James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton

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James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and politician who played a key role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the complex power struggles surrounding Charles I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl of Cambridge
Royalist
Scottish nobleman
member of the Privy Council of Scotland
peer of Scotland
politician
allegiance Charles I of England
Kingdom of Scotland
birthDate 1606-06-19
birthName James Hamilton
birthPlace Hamilton Palace
Lanarkshire
Scotland
capturedAt Battle of Preston (1648)
causeOfDeath execution by beheading
child Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton
convictedOf treason
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 1649-03-09
deathPlace Kingdom of England
London
linked to: London, England

Old Palace Yard
Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster
educatedAt University of Glasgow
era 17th century
familyName Hamilton
father James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
givenName James
languageSpoken English
Scots
mannerOfDeath execution
militaryRank general
monarchServed Charles I of England
mother Lady Ann Cunningham
nobleFamily House of Hamilton
notableFor involvement in negotiations between Charles I and the Scottish Covenanters
leadership of Royalist-leaning Engager faction in Scotland
role in Scottish and English politics during the reign of Charles I
notableWork leadership of the Engager army in 1648
participatedIn Engager invasion of England (1648)
linked to: Engagement of 1647

English Civil War
Second English Civil War
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
positionHeld 2nd Duke of Hamilton
3rd Marquess of Hamilton
Duke in the Peerage of Scotland
Earl of Arran
Earl of Cambridge
General of the Scottish army
Hereditary Keeper of Holyroodhouse
Hereditary Sheriff of Lanark
Lord Aven
Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland
Lord Innerdale
Master of the Horse to Charles I
peer of England
predecessor James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Hamilton Palace
sibling William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (created 1643)
spouse Lady Mary Feilding
successor Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton
titleCreated Duke of Hamilton
trialBy High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I’s supporters

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House of Hamilton notableMember James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
Duke of Abercorn hasTitleHolder James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn
linked to: James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton father James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton
subject linked to: James Hamilton
linked to: James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton father James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton
linked to: James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton positionHeld 2nd Duke of Hamilton
linked to: James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
Earl of Doncaster heldBy James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton
linked to: James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
Clan Hamilton notableMember James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton