James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon 1703-1743

Paternal Family Tree: Douglas

In 1686 [his father] James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon [aged 27] and Anne Spencer Countess Arran [aged 19] were married. He by marriage Duke Hamilton. She the daughter of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland [aged 44] and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland [aged 40]. He the son of [his grandfather] William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [aged 51] and [his grandmother] Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 54].

In 1698 [his father] James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon [aged 39] and [his mother] Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon [aged 18] were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of [his grandfather] William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and [his grandmother] Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 66].

In 1703 James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon was born to James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon [aged 44] and Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon [aged 23].

On 15th November 1712 Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton [aged 37] duelled with James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon [aged 54] at Hyde Park [Map] over a legal dispute about the estate and inheritance of the late Earl Macclesfield. Mohun had married Charlotte Orby Baroness Mohun Okehampton grand-daughter of Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield. James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon had married Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon [aged 32]. The two seconds, Macartney and Colonel Hamilton, were both charged as accessories to murder. Hamilton gave himself up, Macartney fled into exile in Hanover. Colonel Hamilton was found guilty of manslaughter.

James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon died from wounds received duelling. His son James [aged 9] succeeded 5th Duke Hamilton, 2nd Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 2nd Baron Dutton of Cheshire.

Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton died from wounds received duelling; his father had also been killed in a duel. Baron Mohun Okehampton and Baronet Mohun of Boconnoc in Cornwall extinct.

On 17th February 1715 James Livingston 5th Earl Linlithgow 4th Earl Callendar was attainted of high treason. Earl Linlithgow and Earl Callendar forfeit. His estates were also forfeited to the Crown. Linlithgow Palace was subsequently given to James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 12].

In 1716 James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 13] educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

On 2nd May 1718 James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 15] was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

On 6th June 1719 James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 16] was appointed Doctor of Civil Law at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

On 14th February 1723 James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 20] and Anne Cochrane Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk. She the daughter of John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald. He the son of James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon and Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon [aged 43]. They were fourth cousin once removed.

On 10th July 1724 [his son] James Hamilton 6th Duke Hamilton 3rd Duke Brandon was born to James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 21] and [his wife] Anne Cochrane Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 18]. he was educated at Winchester College, Winchester and St Mary Hall Oriel College, Oxford University. He married Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll and had issue.

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On 14th August 1724 [his wife] Anne Cochrane Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 18] died in childbirth.

Before 3rd November 1729 James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 26] and Elizabeth Strangeways Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 39] were married. She by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk. He the son of James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon and Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon [aged 49].

On 3rd November 1729 [his wife] Elizabeth Strangeways Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 39] died.

On 21st August 1737 James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 34] and Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk. He the son of James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon and Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon [aged 57].

In 1738 [his daughter] Anne Hamilton Countess Donegal was born to James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 35] and [his wife] Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 28]. She married 11th September 1761 Arthur Chichester 1st Marquess Donegal and had issue.

On 15th July 1740 [his son] Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon was born to James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 37] and [his wife] Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 30]. He married 25th May 1765 his half fifth cousin once removed Harriet Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway, and had issue.

In 1742 [his son] Spencer Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 39] and [his wife] Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 32].

On 13th February 1743 [his mother] Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon [aged 63] died.

On 2nd March 1743 James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 40] died. His son James [aged 18] succeeded 6th Duke Hamilton, 3rd Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 3rd Baron Dutton of Cheshire.

After 2nd March 1743 Richard Savage Nassau [aged 19] and [his former wife] Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 33] were married.

On 9th March 1771 [his former wife] Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon [aged 61] died.

Royal Ancestors of James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon 1703-1743

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 16 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon 1703-1743

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas 4 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Douglas 9th Earl Angus 5 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Keith

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Douglas 10th Earl Angus 2 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Graham Master of Montrose 4 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Egidia Graham Countess of Angus Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fleming Countess Atholl Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas 3 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant 5 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Laurence Oliphant 4th Lord Oliphant 6 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Sandilands Lady Oliphant

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Oliphant Countess Angus 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hay 7th Earl Erroll 2 x Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Hay Lady Oliphant 3 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Robertson Countess Erroll

Grandfather: William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 4 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly 2 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 3 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart Duke Orkney 2 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 3 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Queuille Lady Aubigny

Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox

father: James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon 5 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton 2 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon 5 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton 3 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Keith 2 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 3 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cunningham 6th Earl Glencairn 2 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Cunningham 7th Earl Glencairn 3 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Gordon Countess of Glencairn

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland

Grandmother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Aston of Tixall in Staffordshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aston

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret aka Mary Feilding 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Collette Clarke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Beaumont 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Armstrong

James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon 6 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gerard 1st Baron Gerard

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Rivet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Dutton Gerard 3rd Baron Gerard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Dutton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 4th Baron Gerard 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fane

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Neville 7th and 5th Baroness Abergavenny 3rd Baroness Despencer 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fane Baroness Gerard 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Mildmay 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Sharington

Grandfather: Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Kenelm Digby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Everard Digby

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Digby

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Digby Baroness Gerard 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Ingestre in Staffordshire 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Chetwynd 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Middlemore

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Chetwynd 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archdeacon John Mullins

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Mullins

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Thicknes

mother: Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gerard

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ratcliff Gerard

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ratclyffe

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Gerard

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Fitton 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Fitton 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Holcroft

Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Fitton 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Barratt

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Barratt

Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Pierre de Civelle

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne de Civelle Countess Macclesfield