Douglas-Hamilton
 Douglas-Hamilton is the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of
Selkirk. The name originates from the marriage of Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of
Hamilton to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk in 1656. Anne was Duchess in
her own right and head of the "House of Hamilton". William was a younger son of
the Marquess of Douglas.
Lord Selkirk changed the surname of his family
to Douglas-Hamilton upon his marriage to Anne, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton in the
17thc. He did not change his own surname as that was the same as his peerage, so
Selkirk became Hamilton.
Upon the death of a cousin, the Duke of
Douglas, in 1761 without heir, his subsidiary titles and the nominal seniority
of the "House of Douglas", were devolved onto the 7th Duke of Hamilton.
These
titles are:
Marquess of Douglas
Earl of Angus
Lord Abernethy and
Jedburgh Forest
The
Arms of the Head of the House are:
Quarterly; 1st and 4th grandquarters,
counterquartered (i) and (iv) Gules,three cinquefoils Ermine (for Hamilton),
(ii) and (iii) Argent, a lymphad Sable, sails furled proper, flagged-Gules (for
The Isles (Arran)); 2nd and 3rd grandquarters, Argent, a man's heart Gules
ensigned with an imperial crown proper, on a chief Azure three stars of the
First (for Douglas).
Admiral George Douglas-Hamilton, 1906-1994
Admiral Hon. Charles Douglas-Hamilton 1747 - 1825
Alasdair Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, b1939
Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, 1978-
Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 1776 - 1852
Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton
Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton, 1862– 1940)
Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton, 1938-2010
Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton
Archibald, 9th Duke of Hamilton
Capt Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, MP
Christina Douglas Hamilton (1907 -
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton, 1756-1799
Dudu Douglas-Hamilton
Fiona Douglas-Hamilton, b1961
Frederick Robert Vere Douglas-Hamilton, 1843-1917
George, 10th Earl of Selkirk
Haddington House
Hugh Douglas Hamilton c1734 - 1808
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, 1942 -
James, 5th Duke of Hamilton
James, 6th Duke of Hamilton,
James-George Douglas-Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton
James-George Douglas-Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton
Jill, Duchess of Hamilton
Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton, Princess of Monaco
Lord Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 1673-1754
Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, 1909-1964
Major General Octavious Douglas-Hamilton 1821 - 1904
Oria Douglas-Hamilton
Saba douglas-Hamilton, 1970-
Sir Frederic Douglas-Hamilton
Sir William Douglas Hamilton, 1730 - 1803
The Venerable Hamilton Douglas-Hamilton 1853 - 1929
William Douglas, 12th Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton
William, 11th Duke of Hamilton, 1811-1863
William, 3rd Duke of Hamilton, 1634-1694
List to be completed...
See also:
• Dukes of Hamilton
• Haddington House,
where several family cots of arms are located
•
Ancestors of the Duke of Hamilton family tree (27mb)
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