James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton

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James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential political figure who played a key role in the turbulent power struggles of late medieval Scotland.

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James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton canonical 3

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instanceOf 15th-century Scottish politician
Lord of Parliament
Scottish nobleman
allegiance Kingdom of Scotland
associatedWith Court of James II of Scotland
linked to: Scottish court

Court of James III of Scotland
linked to: Scottish court
birthDate c. 1415
birthPlace Cadzow, Lanarkshire
linked to: Lesmahagow
child Catherine Hamilton
David Hamilton of Preston
Elizabeth Hamilton
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran
Robert Hamilton of Shawton
country Kingdom of Scotland
deathDate 6 November 1479
deathPlace Scotland
era Late Middle Ages
ethnicity Scottish
familyName Hamilton
father James Hamilton of Cadzow
feudalBarony Cadzow
formerAllyOf Black Douglas family
linked to: Clan Douglas
gender male
givenName James
heldOffice Scottish peer
heldTitle 1st Lord Hamilton
language Scots
laterAllyOf James II of Scotland against the Black Douglases
lordshipCreated c. 1445
mother Janet Livingston
nobleFamily House of Hamilton
notableFor founding the Hamilton peerage line
role in late medieval Scottish politics
participatedIn power struggles between the Crown and the Black Douglases
politicalAlignment pro-Stewart monarchy
region Lowlands of Scotland
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Cadzow Castle
Hamilton estates in Lanarkshire
spouse Euphemia Graham
Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland
stepfatherOf James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
successor James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran
supported James II of Scotland
James III of Scotland
title Lord Hamilton

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siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) commander James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton
siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) involvedPerson James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran spouse James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton