Duke of Hamilton  

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Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643. It is the senior dukedom in that Peerage (except for the Dukedom of Rothesay held by the Sovereign's eldest son), and as such its holder is the Premier Peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas. The title, the town of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, and many places around the world are named for members of the Hamilton family. The Ducal family's surname, originally "Hamilton", is now "Douglas-Hamilton". Since 1711, the Dukedom has been held together with the Dukedom of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain, and the Dukes since that time have been styled Duke of Hamilton and Brandon.

List of titleholders

Barons of Cadzow (c. 1315)

• Sir Walter fitz Gilbert, 1st Baron of Cadzow (c. 1250– bef. 1336)
• Sir David fitz Walter, 2nd Baron of Cadzow (c. 1310–1374/1378)
• David Hamilton, 3rd Baron of Cadzow (c. 1333–c. 1392)
• Sir John Hamilton, 4th Baron of Cadzow (d. bef. 1410)
• James Hamilton, 5th Baron of Cadzow (d. bef. 1441)
• Sir James Hamilton, 6th Baron of Cadzow (d. 1479) (created Lord Hamilton in 1445)

Lords Hamilton (1445)

• James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton (d. 1479)
• James Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton (c.1475–1529) (created Earl of Arran in 1503)

Earls of Arran, second Creation (1503)

• James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran (c. 1475–1529)
• James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (1515–1575) (also Duke of Châtellerault in the French nobility from 1548 until 1559)
• James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran (1533/1538–1609) (under attainder 1579–1585)
• James Hamilton, 4th Earl of Arran (1589–1625) (had already succeeded as 2nd Marquess of Hamilton)

Marquises of Hamilton (1599)

• John Hamilton, 1st Marquis of Hamilton (c. 1535–1604) (created Marquis of Hamilton in the lifetime of his elder brother, the 3rd Earl of Arran)
• James Hamilton, 2nd Marquis of Hamilton, 1st Earl of Cambridge (1589–1625) (succeeded as 4th Earl of Arran in 1609)
• James Hamilton, 3rd Marquis of Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Cambridge (1606–1649) (created Duke of Hamilton in 1643)
  • Charles Hamilton, Earl of Arran (1634–1640) (eldest son of the 3rd Marquis, predeceased his father in childhood)

Dukes of Hamilton (1643)

• James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Cambridge (1606–1649)
  • Charles Hamilton, Earl of Arran (d. 1640)
• William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1616–1651)
  • James Hamilton, Lord Polmont (d. 1648)
• Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton (c. 1631–1716) (resigned the Dukedom in her son's favour in 1698)

m. William Douglas later Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, 1st Earl of Selkirk (1635–1694) (created Duke of Hamilton for life in 1660)

• James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, 1st Duke of Brandon (1658–1712) (created Duke of Brandon in 1711)
• James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Brandon (1703–1743)
• James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Brandon (1724–1758)
• James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton, 4th Duke of Brandon (1755–1769) (succeeded as 4th Marquess of Douglas in 1761)
• Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton, 5th Duke of Brandon (1756–1799)
• Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton, 6th Duke of Brandon (1740–1819)
• Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon (1767–1852)Template:Dubious
• William Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton, 8th Duke of Brandon (1811–1863)Template:Dubious
• William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 8th Earl of Selkirk (1845–1895)<ref>Complete Peerage, Vol. VI, p 275 shows this Duke and his heirs as Douglas-Hamiltons, all previous Dukes as Hamiltons; some other sources show the 10th and 11th Dukes as Douglas-Hamilton as well. On the other hand, Cracroft's Peerage shows the 12th Duke as a Hamilton; the 13th Duke's grandfather, of a different branch of the family, as having adopted Douglas-Hamilton</ref>
• Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton, 10th Duke of Brandon, 9th Earl of Selkirk (1862–1940)
• Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, 11th Duke of Brandon (1903–1973)
• Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton, 12th Duke of Brandon (1938–2010)
• Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon (b. 1978)

Line of succession

1. Lord John William Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1979) (younger brother of the 16th Duke)
2. James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (b. 1942) (second son of the 14th Duke)
3. John Andrew Douglas-Hamilton, Lord Daer (b. 1978) (eldest son of life peer, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (who disclaimed The Earldom of Selkirk for himself)
4. The Hon. Charles Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1979) (second son of Baron Selkirk of Douglas)
5. The Hon. James Robert Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1981) (third son of Baron Selkirk of Douglas) (elder twin)
6. The Hon. Harry Alexander Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1981) (fourth son of Baron Selkirk of Douglas) (younger twin)
7. Brendan Thomas Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1974) (only son of Lord Hugh Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, third son of the 14th Duke)
8. Lord Patrick George Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1950) (fourth son of the 14th Duke)
9. Lord David Stephen Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1952) (fifth son of the 14th Duke)
10. Alasdair Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1939) (elder son of Lord Malcolm Avondale Douglas-Hamilton, third son of the 13th Duke)
11. Angus Gavin Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1968) (elder son of Alasdair Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton)
12. William Niall Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1999) (only son of Angus Gavin Douglas-Hamilton)
13. Geordie Fergus Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1969) (younger son of Alasdair Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton)
14. Diarmaid Hugh Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1940) (elder son of Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, fourth son of the 13th Duke)
15. Iain Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1942) (younger son of Lord David Douglas-Hamilton)
16. John Gavin Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1957) (a great-great-grandson of Francis Seymour Douglas-Hamilton, a younger brother of the 13th Duke's father)
17. Cecil Seymour Douglas-Hamilton (b. 1916) (a great-grandson of Francis Seymour Douglas-Hamilton)

See also

• Clan Hamilton
• Clan Douglas
• Earl of Angus
• Earl of Arran
• Earl of Selkirk
• Lord Abernethy
• Hamilton Palace
• Brodick Castle
• Lennoxlove House
• Holyrood Palace
• Duke of Abercorn