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  Duke of Abercorn
The title Duke of Abercorn was created in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.
In acknowledgement of his loyalty, James VI of Scotland (James I of England), conferred on Lord Claud Hamilton, younger son of the Earl of Arran[?], the Barony of Paisley.
His son James Hamilton was created Baron Abercorn in 1603, and in then 1606 he was made Earl of Abercorn and Lord of Mountcastle, Paisley, Hamilton and Kilpatrick.
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  Marquesses And Dukes Of Hamilton - LoveToKnow 1911
James, 2nd Lord Hamilton, son of the 1st lord and Princess Mary, was created earl of Arran in 1503; and his son James, who was regent of Scotland from 1542 to 1554, received in February 1 549 a grant of the duchy of Chatellerault in Poitou.
At the pacification of Perth in 1573 the Hamiltons abandoned Mary's cause, and a reconciliation with the Douglases was sealed by Lord John's marriage with Margaret, daughter of the 7th Lord Glamis, a cousin of the regent Morton.
James Douglas, 4th duke of Hamilton (1658-1712), eldest son of the preceding and of Duchess Anne, succeeded his mother, who resigned the dukedom to him in 1698, and at the accession of Queen Anne he was regarded as leader of the Scottish national party.
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 Hamilton (Family) - LoveToKnow 1911
Of the four sons attributed to him David succeeded in the representation of the family, Sir John Hamilton of Fingaltoun was ancestor of the Hamiltons of Preston, and Walter is stated to have been progenitor of the Hamiltons of Cambuskeith and Sanquhar in Ayrshire.
Of his many illegitimate children Sir James Hamilton of Finnart, beheaded in 1540, was ancestor of the Hamiltons of Gilkerscleugh; and John, archbishop of St Andrews, hanged by his Protestant enemies, was ancestor of the Hamiltons of Blair, and is said also to have been ancestor of Hamilton of London, baronet.
James, second earl of Arran, son of the first earl by his second wife Janet Beaton, was chosen governor to the little Queen Mary, being nearest of kin to the throne through his grandmother, though the question of the validity of his mother's marriage was by no means settled.
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 A Hamilton History: Highlights of the Lowlanders
A Hamilton was heir to the Scottish throne and arranged the marriage between Mary Queen of Scots and the Dauphin of France.
James was appointed Admiral of the Scottish Fleet in 1513, Lord of Regency under the Duke of Albany in 1517, and he commanded the Royal army against the Earl of Lennox in 1526.
Educated at the University of Glasgow, James was appointed one of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber of Charles II in 1679.
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 Scots Members of the French Nobility
James Hamilton, 2nd earl of Arran, was regent of Scotland during the minority of Mary Queen of Scots (he was in fact heir presumptive, being her second cousin through his grandmother, and next in line for the throne).
James (1606-1649), 1st duke of Hamilton and great-grandson of the 2nd earl of Arran, was succeeded by his brother William (1636-51), who left a daughter Ann (1634-1716), heir of the line, duchess in her own right.
Moreover, the Conseil d'État accepted the argument that the title was not recreated in abstracto in the Hamilton family, and it cannot be argued that the 1864 decree implied remainders to the heirs of the 1st duke of Hamilton or to the heirs of the 2nd earl of Arran.
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 James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, KG (born July 4, 1934) is a Northern Irish peer and politician, and currently Lord Steward of the Household.
Hamilton was educated at Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College.
She is the elder sister of Natalia, wife of the Duke of Westminster.
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 Hamilton of Cadzow
Hamilton, m a dtr and coheiress of Galbraith of that Ilk, ancestor of the Hamiltons of Bardowie
..A3 Walter Hamilton, ancestor of the Hamiltons of Raploch
..A1 James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, b1537-8, Commander of the Scots Guards in France, 1550-7, proposed by the Lords of the Congregation as husband for Queen Elizabeth of England 1560, and proposed himself as husband for Mary, Queen of Scots, 1561.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Duke of Abercorn
His son James Hamilton was created Lord Abercorn on 5 April 1603, then on 10 July 1606 he was made Earl of Abercorn and Lord of Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell and Kilpatrick, all in the Peerage of Scotland.
His successor, the 2nd Duke, continued the family tradition by being awarded the Garter in 1892; the 3rd Duke served as MP for Derry and as Governor of Northern Ireland, along with being created a Knight of St Patrick and given the Garter.
The Dukes of Abercorn also claim the French title of Duc de Châtellerault, as heirs-male of the second Earl of Arran, who was granted the title in 1548 by Henry I of France.
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 Abercorn
ABERCORN, Marquis of, a peerage held by a branch of the Hamilton family, descended from Lord Claud Hamilton, third son of James, second earl of Arran and first duke of Chatelherault.
John James Hamilton, 9th earl of Abercorn, was advanced to the dignity of a peer of Great Britain, 1st Oct. 1790, by the title of marquis of Abercorn, and dying 27th, January 1818, was succeeded by his grandson James.
The estate of Abercorn, from which the title is derived, is in Linlithgowshire, and formerly belonged to Sir John the Graham, the ‘fidus Achates’ of Wallace, who fell in the battle of Falkirk in 1298.
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 Clan Hamilton
The current Hamilton 'chief', Angus Douglas Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton, is still the Premier Duke of Scotland, the Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse and a member of the Royal Company of Archers.
The 3rd Earl of Arran became the 1st Marquess of Hamilton and the 3rd Marquess became the 1st Duke of Hamilton.
It was the 5th Duke that built the famed hunting lodge called Chatelherault, after the dukedom, on the grounds of Hamilton Palace.
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 Hamilton Mausoleum
It was acquired by the 14th Duke of Hamilton in 1946 and remains a splendid setting for the famous Hamilton Palace collection of furniture and paintings as well as mementoes of Mary Queen of Scots.
The Clan Hamilton are somewhat connected to the Douglas Clan due to the fact that the daughter of the Duke of Hamilton married the Earl of Selkirk, William Douglas.
It was left to her grandson James, the 5th Duke of Hamilton, to engage the famous Scottish architect William Adam in the 1740's, who completed the state-rooms which included sumptuous stucco-work.
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 James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn at AllExperts
James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, KG, KP, PC (30 November 1869 – 12 September 1953) was a British Unionist politician and nobleman who became the first Governor of Northern Ireland.
Born in London, the eldest son of James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn, and godson of the Prince of Wales, he was educated at Eton and subsequently served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 1st Life Guards.
After serving for a time as an Opposition whip, Hamilton succeeded his father as third Duke of Abercorn in 1913, and nine years later was appointed Governor of the newly-created Northern Ireland.
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 Duke of Abercorn Information
He was attainted in Ireland in 1691, and the Barony of Strabane forfeited, but his brother Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Hamilton obtained a reversal of the attainder and recovered in 1692.
His successor, the 2nd Duke, continued the family tradition by being awarded the Garter in 1892; the 3rd Duke served as MP for Londonderry and as Governor of Northern Ireland, along with being created a Knight of St Patrick and given the Garter.
In France, the Dukes of Abercorn also use the title Duc de Châtellerault, a title granted (by Henry I of France) to the Hamiltons in order to get them to agree to the marriage of Mary Queen of Scots to the French Dauphin, later Francis II of France.
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 [No title]
James was appointed Regent during the Queen's minority, and to consolidate his claim to the throne, he even wanted to marry her.
Duke of Chatelherault and 4th Earl of Arran: The fifth brother, Claud, was created 1st Baron Paisley in 1587, and it is from him that the Dukes of Abercorn are descended.
James tried to dissolve the proceedings, but was so little thought of that the Assembly ignored him, and got on with the business of removing bishops from the church.
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 Earliest Ancestors
James William Hamilton, b 1841 in Meriwether Co, GA, d 1919 Rome, GA, m 1865 in Chambers Co, GA to Sarah J Banks, b 1841 in Elbert Co, AL, d 1919 in Rome, GA. H-054 is a ggg grandson of James William and a first cousin twice removed of H-014.
Their son Rev. James Hamilton, b 1638, prebendary of Kilskerry 1662-1666, in 1667 rector of Donagheady, Co Tyrone, and Taghboyne, Co Donegal, styled of Mountgavelin, Archdeacon of Raphoe 1674/5 and Chaplain to the Earl of Arran, d abt 1685, m Catherine Leslie.
James F Hamilton, b 1848 Ireland, d 1932, emigrated 1858 to Lowell, MA with mother Ellen and 3 brothers, Patrick, John and Joseph (father Joseph was deceased).
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 ABERCORN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
1575-1618), was the eldest son of Claud Hamilton, Lord Paisley (4th son of James, 2nd earl of Arran, and duke of Chatelherault), and of Margaret, daughter of George, 6th Lord Seton.
He was made sheriff of Linlithgow in 1600, received large grants of lands in Scotland and Ireland, was created in 1603 baron of Abercorn, and on the 10th of July 1606 was rewarded for his services in the matter of the union by being made earl of Abercorn, and Baron Hamilton, Mount Castle and Kilpatrick.
The title of Abercorn, held by the head of the Hamilton family, became a marquessate in 1790, and a dukedom in 1868, the 2nd duke of Abercorn (b.
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 National Portrait Gallery A-Z of Portrait Sitters (A)
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn (1811-1885), Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (1869-1953), Soldier, politician and governor of Northern Ireland.
Mary Kathleen (née Crichton), Duchess of Abercorn (1905-1990), Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1964; wife of 4th Duke of Abercorn; daughter of Henry William Crichton, Viscount Crichton.
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JOHN HAMILTON, seventh child of Joseph Hamilton, is the present proprietor of the Ginger Hill farm.
Hamilton's farm, comprising some 400 acres of fertile land, is situated in Carroll township, four miles from Monongahela, and is one of the most beautiful country seats in western Pennsylvania.
Even so, Hamilton was off the set for several weeks, and the skin on her right hand was so badly burned that she had to wear a tight-fitting green glove instead of make-up for the rest of the film, as there was so little skin there.
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 Irish Rent A Castle
I love this place" says James Hamilton, the 5th Duke of Abercorn, as he sits in the elegant drawing-room of the early 17th century castle on the Belle Isle Estate, in the heart of Fermanagh's lakeland.
James Abercorn, whose ancestors came from Paisley in Scotland in 1604, is a tall, slim, and stylishly-dressed man in his mid-sixties whose affable manner fronts a shrewd business brain.
The Duke was educated at Eton, and served with the Grenadier Guards.
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 James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn Information
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, KG (born July 4, 1934) is a Northern Irish peer and politician, and currently Lord Steward of the Household.
Hamilton was educated at Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College.
She is the elder sister of Natalia, wife of the Duke of Westminster.
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 Irish Rent A Castle
I love this place" says James Hamilton, the 5th Duke of Abercorn, as he sits in the elegant drawing-room of the early 17th century castle on the Belle Isle Estate, in the heart of Fermanagh's lakeland.
James Abercorn, whose ancestors came from Paisley in Scotland in 1604, is a tall, slim, and stylishly-dressed man in his mid-sixties whose affable manner fronts a shrewd business brain.
The Duke was educated at Eton, and served with the Grenadier Guards.
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 List of the Knights of the Garter (1348-present)
96 (inv 1399) Humphrey (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster." Duke of Gloucester.
Afterwards Duke of Edinburgh, reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1893.
Earl of Hereford, K.G. Married Thomas of Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham, K.G., afterwards Duke of Gloucester.
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 thePeerage.com - David Bruce and others
She is the daughter of Sir James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn and Lady Mary Katherine Crichton.
He is the son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn and Alexandra Anastasia Phillips.
She is the daughter of Sir James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn and Alexandra Anastasia Phillips.
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 Analysis
Another relative of the Queen, James Hamilton, the 5th Duke of Abercorn is married to Alexandra Anastasia, whose niece is married to the Duke of Westminster.
He has a sister, Lady Jane Grosvenor, who was the first husband of the Duke of Roxburghe (Her marriage to Roxburghe made her the daughter of a Duke, the sister of a Duke, the wife of a Duke and finally the mother of a future Duke!).
The current Duke of Buccleuch’s sister is the Duchess of Northumberland whose daughter was the first wife of the Duke of Sutherland.
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 Royal News 2005, Section III
Charles Lambton (himself the son of George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, and of his wife, née Lady Beatrix Hamilton [daughter of the 1st Duke of Abercorn]) and of his wife, née Lavinia Marion Garforth (herself the daughter of William Henry Garforth and of his wife, née Hon.
The engagement was announced 7 March, 2005 between Dr Henry James Stafford Howard (b.1972, scion of the Dukes of Norfolk, son of Mr Nicholas Stafford Howard, of Johnby Hall, Cumbria, by his wife the former Phyllis Bethan Duckett) and Dr Anna F. Parsons (elder daughter of the Rev. Stephen and Mrs Parsons, of Edinburgh).
Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon (himself the son of Claude George, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and of his wife, née Nina Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck [of the Dukes of Portland]) and of his wife, née Elizabeth Margaret Cator], and of his wife, née Mary Pamela McCorquodale), married Dr.
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 Duke of Abercorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His successor, the 2nd Earl of Abercorn, was additionally created Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 8 May 1617.
His successor, the 2nd Duke, continued the family tradition by being awarded the Garter in 1892; the 3rd Duke served as MP for Derry and as Governor of Northern Ireland, along with being created a Knight of St Patrick and given the Garter.
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn (1575–1618) (previously created Lord Abercorn in 1603)
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 The Monarchy Today > The Royal Household > Official Royal posts > The Lord Steward
He is in attendance at Buckingham Palace on important ceremonial occasions such as State visits and in particular at State banquets, where he presents guests to The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh and their visitors.
From its Latin name (virga) is derived the phrase 'verge of the court', to describe the area over which the Lord Steward used to have civil and criminal jurisdiction.
The present Lord Steward is Sir James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn.
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