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Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon KG PC FRS FSA (3 October 1767 – 18 August 1852) was a Scottish politician and art collector.
Alexander Hamilton, 10. Duke of Hamilton (* 3. Oktober 1767 in London; † 18. August 1852 ebenda) war ein schottisch-britischer Peer, Politiker und Diplomat. Leben. Alexander Hamilton war der Sohn des Archibald Hamilton, 9. Duke of Hamilton und dessen Gemahlin Lady Harriet Stewart, Tochter des 6. Earl of Galloway. Er folgte seinem ...
Duke of Hamilton ist ein erblicher britischer Adelstitel in der Peerage of Scotland. Bei dem Dukedom handelt es sich um die älteste noch bestehende Verleihung eines Duke -Titels dieser Peerage (nach dem der Königsfamilie zugeordneten Titel Duke of Rothesay ), wodurch der Titelträger gemäß der Protokollarischen Rangordnung der ...
Douglas Alexander Hamilton believed himself to be the true heir to the Scottish throne. The great British public of the time believed him to be the most arrogant man in existence. In recognition of his own importance, the Duke commissioned an imposing mausoleum for his final resting-place.
The first Duke of Hamilton was created in 1643. James Hamilton, then Earl of Arran, was ennobled for services to Charles I. An influential military leader during the Thirty Years’ War, he returned as Charles’ principal Scottish adviser when the conflict ended. But life was not always kind to the first Duke of Hamilton.
30. Sept. 2020 · William Beckford, in April 1810. Alexander was 20 years older than his young bride and the marriage was undoubtedly arranged for financial gain. At the age of ten, Beckford had inherited vast sugar plantations in Jamaica and thousands of enslaved African workers – he was one of the richest men in Britain at this time.
4. Aug. 2021 · Biographical notes. Scottish politician, diplomat and art collector. Slavery connections. He married in 1810 Susan Beckford, daughter of William Thomas Beckford (q.v.), from whom she inherited an immense fortune based on Jamaican sugar estates.
