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Name Title or Spouse, Ancestry Dates Fam. Sch(s) Arran, Earls of: See Hamilton, Capt. James Stewart or Thomas Boyd: 3: Bethune, Janet: w. of Sir Thomas or Robert Livingston of Easter Wemyss, of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, and d. of Sir David Bethune of Creich
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Châtellerault, 2nd Earl of Arran ( c. 1519 – 22 January 1575), was a Scottish nobleman and head of the House of Hamilton. A great-grandson of King James II of Scotland, he was heir presumptive to the Scottish throne (1536–1540, 1541–1542, 1542–1566 and 1567–1575). Arran was Regent of Scotland during the ...
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Feb 18, 2024 · Death. James Hamilton, earl of Arran, wrote his will on 26 March 1529, [24] making his eldest natural son, Sir James Hamilton of Finnart, his executor and the tutor for his heir (who was still a minor). [5] He died shortly thereafter, certainly by 31 March when Finnart was granted wardship of the earldom, and was buried at the collegiate church ...
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Other Hamiltons of note in Scottish history include Patrick Hamilton who was martyred for his Protestant beliefs in 1528 and the grandson of the 3rd Duke who climbed Vesuvius 22 times and married Emma, Lord Nelson's beloved. The 14th Duke was the pilot of the first plane to fly over Mount Everest (in 1933). The Hamilton clan motto is "Through".
Mother. Margaret Douglas. James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran (1537–1609) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who opposed the French-dominated regency during the Scottish Reformation. He was the eldest son of James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault, sometime regent of Scotland. He was of royal descent, and at times was third or fourth in ...
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran. James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and 2nd Lord Hamilton (c. 1475 – 1529) was a Scottish nobleman, naval commander and first cousin of James IV of Scotland. He also served as the 9th Lord High Admiral of Scotland.
1475? James Hamilton, 1st earl of Arran (born 1475?—died July 1529, Kinneil, West Lothian [now in Falkirk], Scotland) was the son of James, 1st Lord Hamilton, and of Mary, daughter of James II of Scotland. He was created earl of Arran in 1503 on the occasion of the marriage of James IV to Margaret Tudor. Arran commanded a naval expedition ...
