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Duke William Douglas-Hamilton

Male 1634 - 1694  (59 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Douglas-Hamilton  [1
    Prefix Duke 
    Birth 24 Dec 1634  St Mary Isle, Kirkcudbrightshr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Apr 1694  Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hamilton, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 5 Siblings 
    Person ID I39809  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2010 

    Father Earl William Douglas,   b. 1589, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1659 (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Mary Gordon,   b. 1610, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1674 (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 15 Sep 1632  Bellie, Morayshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F39730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Duchess Anne Hamilton,   b. Abt 1636   d. 17 Oct 1716 (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1656  TyroneÉire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. Duke James Douglas-Hamilton,   b. 11 Apr 1658   d. 15 Nov 1712, Hyde Park, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    +2. Earl John Douglas-Hamilton,   b. Bef 26 Jan 1665   d. 3 Dec 1744, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Earl Charles Hamilton,   b. 3 Feb 1662   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Earl George Hamilton,   b. Abt 1666   d. 29 Jan 1737, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +5. Catherine Hamilton,   b. Abt 1662   d. 11 Jan 1707 (Age 45 years)
    +6. Susannah Douglas-Hamilton,   b. Abt 1668   d. 7 Feb 1737, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +7. Basil Douglas-Hamilton,   c. 16 Dec 1671   d. 27 Aug 1701, Minnick Water, Galloway Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 29 years)
    +8. Archibald Douglas-Hamilton,   c. 17 Feb 1673   d. 5 Apr 1754 (Age ~ 81 years)
    Family ID F16922  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2001 

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  • Notes 
    • 3rd Duke of Hamilton
      1st earl of Selkirk

      was created duke of Hamilton in 1660 on his wife's petition, receiving also several of the other Hamilton peerages, but for his life only. The Hamilton estates had been declared forfeit by Cromwell, and he himself had been fined £1000. He supported Lauderdale in the early stages of his Scottish policy, in which he adopted a moderate attitude towards the Presbyterians, but the two were soon alienated, through the influence of the countess of Dysart, according to Gilbert Burnet, who spent much time at Hamilton Palace in arranging the Hamilton papers. With other Scottish noblemen who resisted Lauderdale's measures Hamilton was twice summoned to London to present his case at court, but without obtaining any result. he was dismissed from the council ill 1676, and on a subsequent visit to London Charles refused to receive him. On the accession of James II, he received numerous honours, but he was one of the first to enter into communication with the prince of Orange. He presided over the convention of Edinburgh, summoned at his request, which offered the Scottish crown to William and Mary in March 1689.

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Brian Tompsett, University of Hull Royal Database (England), (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 , , Repository: WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk).



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