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Encyclopedia > William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton

William Alexander Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and 8th Duke of Brandon (19 February 18118 July 1863), styled Earl of Angus before 1819 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1819 and 1852, was a Scottish nobleman. February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


Son of the 10th Duke, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He was Knight Marischal of Scotland from 1846 and Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys. ... Christ Church, called in Latin Ædes Christi (i. ... The title Lord-Lieutenant is given to the British monarchs personal representatives around the United Kingdom. ... Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ...


He maried Princess Marie Amélie, cousin of Napoleon III, in 1843. He died in Paris. Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808 - January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the French puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...


Their daughter, Mary Victoria Hamilton married Louis II, Prince of Monaco.
Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton1 (December 11, 1850 - May 14, 1922) was the Scottish-German-French great-grandmother of Prince Rainier III of Monaco, the fashion designer Egon von Fürstenberg, and the socialite and actress Ira von Fürstenberg. ... Louis II of Monaco (July 12, 1870 – May 9, 1949) was the Sovereign Prince of Monaco from June 26, 1922 until May 9, 1949. ...

Preceded by:
The Earl of Erroll
Knight Marischal
1846-1863
Succeeded by:
Office Vacant


In Scotland, the office of Great Marischal of Scotland, which was granted to the Keith family as Knight Marischal and later on changed to Lord Marischal and later on again to Earl Marischal of Scotland, died out when a member of the family of Keith forfeited it by being part...



Preceded by:
Alexander Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton
1852-1863
Succeeded by:
William Hamilton
Duke of Brandon
1852-1863


Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton ( 3 October 1767– 18 August 1852) was a British politician. ... The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton sits in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace in Hamilton The Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. ... The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton sits in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace in Hamilton The Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. ...


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Duke of Hamilton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1477 words)
The 1st Earl of Selkirk's eldest son James Hamilton (1658-1712) was known as the Earl of Arran until 9 July 1698 when his mother, Anne Hamilton, abdicated her titles of Duchess of Hamilton, Marchioness of Clydesdale, Lady Aven and Innerdale, Countess of Arran and Cambridge, Countess of Lanark and Lady Machansyre and Polmont.
The 4th Duke's son James Douglas (1703-1743) was succeeded by his son James Douglas-Hamilton (1724-1758) and he by his son James George Douglas-Hamilton (1755-1769) who became the 7th Duke of Hamilton upon his father's death.
The 11th Duke's son William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton (1845-1895) died without a male heir and the title of 13th Duke of Hamilton passed to his distant cousin Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (1862-1940) who was descended from the 4th Duke of Hamilton.
Mary Victoria Hamilton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (321 words)
She was the daughter of William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and of his wife, Princess Marie Amelie Elizabeth Caroline of Baden.
Her maternal grandparents were Karl Ludwig Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden and Stéphanie de Beauharnais, a relative of Joséphine de Beauharnais who became an adopted daughter of Napoleon I of France and an Imperial Princess of the French.
Margaret was herself a daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway and Catherine Cochrane, a daughter of John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald and Anne Murray.
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