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 [his father] James Hamilton 6th Duke Hamilton 3rd Duke Brandon [aged 33] died. His son [his brother] James [aged 2] succeeded 7th Duke Hamilton, 4th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 4th Baron Dutton of Cheshire.

On 3rd January 1759 [his step-father] John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll [aged 35] and [his mother] 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 [his brother] 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 James Hamilton 7th Duke Hamilton 4th Duke Brandon [aged 14] died at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton. 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 [his step-father] John [aged 47] succeeded 5th Duke Argyll. [his mother] Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll [aged 36] by marriage Countess Argyll.

On 23rd June 1774 [his brother-in-law] Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby [aged 21] and [his sister] 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 [his brother-in-law] Edward [aged 23] succeeded 12th Earl Derby, 6th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe. [his sister] 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 [his mother] 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. [his wife] Elizabeth Anne Burrell Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 33] by marriage Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire.

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

On 1st May 1797 [his former brother-in-law] 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 [his sister] 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 [his former wife] Elizabeth Anne Burrell Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 42] were married. She by marriage Countess Exeter.

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