Paternal Family Tree: Douglas
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Armstrong 1544-
On 29th April 1656 [his father] William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [aged 21] and [his mother] Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Selkirk. He by marriage Duke Hamilton. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and [his grandmother] Margaret aka Mary Feilding. He the son of William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas [aged 67] and Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas [aged 56]. They were third cousins.
On or before 17th February 1673, the date he was baptised, Archibald Hamilton was born to William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [aged 38] and Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 41].
Before 6th May 1684 [his brother-in-law] John Murray 1st Duke Atholl [aged 24] and [his sister] Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Duchess Atholl. She the daughter of [his father] William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [aged 49] and [his mother] Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 52]. He the son of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl [aged 53] and Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl [aged 51]. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In 1686 [his brother] James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon [aged 27] and [his sister-in-law] 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 father] William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [aged 51] and [his mother] Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 54].
Before 27th August 1687 Edward Carey [aged 31] and [his future wife] Anne Lucas [aged 17] were married.
On 11th December 1693 Archibald Hamilton [aged 20] was promoted to post-captain, he was given command of the fifth-rate HMS Sheerness in 1694 and of the fourth-rate HMS Lichfield in 1697.
On 18th April 1694 [his father] William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [aged 59] died. His son [his brother] James [aged 36] succeeded 4th Duke Hamilton. His son Charles [aged 32] succeeded 2nd Earl Selkirk.
On 26th March 1695 Francis Hamilton 3rd Baronet [aged 16] and [his future wife] Anne Hamilton were married.
On 25th November 1695 [his brother] George Hamilton 1st Earl Orkney [aged 29] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Villiers Countess Orkney [aged 38] were married. He the son of [his father] William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and [his mother] Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 63]. They were half second cousin once removed.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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In 1696 [his brother] George Hamilton 1st Earl Orkney [aged 29] was created 1st Earl Orkney. [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Villiers Countess Orkney [aged 39] by marriage Countess Orkney.
Before 5th April 1696 [his brother] John Hamilton 1st Earl Ruglen 3rd Earl Selkirk [aged 32] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Hutchinson Countess Ruglen [aged 19] were married. He the son of [his father] William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and [his mother] Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 64].
On 14th April 1697 [his brother] John Hamilton 1st Earl Ruglen 3rd Earl Selkirk [aged 33] was created 1st Earl Ruglen. [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Hutchinson Countess Ruglen [aged 20] by marriage Countess Ruglen.
In 1698 [his brother] James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon [aged 39] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon [aged 18] were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of [his father] William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and [his mother] Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 66].
On 6th May 1703 John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl [aged 72] died. His son [his brother-in-law] John [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Marquess Atholl, 3rd Earl Atholl, 4th Earl Tullibardine. [his sister] Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl [aged 41] by marriage Marchioness Atholl.
In 1707 [his sister] Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl [aged 45] died.
In or before 1709 Archibald Hamilton [aged 35] and Anne Lucas [aged 38] were married. He the son of William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 76].
Before 11th April 1709 [his wife] Anne Lucas [aged 39] died.
In 1711 [his brother] James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon [aged 52] was created 1st Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 1st Baron Dutton of Cheshire. [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon [aged 31] by marriage Duchess Brandon of Suffolk.
In 1711 Archibald Hamilton [aged 37] was appointed Governor of Jamaica.
On 15th November 1712 Charles Mohun 4th Baron Mohun Okehampton [aged 37] duelled with [his brother] 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 [his sister-in-law] 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 [his nephew] 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.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 17th October 1716 [his mother] Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 84] died.
On 17th December 1718 Archibald Hamilton [aged 45] and Anne Hamilton were married. She died three months later. He the son of William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton.
On 23rd December 1718 Archibald Hamilton [aged 45] was elected MP Lanarkshire at a by-election.
On 29th March 1719 [his wife] Anne Hamilton died. She was buried in the vault of Sir Goerge Villiers in the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map] on the 4th April 1719.
On 29th September 1719 Archibald Hamilton [aged 46] and Jane Hamilton [aged 15] were married nine months after he married his second wife Anne Hamilton and six months after she died. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of James Hamilton 6th Earl Abercorn [aged 58]. He the son of William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1720 [his daughter] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick was born to Archibald Hamilton [aged 46]. She married 15th May 1742 Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick, son of William Greville 7th Baron Brooke and Mary Thynne Baroness Brooke, and had issue.
On 19th August 1726 [his daughter] Jane Hamilton was born to Archibald Hamilton [aged 53]. She married 24th July 1753 Charles Cathcart 9th Lord Cathcart and had issue.
In 1728 [his son] Frederic Hamilton was born to Archibald Hamilton [aged 54].
In 1730 [his son] William Hamilton was born to Archibald Hamilton [aged 56].
On 28th November 1734 [his father-in-law] James Hamilton 6th Earl Abercorn [aged 73] died. His son [his brother-in-law] James [aged 48] succeeded 7th Earl Abercorn. Anne Plumer Countess Abercorn [aged 44] by marriage Countess Abercorn.
On 29th January 1737 [his brother] George Hamilton 1st Earl Orkney [aged 70] died. His daughter [his niece] Anne succeeded 2nd Countess Orkney.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 2 Chapters 61-109 1342-1361
The Chronicle of Jean le Bel, Volume 2 continues one of the most important fourteenth-century accounts of the early Hundred Years’ War. Written by the Liège chronicler Jean le Bel, this vivid narrative follows the fortunes of Edward III, Jean II of France, the Black Prince, the great nobles of France and England, and the soldiers, captains and companies who shaped the conflict. This volume covers some of the most dramatic events of the period, including the battles of Crécy and Poitiers, the siege and capture of Calais, the captivity of King John, the rise of the Jacquerie, the turmoil in Paris under Étienne Marcel and Charles of Navarre, the devastation caused by the free companies, Edward III’s great campaign of 1359–1360, and the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Brétigny. Jean le Bel’s chronicle is especially valuable for its lively detail, its interest in chivalry, warfare, politics and reputation, and its influence on later chroniclers, most famously Froissart. This English translation presents the text in clear, readable British English while preserving the force and character of the original narrative. The translation includes extensive notes to help the reader better understand Jean le Bel's text. Volume 2 also includes translated appendices drawn from royal and administrative records, many from the English Record Office, which illuminate Edward III’s campaigns in Brittany, the siege and occupation of Calais, naval preparations, military finance, appointments, safe conducts and related affairs.
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In 1738 Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales [aged 30] bought Park Place, Berkshire from Archibald Hamilton [aged 64].
Around 1739 Charles Hamilton 2nd Earl Selkirk [aged 77] died. His brother John [aged 75] succeeded 2nd Earl Selkirk.
On 27th March 1742 Archibald Hamilton [aged 69] was elected MP Dartmouth at a by-election.
On 15th May 1742 [his son-in-law] Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick [aged 22] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Baroness Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire.
In 1744 [his son] Archibald Hamilton drowned.
In 1744 [his brother] John Hamilton 1st Earl Ruglen 3rd Earl Selkirk [aged 80] died. His daughter [his niece] Anne [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Countess Ruglen.
On 11th January 1744 [his brother-in-law] James Hamilton 7th Earl Abercorn [aged 57] died. His son James [aged 31] succeeded 8th Earl Abercorn.
In 1751 [his son] Charles Hamilton died.
On 24th July 1753 [his son-in-law] Charles Cathcart 9th Lord Cathcart [aged 32] and [his daughter] Jane Hamilton [aged 26] were married. They had nine children.
On 6th December 1753 [his wife] Jane Hamilton [aged 49] died.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 5th April 1754 Archibald Hamilton [aged 81] died.
[his son] Charles Hamilton was born to Archibald Hamilton.
[his son] Archibald Hamilton was born to Archibald Hamilton.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 5 Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 15 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas
3 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas
4 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Auchinleck
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Douglas 9th Earl Angus
5 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Keith 2nd Earl Marischal
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Keith
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Douglas 10th Earl Angus
2 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Graham 2nd Earl Montrose
3 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Graham Master of Montrose
4 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Keith Countess Montrose
Great x 2 Grandmother: Egidia Graham Countess of Angus
Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming 4 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Fleming Countess Atholl Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Stewart Lady Fleming
daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas
3 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Oliphant 4 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant 5 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keith
Great x 2 Grandfather: Laurence Oliphant 4th Lord Oliphant 6 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Sandilands
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Sandilands Lady Oliphant
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Oliphant Countess Angus 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hay
Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hay 7th Earl Erroll
2 x Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Logie
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Hay Lady Oliphant
3 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Robertson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Robertson Countess Erroll
father: William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton
4 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gordon 4 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart
daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly 2 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Earl Arran Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Arran
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 3rd Earl Morton Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Stewart Countess Morton
daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 3 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox
Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart Duke Orkney
2 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 3 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Queuille Lady Aubigny
Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly
4 x Great Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox
Archibald Hamilton
5 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Earl Arran Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Arran
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 3rd Earl Morton Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Stewart Countess Morton
daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton 2 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lyon 6th Lord Glamis 4 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon 5 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Douglas Lady Glamis
4 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton 3 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Keith Master of Marischal
Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Keith 2 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Douglas Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland
Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 3 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Cunningham 5th Earl Glencairn
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cunningham 6th Earl Glencairn 2 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Hamilton Countess Glencairn Great Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Cunningham 7th Earl Glencairn 3 x Great Grandson of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Gordon of Lochinvar
Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Gordon Countess of Glencairn
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James II of Scotland
mother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding of Newnham Paddock
Great x 2 Grandfather: Basil Feilding of Newnham Paddock in Monk's Kirby in Warwickshire
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Aston of Tixall in Staffordshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aston
Grandmother: Margaret aka Mary Feilding
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Villiers
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers of Brooksby Leicestershire
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Clarke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Collette Clarke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beaumont
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Beaumont
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bassett
13 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Armstrong
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Armstrong