (cr.






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The Dukedom of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland

The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the United Kingdom Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union 1707, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was introduced in which subsequent ti...
 created in 1643, the holder is the premier peer of Scotland. The title, Hamilton, Scotland
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area....
, and many places around the world are named for members of this family. The Ducal family's surname is Douglas-Hamilton
Douglas-Hamilton

Douglas-Hamilton is the family surname of the Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Selkirk. The name originates from the marriage of Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton to William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton in 1656....
.

Overview

The Duke of Hamilton is, currently, one of the most ennobled men in the United Kingdom holding, in addition to the Dukedom of Hamilton, and the Dukedom of Brandon (cr. 1711 Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain

The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800....
), thirteen further subsidiary titles of nobility. They are:
Peerage of Scotland
  • Marquess of Douglas, Marquessate created 1633, united with the Dukedom of Hamilton in 1761
  • Marquess of Clydesdale, Marquessate cr. 1643, reaffirmed 1698
  • Earl of Angus
    Earl of Angus

    The Mormaer or Earl of Angus was the ruler of the medieval Scottish province of Angus. The title, in the Peerage of Scotland, is currently held by the Duke of Hamilton....
    , Earldom cr. 1389, united with Dukedom in 1761
  • Earl of Arran
    Earl of Arran

    Earl of Arran is a title in both the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland. The two titles refer to different places, the Isle of Arran in Scotland, and the Aran Islands in Ireland....
    , Earldom cr. 1st 1503, 2nd 1643, 3rd 1660
  • Earl of Lanark, Earldom cr. 1639, 2nd 1660, reaffirmed from 1st 1698
  • Lord Abernethy
    Lord Abernethy

    The Lord of Abernethy was from the 12th century to the 14th century the hereditary holder of the church and lands of the Scottish monastery at Abernethy, Perth and Kinross....
    , Lordship of Parliament cr. 1397, united with Dukedom in 1761
  • Lord Jedburgh Forest, Lordship of Parliament cr.1633, united with Dukedon in 1761
  • Lord Polmont, Lordship of Parliament cr. 1639, 2nd 1660, reaffirmed from 1st 1698
  • Lord Machanshire, Lordship of Parliament cr. 1639, 2nd 1660, reaffirmed from 1st 1698
  • Lord Aven, Lordship of Parliament cr. 1599, reaffirmed, 1643, 1660, 1698

Peerage of England
  • Earl of Cambridge
    Earl of Cambridge

    The title of Earl of Cambridge was created several times in the Peerage of Peerage of England, and since 1362 the title has been closely associated with the British Royal Family ....
    , Earldom cr. 1643, 2nd 1660, reaffirmed from 1st 1698
  • Baron Innerdale, cr. 1599, reaffirmed 1643, omitted in 1660, reaffirmed from 1st 1698


Peerage of Great Britain
  • Baron Dutton cr. 1711


Style

The Duke's eldest son and heir uses the courtesy title Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale. The courtesy title of the eldest son of the Duke's eldest son is Earl of Angus and the courtesy title of the eldest son of the eldest son of the eldest son of the Duke is Lord Abernethy. The Dukedom of Brandon and the Barony of Dutton
Dutton

Dutton has several meanings:Places:*Dutton, Alabama, town in the United States*Dutton, Cheshire, village in England*Dutton, Lancashire, village in England...
, are in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain

The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800....
, the Barony of Innerdale is in the Peerage of England
Peerage of England

The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union 1707 in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Peerage of Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. All other titles are in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland

The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the United Kingdom Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union 1707, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was introduced in which subsequent ti...
. Through the Lordship of Abernethy, the Duke of Hamilton (as successor to the Earl of Fife
Earl of Fife

The Earl of Fife or Mormaer of Fife referred to the Gaels comital lordship of Fife which existed in Scotland until the early 15th century....
) has the duty of bearing the Crown of Scotland. The Duke of Hamilton is also hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official royal residence in Scotland, and where he maintains large private quarters.

Multiple dukedoms

The Duke of Hamilton was created Duke of Brandon in 1711, making the present holder one of the five peers to hold more than one dukedom in the British peerages, the others being:
  • the Duke of Cornwall
    Duke of Cornwall

    The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first dukedom created in the peerage of England.The present Duke of Cornwall is Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, the reigning British monarch ....
     and Rothesay
    Duke of Rothesay

    The title Duke of Rothesay was the official title possessed by the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland. A separate Scottish throne has not existed since the Treaty of Union 1707 in 1707, which saw the joining of the Kingdom of Scotland with the Kingdom of England to form the Kingdom of Great Britain under Anne of Great Brit...
  • the Duke of Buccleuch
    Duke of Buccleuch

    The title of Duke of Buccleuch was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 20 April 1663 for James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, who was the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of England and who had married Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch....
     and Queensbury
    Duke of Queensberry

    The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry....
  • the Duke of Argyll
    Duke of Argyll

    The title Duke of Argyll was created in the British Peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful, if not the most powerful, noble family in Scotland....
    , holding one Dukedom of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland, and another in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
  • the Duke of Richmond
    Duke of Richmond

    The title Duke of Richmond is named after Richmond, North Yorkshire and its surrounding district of Richmondshire, and has been created several times in the Peerage of England for members of the royal Tudor dynasty and House of Stuart families....
    , Lennox
    Duke of Lennox

    The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The Dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Stirling , was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earl of Lennox....
     and Gordon
    Duke of Gordon

    The title Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of Scotland and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.The Dukedom, named for the Clan Gordon family, was first created for the fourth Marquess of Huntly on November 3, 1684; he was simultaneously created with the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Huntly and En...
     in addition to a French dukedom, Duke of Aubigny
    Duke of Aubigny

    The Scotland Dukes of Aubigny had their origins in Aubigny-sur-N?re, France, from the 15th century, which was an important honour throughout the Auld Alliance and Ancien R?gime....


Historically, several other dukes have held multiple dukedoms, including Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme and John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll

Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich Knight of the Garter , known as Ian Ruaifh Cean or Red John of the Battles, was a Scotland soldier and Nobility....
.

Lennoxlove House

Barony of Cadzow

Gilbert de Hameldun is recorded as witnessing a charter confirming the gift of the church at Cragyn to the Abbey of Paisley
Paisley Abbey

Paisley Abbey is a former Cluniac monastery, and current Church of Scotland parish kirk, located on the east bank of the River Cart in the centre of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, in west central Scotland....
 in 1271. His ancestry is uncertain but he was probably the son of William de Hamilton (third son of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester

Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester was an England nobleman, one of the principal followers of Henry the Young King in the Revolt of 1173-1174 against his father Henry II of England....
) and Mary of Strathearn. Gilbert de Hameldun married Isabella Randolph, daughter of Thomas Randolph, of Strathdon, Chamberlain of Scotland. His heir was Walter Fitz Gilbert
Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow

Sir Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow, 1st Laird of Cadzow was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman. The son of Gilbert fitz William of Hameldone, and an unknown wife, possibly Isabelle Randolph....
 de Hambledon (c.1250-bef.1336). Walter fitz Gilbert was governor of Bothwell Castle
Bothwell Castle

Bothwell Castle is a large medieval castle sited on a high, steep bank, above a bend in the River Clyde, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located between Uddingston and Bothwell, about south-east of Glasgow....
 for the English crown during First War of Scottish Independence
First War of Scottish Independence

The First War of Scottish Independence lasted from the outbreak of the war with the invasion by England in 1296 until the de jure restoration of Scottish independence with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328....
. Following the Battle of Bannockburn
Battle of Bannockburn

The Battle of Bannockburn was a significant Scotland victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence. It was the decisive battle in the First War of Scottish Independence....
 in 1314, Walter fitz Gilbert gave refuge to the Earl of Hertford and other escapees, only to deliver them and Bothwell up to Edward Bruce
Edward Bruce

Edward Bruce , was a younger brother of King Robert I of Scotland, who supported his brother in the struggle for the crown of Scotland, then pursued his own claim in Ireland....
. He then became a Bruce partisan. Sometime between 1315 and 1329, Robert the Bruce knighted him and granted him lands in Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic Renfrewshire , also known as the County of Renfrew or Greater Renfrewshire, the other two being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east....
, the Lothian
Lothian

Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills.In Lothian there is Edinburgh City, West Lothian, Mid Lothian and East Lothian....
s and the barony of Cadzow (present day Hamilton
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area....
 in Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire , officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a Counties of Scotland of Scotland.It was bounded to the north by Stirlingshire and a detached portion of Dunbartonshire, to the northeast by Stirlingshire, West Lothian, to the east by Peeblesshire, to the southeast and south by Dumfriesshire, to the southwest by Dumfriesshi...
) including Cadzow Castle
Cadzow Castle

Cadzow Castle is a ruined castle, constructed between 1500 and 1550 on the site of an earlier Scottish royalty castle, 1 mile south-east of the centre of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland....
. The barony previously belonged to John Comyn who was murdered by Robert the Bruce.

The 1st Laird
Baron

Baron is a specific title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English language beorn meaning "nobleman."...
 of Cadzow was succeeded by his son David fitz Walter fitz Gilbert (c.1310-1374/1378). He was a supporter of David II
David II of Scotland

Daibhidh a Briuis , anglicised as David II , was King of Scotland between 7 June 1329 and 22 February 1371....
 and fought at the Battle of Neville's Cross
Battle of Neville's Cross

The Battle of Neville's Cross took place to the west of Durham, England on 17 October 1346....
 (Battle of Durham) where he was captured along with his king. His son David Hamilton, 3rd Laird of Cadzow (c.1333-c.1392) was the first to establish Hamilton as the family name. David Hamilton's son, John Hamilton (?-bef. 1410) became the 4th baron and was in turn succeeded by his son James Hamilton, 5th Baron of Cadzow (?-bef. 1441).

Lord Hamilton and Earl of Arran

In 1445 the 5th Baron's son and heir James Hamilton was created a Lord of Parliament
Lord of Parliament

A Lord of Parliament is a member of the lowest rank of Scotland peerage, ranking below a viscount. A Lord of Parliament is said to hold a Lordship of Parliament....
, and became 1st Lord Hamilton. He married Mary Stewart, daughter of King James II
James II of Scotland

James II of Scotland reigned as king of Scots from 1437 to 1460.He was the son of James I of Scotland and of Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland ....
 in about 1474. In 1490, their son James Hamilton (c.1475-1529) who was then aged 15, married Elizabeth, the 13-year-old widow of Thomas Hay of Hoprew. But it was later discovered that Thomas Hay was actually still alive and the marriage was annulled. James became a privy counsellor
Privy Council of Scotland

The Privy Council of Kingdom of Scotland was a body that advised the King of Scots.In the range of its functions the council was often more important than the Estates of Scotland in the running the country....
 to James IV
James IV of Scotland

James IV was King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death. He is generally regarded as the most successful of the House of Stuart monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field, where he became the last British monarch to be killed in battle....
, and helped to arrange his marriage to Princess Margaret Tudor
Margaret Tudor

Margaret Tudor was the elder of the two surviving daughters of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and the elder sister of Henry VIII of England....
 of England. As a reward he was created Earl of Arran in 1503. The earl's second marriage to Janet Beaton (bef. 1499-1522) produced his heir James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (1515-1575). The 2nd earl was chosen as Regent of Scotland between 1542 and 1554, and guardian of the young Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary I of Scotland

Mary I was Queen of Scots from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567.She was the only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland. She was only six days old when her father died and left her Queen of Scots....
. He was created Duc de Châtellerault of France in 1548 for his part in arranging the marriage of Queen Mary to the dauphin Francis
Francis II of France

Francis II...
, although he forfeited this dukedom when he switched allegiances in 1559.

The 2nd earl was succeeded by his eldest son James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran
James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran

James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman.He was the eldest son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, who was next in line for the Crown of Scotland after Mary, Queen of Scots....
 (1533/1538-1609) who had been proposed as a husband to Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I was List of English monarchs and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the House of Tudor....
 in 1561. In 1562 he was declared insane, and in 1581 he resigned the Earldom to James Stewart of Bothwellhaugh. In 1586 his resignation was ruled by the Court of Session
Court of Session

The Court of Session is the Supreme courts of Scotland civil court of Scotland. It is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal and sits exclusively in Parliament House, Edinburgh in Edinburgh....
 to be the act of a madman and his honours were restored.

Marquesses and Dukes of Hamilton

The 3rd earl's younger brother John Hamilton (c. 1535-1604) was appointed to administer his brother's estates. He was created Marquess of Hamilton and Lord Aven on 17 April 1599. His son James Hamilton
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton

James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran Order of the Garter Privy Council , styled Lord Aven from 1599 to 1604, was a Kingdom of Scotland politician....
 (1589-1625) was created 1st Lord Aberbrothwick in the peerage of Scotland on 5 May 1608. He moved to England with King James VI
James I of England

James VI and I was List of monarchs of Scotland as James VI, and List of English monarchs and King of Ireland as James I. He ruled in Kingdom of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary I of Scotland....
, and invested into the Somers Isles Company
Somers Isles Company

The Somers Isles Company was formed in 1615 to operate the English colony of the Somers Isles, also known as Bermuda, as a commercial venture. It held a Royal Charter for Bermuda until 1684, when it was dissolved, and the Crown assumed responsibility for the administration of the Colony....
, an offshoot of the Virginia company
London Company

The London Company was an England joint stock company established by royal charter by James I of England on April 10, 1606 with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America....
, buying the shares of Lucy Harrington, Countess of Bedford. The Parish of Hamilton
Hamilton Parish, Bermuda

Hamilton Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It was renamed for Scottish aristocrat James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton when he purchased the shares originally held in the Virginia Company by Lucy, Countess of Bedford....
 in the Somers Isles (alias Bermuda
Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
) is named for him. Upon the death of his uncle in 1609 he became the 4th Earl of Arran and the 5th Lord Hamilton. He was created Earl of Cambridge and Baron of Innerdale in the peerage of England on 16 June 1619. His son James Hamilton (1606-1649) was created Duke of Hamilton, Marquess of Clydesdale, Earl of Arran and Cambridge and Lord Aven and Innerdale 12 April 1643. His son Charles Earl of Arran died young and the duke's titles passed to his brother William Hamilton (1616-1651) who had already been created Earl of Lanark and, Lord Machansyre and Polmont in the peerage of Scotland on 31 March 1639. Upon his death, with no male heirs to claim the titles, the Earldom of Arran became dormant. All of the other titles in the peerages of England and Scotland that had been granted before 1643 became extinct. The dukedom and other titles devolved upon the 1st Duke's eldest surviving daughter Anne (1632-1716), who became duchess of Hamilton in her own right.

The later dukes

The 1st Earl of Selkirk's eldest son James Hamilton (1658-1712) was known as the Earl of Arran until 9 July 1698 when his mother, Anne Hamilton, abdicated her titles of Duchess of Hamilton, Marchioness of Clydesdale, Lady Aven and Innerdale, Countess of Arran and Cambridge, Countess of Lanark and Lady Machansyre and Polmont. He became the 4th Duke of Hamilton, during the lead up to the Acts of Union 1707
Acts of Union 1707

The Acts of Union were a pair of Act of Parliament passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England to put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706, following negotiation between commissioners representing the parliaments of the two countries....
, the 4th Duke was the leader of the anti-union party . He was created Duke of Brandon
Brandon, Suffolk

Brandon is a small town and civil parish in the England county of Suffolk. It is in the Forest Heath local government district.Brandon is located in the Breckland area on the border of Suffolk with the adjoining county of Norfolk....
 and Baron of Dutton in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain

The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800....
 on 10 September 1711, and famously killed in duel with Lord Mohun (who also died) in Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London

Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine ....
 on 15 November 1712.

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The 4th Duke's son James Douglas (1703-1743) was succeeded by his son James Douglas-Hamilton (1724-1758) and he by his son James George Douglas-Hamilton (1755-1769) who became the 7th Duke of Hamilton upon his father's death. In 1761 the 7th Duke's distant cousin, the 3rd Marquess of Douglas, died without an heir and the Duke received his titles becoming the 14th Earl of Angus, 4th Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest and 4th Marquess of Douglas. He died without issue and was succeeded by his brother Douglas Hamilton (1756-1799). Douglas Hamilton left no sons and the title passed back to his uncle, the 6th Duke's brother, Archibald Hamilton (1740-1819) who became the 9th Duke of Hamilton. He was succeeded by his son Alexander Hamilton, (1767-1852) and then by his son William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton (1811-1863). The 11th Duke's son William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton (1845-1895) died without a male heir and the title of 13th Duke of Hamilton passed to his distant cousin Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (1862-1940) who was descended from the 4th Duke of Hamilton. The 13th duke's son Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (1903-1973) became the 14th Duke of Hamilton and upon his death his son Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (born 1938) succeeded as the 15th Duke.

Feudal Barons of Cadzow (c. 1315)

  • Walter fitz Gilbert
    Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow

    Sir Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow, 1st Laird of Cadzow was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman. The son of Gilbert fitz William of Hameldone, and an unknown wife, possibly Isabelle Randolph....
     de Hambledon, 1st Baron of Cadzow (c. 1250- bef.1336)
  • David fitz Walter fitz Gilbert
    David fitz Walter of Cadzow

    Sir David fitz Walter of Cadzow or David fitz Walter fitz Gilbert de Hameldone, 2nd Laird of Cadzow was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman....
     2nd Baron of Cadzow (c. 1310-1374/1378)
  • David Hamilton, 3rd Baron of Cadzow
    David Hamilton of Cadzow

    David Hamilton of Cadzow, 3rd Laird of Cadzow was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman. The son of David fitz Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow, he was born at Cadzow Castle, South Lanarkshire....
     (c. 1333-c. 1392)
  • John Hamilton, 4th Baron of Cadzow
    John Hamilton of Cadzow

    Sir John Hamilton of Cadzow, 4th Laird of Cadzow was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman and soldier.He succeeded his father, David Hamilton of Cadzow, no later than 1392, when he appears on a charter of Andrew Murray of Touchadam as Dominus de Cadzow....
     (d. bef.1410)
  • James Hamilton, 5th Baron of Cadzow
    James Hamilton of Cadzow

    Sir James Hamilton of Cadzow, 5th Laird of Cadzow was a Scottish nobleman and royal hostage.He was the son of Janet Douglas, daughter of Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord Dalkeith, but his paternity is uncertain....
     (d. bef.1441)
  • James Hamilton, 6th Baron of Cadzow
    James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton

    James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, 6th Lord of Cadzow was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman, scholar and politician....
     (d. 1479) (created Lord Hamilton in 1445)


Lords Hamilton (1445)

  • James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton
    James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton

    James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, 6th Lord of Cadzow was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman, scholar and politician....
     (d. 1479)
  • James Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton
    James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran

    James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman.He was the only son of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, and his wife Princess Mary Stewart of Scotland....
      (c.1475-1529) (became Earl of Arran in 1503)


Earls of Arran, Second Creation (1503)

  • James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran
    James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran

    James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman.He was the only son of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, and his wife Princess Mary Stewart of Scotland....
     (c. 1475-1529)
  • James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran
    James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran

    James Hamilton, Duke of Ch?tellerault and 2nd Earl of Arran, was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman and the eldest legitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran....
     (1515-1575) (created Duke of Châtellerault in the Peerage of France
    Peerage of France

    The Peerage of France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. It was abolished in 1789 during the French Revolution, but it reappeared after the Revolution....
    , 1548)
  • James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran
    James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran

    James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman.He was the eldest son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, who was next in line for the Crown of Scotland after Mary, Queen of Scots....
     (1533/1538-1609)
  • James Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran
    James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton

    James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran Order of the Garter Privy Council , styled Lord Aven from 1599 to 1604, was a Kingdom of Scotland politician....
     (1589-1625) (became 2nd Marquess of Hamilton in 1604)


Marquesses of Hamilton (1599)

with subsidiary Lord Aven (1591)
  • John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton
    John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton

    John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton was the third son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran and older brother of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley....
     (c. 1535-1604)
  • James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton
    James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton

    James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran Order of the Garter Privy Council , styled Lord Aven from 1599 to 1604, was a Kingdom of Scotland politician....
     (1589-1625)
  • James Hamilton, 3rd Marquess of Hamilton
    James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton

    James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton , Kingdom of Scotland nobleman and Wars of the Three Kingdoms General....
     (1606-1649) (became Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Arran (Third Creation) in 1643)


Dukes of Hamilton (1643)

  • James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
    James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton

    James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton , Kingdom of Scotland nobleman and Wars of the Three Kingdoms General....
     (1606-1649)
  • William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
    William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton

    William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton Order of the Garter , was a Kingdom of Scotland nobleman who supported both Cavalier and Presbyterianism causes during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms....
     (1616-1651)
  • Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton
    Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton

    Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton was a Peerage of Scotland.The daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish General and premier peer of the realm, and Lady Mary Feilding, daughter of William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh and Susan Feilding, Countess of Denbigh, a sister of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham....
     (c. 1631-1716)
    • her husband William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk
      William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton

      William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of England , was the son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and his second wife Lady Mary Gordon....
       (1635-1694), was created Duke of Hamilton in his own right for life.
  • James Douglas-Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
    James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton

    Lieutenant-General James Douglas-Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, 1st Duke of Brandon and 1st Baron of Dutton, Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, was a...
     (1658-1712) (his mother resigned the dukedom in his favour after the death of her husband; became Duke of Brandon in 1711)


Dukes of Hamilton and Brandon (1711)

  • James Douglas-Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
    James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton

    Lieutenant-General James Douglas-Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, 1st Duke of Brandon and 1st Baron of Dutton, Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, was a...
     (1658-1712)
  • James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton
    James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton

    James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, Order of the Thistle, Royal Society of Arts, was a Scotland peerage of Scotland, the son of the James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton....
     (1703-1743)
  • James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton
    James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton

    James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton, Order of the Thistle, was a Scotland peerage of Scotland.Hamilton was the son of the James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton and was styled as Marquess of Clydesdale from his birth until his father's death....
     (1724-1758)
  • James George Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton
    James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton

    James George Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton Hamilton was born at Holyrood Palace, the son of the James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton and his wife, Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton....
     (1755-1769) became 4th Marquess of Douglas and Earl of Angus
    Earl of Angus

    The Mormaer or Earl of Angus was the ruler of the medieval Scottish province of Angus. The title, in the Peerage of Scotland, is currently held by the Duke of Hamilton....
     in 1761
  • Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
    Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton

    Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton Order of the Thistle was a Scotland peerage of Scotland.Hamilton was born at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the son of the James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton and his wife, Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton....
     (1756-1799)
  • Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton
    Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton

    Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton and 6th Duke of Brandon was a Peerage of Scotland and politician.Hamilton was the eldest son of the James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton and his third wife, Anne, and was educated at Eton College....
     (1740-1819)
  • Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
    Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon Knight of the Garter Privy Council of the United Kingdom Fellow of the Royal Society Society of Antiquaries of London was a Scotland politician....
     (1767-1852)
  • William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
    William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton

    William Alexander Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and 8th Duke of Brandon , styled Earl of Angus before 1819 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1819 and 1852, was a Scottish nobleman....
     (1811-1863)
  • William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton
    William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton

    William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duc de Ch?tellerault Order of the Thistle was a Scottish people nobleman, the son of William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and Princess Marie of Baden , the adoptive granddaughter of Napoleon Bonaparte....
    , 8th Earl of Selkirk (1845-1895)
  • Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton
    Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton

    Lieutenant Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and 10th Duke of Brandon, Territorial Decoration, Deputy Lieutenant was a Scottish people nobleman and sailor....
    , 9th Earl of Selkirk (1862-1940)
  • Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
    Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton

    Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, Order of the Thistle, Royal Victorian Order, Air Force Cross , Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Deputy Lieutenant, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, FRGS, was a Scotland nobleman and pioneering aviator....
     (1903-1973)
  • Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton
    Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton

    Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton and 12th Duke of Brandon , is a Scottish nobleman. He was styled Earl of Angus between 1938 and 1940, and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1940 and 1973, and is currently styled His Grace The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon....
     (b. 1938)


The current heir to the title is Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale (b. 1978)

See also

  • Clan Hamilton
    Clan Hamilton

    The House of Hamilton is a Scottish clan who historically held broad territories throughout central and southern Scotland, particularly Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and the Lothians....
  • Earl of Angus
    Earl of Angus

    The Mormaer or Earl of Angus was the ruler of the medieval Scottish province of Angus. The title, in the Peerage of Scotland, is currently held by the Duke of Hamilton....
  • Earl of Arran
    Earl of Arran

    Earl of Arran is a title in both the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland. The two titles refer to different places, the Isle of Arran in Scotland, and the Aran Islands in Ireland....
  • Earl of Selkirk
    Earl of Selkirk

    Earl of Selkirk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1646.William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton , younger son of the 1st Marquess of Douglas, was created Earl of Selkirk and Lord Daer and Shortcleuch in the peerage of Scotland on 4 August 1646....
  • Lord Abernethy
    Lord Abernethy

    The Lord of Abernethy was from the 12th century to the 14th century the hereditary holder of the church and lands of the Scottish monastery at Abernethy, Perth and Kinross....
  • Hamilton Palace
    Hamilton Palace

    Hamilton Palace was the largest non-Royal residence in the Western World in its heyday, located north-east of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Scotland....
  • Brodick Castle
    Brodick Castle

    Brodick Castle is a castle situated outside the port of Brodick on the Isle of Arran, an island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It was previously a seat of the Duke of Hamilton, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland....
  • Lennoxlove House
  • Holyrood Palace
    Holyrood Palace

    The Palace of Holyroodhouse, or informally Holyrood Palace, founded as a monastery by David I of Scotland in 1128, has served as the principal residence of the Kings and Queens of Scotland since the fifteenth century....
  • Duke of Abercorn
    Duke of Abercorn

    The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.This article also covers the Earls and Marquesses of Abercorn, all named after Abercorn, West Lothian, in Scotland....


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