Dukedom of Hamilton

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The Dukedom of Hamilton is a prominent Scottish peerage title historically held by one of Scotland’s leading noble families, long associated with significant political influence and extensive landed estates.

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Dukedom of Hamilton canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
hereditary peerage title
associatedTitle Duke of Brandon
Earl of Arran
Lord Aven
Marquess of Hamilton
associatedWith Scottish independence politics (historically)
category Dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland
Noble titles created in 1643
coatOfArmsFeature quartering of Hamilton and Douglas arms
country Kingdom of Scotland
createdBy Charles I of England
Charles I of Scotland
createdFor James Hamilton, 3rd Marquess of Hamilton
dateOfCreation 1643
heirApparentTitle Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
heldBy Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton
landedEstates estates in East Lothian
lands on the Isle of Arran
large estates in Lanarkshire
languageOfTitle English
Scots
laterSeat Brodick Castle
Lennoxlove House
linkedTo Dukedom of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain
motto Through
nobleFamily House of Hamilton
notableEvent 1st Duke executed in 1649 after the Battle of Preston
partOf Peerage of Scotland
peerageSystem Scottish nobility
politicalAlignment Royalist during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
politicalInfluence significant in Scottish politics in the 17th century
precedence highest-ranking duke in the Peerage of Scotland after the royal family
rank duke
region Lanarkshire
religionHistorically Presbyterianism
styleOfHolder Premier Peer of Scotland
subsidiaryTitleOf Duke of Brandon
succession male-preference primogeniture
traditionalSeat Hamilton Palace

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