Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke Hamilton 5th Duke Brandon 1756-1799

On 24th July 1756 Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke Hamilton 5th Duke Brandon was born to James Hamilton 6th Duke Hamilton 3rd Duke Brandon [aged 32] and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll [aged 22] at Holyrood Palace, Holyrood.

On 17th January 1758 James Hamilton 6th Duke Hamilton 3rd Duke Brandon [aged 33] died. His son James [aged 2] succeeded 7th Duke Hamilton, 4th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 4th Baron Dutton of Cheshire.

On 3rd January 1759 John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll [aged 35] and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll [aged 25] were married. He the son of John Campbell 4th Duke Argyll [aged 66] and Mary Drummond Bellenden.

On 21st July 1761 Archibald Douglas 1st Duke of Douglas [aged 66] died. Duke Douglas extinct. His half second cousin twice removed James [aged 6] succeeded 3rd Marquess Douglas.

Around 1763 Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke Hamilton 5th Duke Brandon [aged 6] educated at Eton College [Map].

On 7th July 1769 [his brother] James Hamilton 7th Duke Hamilton 4th Duke Brandon [aged 14] died at Hamilton Palace. His brother Douglas [aged 12] succeeded 8th Duke Hamilton, 5th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 4th Marquess Douglas, 5th Baron Dutton of Cheshire.

On 9th November 1770 John Campbell 4th Duke Argyll [aged 77] died. His son John [aged 47] succeeded 5th Duke Argyll. Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll [aged 36] by marriage Countess Argyll.

On 23rd June 1774 Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby [aged 21] and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [his father] James Hamilton 6th Duke Hamilton 3rd Duke Brandon and [his mother] Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll [aged 40].

On 22nd February 1776 Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby [aged 86] died. His grandson Edward [aged 23] succeeded 12th Earl Derby, 6th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby [aged 23] by marriage Countess Derby.

Around 1777 Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke Hamilton 5th Duke Brandon [aged 20] and Elizabeth Anne Burrell Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk. He the son of James Hamilton 6th Duke Hamilton 3rd Duke Brandon and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll [aged 43].

On 23rd May 1779 Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland [aged 36] and [his sister-in-law] Frances Julia Burrell Duchess Northumberland [aged 26] were married. He the son of Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 63] and Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland.

On 6th June 1786 Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 70] died. His son Hugh [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Duke Northumberland, 2nd Baron Lovain, 5th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. [his sister-in-law] Frances Julia Burrell Duchess Northumberland [aged 33] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.

On 6th February 1788 Archibald Montgomerie 11th Earl Eglinton [aged 61] and Frances Twysden [aged 25] were divorced on account of her affair with Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke Hamilton 5th Duke Brandon [aged 31].

On 26th May 1788 Susanna Montgomerie was born to Archibald Montgomerie 11th Earl Eglinton [aged 62] and Frances Twysden [aged 25]. Her biological father may have been Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke Hamilton 5th Duke Brandon [aged 31].

In 1790 Algernon Percy 1st Earl Beverley [aged 39] was created 1st Earl Beverley. [his sister-in-law] Isabella Susan Burrell Countess Beverley [aged 39] by marriage Countess Beverley.

On 20th December 1790 Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll [aged 57] died in Argyll House 211 King's Road King's Road. Her son Douglas [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire. Elizabeth Anne Burrell Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 33] by marriage Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire.

On 14th March 1797 Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby [aged 44] died of tuberculosis.

On 1st May 1797 Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby [aged 44] and Elizabeth Farren Countess Derby [aged 38] were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. The marriage taking place six weeks after the death of his estranged wife Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby.

On 2nd August 1799 Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke Hamilton 5th Duke Brandon [aged 43] died at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton. His uncle Archibald [aged 59] succeeded 9th Duke Hamilton, 6th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 5th Marquess Douglas, 6th Baron Dutton of Cheshire. His half brother George [aged 30] succeeded 3rd Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire.

In 1800 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 45] and Elizabeth Anne Burrell Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 42] were married. She by marriage Countess Exeter.

On 17th January 1837 Elizabeth Anne Burrell Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 79] died. She was buried in the Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey.