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Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton and 12th Duke of Brandon KStJ (13 September 1938 – 5 June 2010), styled Earl of Angus until 1940 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1940 and 1973, was the premier peer of Scotland.
Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 15. Duke of Hamilton (* 13. September 1938 in London; † 5. Juni 2010) war ein britischer Peer und Politiker. Leben. Angus Douglas-Hamilton war der älteste Sohn des Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14. Duke of Hamilton aus dessen Ehe mit Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy, einer Tochter von Alan Percy, 8. Duke ...
The Duke of Hamilton, (13 September 1939 - 5 June 2010) who [has] died aged 71 following dementia, was Scotland’s premier peer and held the nation’s principal duchy. As nobleman and landowner, he looked every inch the aristocrat he was, yet he shrank from use of the term.
Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton and 12th Duke of Brandon, Premier Peer of Scotland, Hereditary Keeper of Palace of Holyroodhouse: born London 13 September 1938;...
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Lairds of Cadzow
Gilbert de Hameldun is recorded as witnessing a charter confirming the gift of the church at Cragyn to the Abbey of Paisley in 1271. His ancestry is uncertain but he may have been the son of William de Hamilton (third son of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester) 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. He was governor of Bothwell Castle for the English Crown...
Lords Hamilton and Earls of Arran
The 5th laird was succeeded as 6th laird by his son, Sir James Hamilton, who was created a Lord of Parliament as Lord Hamilton on 3 July 1445. In early 1474, he married Princess Mary, Countess of Arran, daughter of King James II and widow of Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran. He was succeeded by his only legitimate son, James, 2nd Lord Hamilton. In 1490, then aged 15, he married the 13-year-old Elizabeth, Lady Hay, daughter of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home and widow of Sir Thomas Hay, Master of...
Marquesses and Dukes of Hamilton
The 3rd Earl's younger brother John Hamilton (who was styled Lord Hamilton as is traditional for the younger sons of Earls) was appointed to administer his brother's estates. He was created Marquess of Hamilton, Earl of Arran and Lord Aven on 17 April 1599. His son, James, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (who had been created Lord Aberbrothwick (or Arbroath) on 5 May 1608, before he succeeded) moved to England with King James VI, and invested into the Somers Isles Company, an offshoot of the Virgini...
George Douglas, an illegitimate son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, was created Earl of Anguson 9 April 1389. His descendant, William, 11th Earl of Angus, was created Marquess of Douglas, Earl of Angus and Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Foreston 14 June 1633. His great-grandson, Archibald, 3rd Marquess of Douglas, was created Duke of Douglas,...
The arms of the current Duke of Hamilton and Brandon are: quarterly: 1st and 4th grand quarters: quarterly: 1st and 4th, Gules three Cinquefoils Ermine (for Hamilton); 2nd and 3rd, Argent a Lymphad with the sails furled proper flagged Gules (for Arran); 2nd and 3rd grand quarters: Argent a Heart Gules imperially crowned Or on a Chief Azure three Mu...
Lairds of Cadzow
1. Sir Walter fitz Gilbert, 1st of Cadzow (c. 1250– bef. 1336) 2. Sir David fitz Walter, 2nd of Cadzow (c. 1310–1374/1378) 3. Sir David Hamilton, 3rd of Cadzow (c. 1333–c. 1392) 4. Sir John Hamilton, 4th of Cadzow (died bef. 1410) 5. Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow (died bef. 1441) 6. Sir James Hamilton, 6th of Cadzow (died 1479) (created Lord Hamilton in 1445)
Lords Hamilton
1. James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton(died 1479) 2. James Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton(c.1475–1529) (created Earl of Arran in 1503)
Earls of Arran, second Creation
1. James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran(c. 1475–1529) 2. James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (1515–1575) (also Duke of Châtellerault in the French nobilityfrom 1548 until 1559) 3. James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran (1533/1538–1609) (under attainder1579–1585) 4. James Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran(1589–1625) (had already succeeded as 2nd Marquess of Hamilton)
Hamilton family portraits Archived 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine8. Dez. 2010 · Angus Alan Douglas-Hamilton, the 15th Duke of Hamilton, died this year after suffering from vascular dementia for several years. His wife, Kay Hamilton, is now spearheading a £1.5m appeal by...
Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon (born 31 March 1978), is a Scottish nobleman and the premier peer of Scotland. Early life. He is the son of Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton, and his first wife, Sarah Scott, and was educated at Keil School, Dumbarton, and Gordonstoun in Scotland. [1]
