Baron Hamilton of Strabane
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Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, in the County of Tyrone
, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
created on 8 May 1617, for James Hamilton, Master of Abercorn
, eldest son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn
, during the life of his father (and his grandfather, Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley
); the barony had the special remainder
to the heir-males of his father. He was about thirteen at the time. Both Abercorn and Paisley were in the peerage of Scotland
. He inherited his father's several titles in 1618, his grandfather's title in 1621.
In 1633, shortly after his marriage, he gave his Irish lands to his younger brother, Claud
, and resigned his title to the King, to be given to Claud; it was recreated on 14 August 1634 (with the precedence of 1617).
George Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Abercorn
, the second Earl's last surviving son, died in Padua, sometime around 1680 or 1682. Claud Hamilton, 5th Lord Hamilton
, grandson of the 2nd Baron, therefore inherited the Earldom of Abercorn; the Lords Hamilton have since been Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Abercorn
, with one exception:
The same Claud Hamilton, 5th Baron and 4th Earl, was Lord of the Bedchamber to James II, went with him into exile, and fought on the losing side at the Battle of the Boyne
. Thereafter he was outlawed, attainted
and deprived of his Irish peerage and estates; but not the Scottish ones. However, he died in a naval encounter on his way back to France a few months later, in August 1691, and his brother and heir Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn
was able to get the attainder reversed, on 24 May 1692.
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
was descended from another son of the first Earl, but inherited the Barony of Strabane in 1701 without regrant, under the special remainder. He, who had joined William of Orange
in 1688, and fought to defend Londonderry
, promptly had his Irish title promoted to Viscount Strabane.
James Hamilton, second Marquess of Abercorn
was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
in 1868, when he was created Duke of Abercorn
, and Marquess of Hamilton of Strabane; both again in the Peerage of Ireland. Officially, these were not creations but promotions of his existing Irish titles; this matters because the Act of Union 1800
limited the number of Irish creations after the Union. There is some dispute over the propriety of this action.
For further Barons, see Duke of Abercorn
.
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
created on 8 May 1617, for James Hamilton, Master of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the eldest son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion Boyd.-Biography:In 1617, he was created Baron Hamilton of Strabane...
, eldest son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn PC .-Biography:He was the eldest son of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley , and of Margaret, daughter of George Seton, 7th Lord Seton....
, during the life of his father (and his grandfather, Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley
Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley
Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley was a Scottish politician. He was a younger son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran. In 1553, he received the lands of the abbey of Paisley...
); the barony had the special remainder
Remainder (law)
A remainder in property law is a future interest given to a person that is capable of becoming possessory upon the natural end of a prior estate created by the same instrument...
to the heir-males of his father. He was about thirteen at the time. Both Abercorn and Paisley were in the peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
. He inherited his father's several titles in 1618, his grandfather's title in 1621.
In 1633, shortly after his marriage, he gave his Irish lands to his younger brother, Claud
Claud Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Strabane
Claud Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane was the third son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion Boyd....
, and resigned his title to the King, to be given to Claud; it was recreated on 14 August 1634 (with the precedence of 1617).
George Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Abercorn
George Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Abercorn
George Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Abercorn was a Scottish nobleman, the son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn and Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton. He died, unmarried, in Padua on his way to Rome and was succeeded by his second cousin once removed, Lord Hamilton of Strabane.-External...
, the second Earl's last surviving son, died in Padua, sometime around 1680 or 1682. Claud Hamilton, 5th Lord Hamilton
Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn
Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, PC was a Scottish and Irish peer and Jacobite, the eldest son of George Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Strabane and Elizabeth Fagan....
, grandson of the 2nd Baron, therefore inherited the Earldom of Abercorn; the Lords Hamilton have since been Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Abercorn
Duke of Abercorn
The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.This article also covers the Earls and Marquesses of Abercorn, all named after Abercorn, West Lothian, in Scotland.-History:...
, with one exception:
The same Claud Hamilton, 5th Baron and 4th Earl, was Lord of the Bedchamber to James II, went with him into exile, and fought on the losing side at the Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thronesthe Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland...
. Thereafter he was outlawed, attainted
Attainder
In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime . It entails losing not only one's property and hereditary titles, but typically also the right to pass them on to one's heirs...
and deprived of his Irish peerage and estates; but not the Scottish ones. However, he died in a naval encounter on his way back to France a few months later, in August 1691, and his brother and heir Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn
Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn
Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn was a Scottish peer, the younger son of George Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Strabane and Elizabeth Fagan....
was able to get the attainder reversed, on 24 May 1692.
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, PC was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the son of Colonel James Hamilton and Elizabeth Colepeper....
was descended from another son of the first Earl, but inherited the Barony of Strabane in 1701 without regrant, under the special remainder. He, who had joined William of Orange
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
in 1688, and fought to defend Londonderry
Siege of Derry
The Siege of Derry took place in Ireland from 18 April to 28 July 1689, during the Williamite War in Ireland. The city, a Williamite stronghold, was besieged by a Jacobite army until it was relieved by Royal Navy ships...
, promptly had his Irish title promoted to Viscount Strabane.
James Hamilton, second Marquess of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn KG PC , styled Viscount Hamilton from 1814 to 1818 and the Marquess of Abercorn from 1818 to 1868, was a British Conservative politician and statesman who twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.In 1860, The Times noted that Hamilton was one of only three to...
was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
in 1868, when he was created Duke of Abercorn
Duke of Abercorn
The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.This article also covers the Earls and Marquesses of Abercorn, all named after Abercorn, West Lothian, in Scotland.-History:...
, and Marquess of Hamilton of Strabane; both again in the Peerage of Ireland. Officially, these were not creations but promotions of his existing Irish titles; this matters because the Act of Union 1800
Act of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...
limited the number of Irish creations after the Union. There is some dispute over the propriety of this action.
Lords Hamilton, Barons of Strabane (1617)
- James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn and 1st Baron Hamilton of StrabaneJames Hamilton, 2nd Earl of AbercornJames Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the eldest son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion Boyd.-Biography:In 1617, he was created Baron Hamilton of Strabane...
(c. 1614 – c. 1670) (resigned 1633) - Claud Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of StrabaneClaud Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of StrabaneClaud Hamilton, 2nd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane was the third son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn and Marion Boyd....
(d. 1638) br. of prec. - James Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of StrabaneJames Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of StrabaneJames Hamilton, 3rd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane was an Irish peer, the elder son of Claud Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Strabane and Lady Jean Gordon....
(1633–1655) - George Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of StrabaneGeorge Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of StrabaneGeorge Hamilton, 4th Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane , an Irish peer, was the younger son of Claud Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Strabane and Lady Jean Gordon.He married Elizabeth Fagan and had three children:...
(d. 1668) br. of prec. - Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn and 5th Baron Hamilton of StrabaneClaud Hamilton, 4th Earl of AbercornClaud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, PC was a Scottish and Irish peer and Jacobite, the eldest son of George Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Strabane and Elizabeth Fagan....
(1658–1691) (attainted 1691) - Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn and 6th Baron Hamilton of StrabaneCharles Hamilton, 5th Earl of AbercornCharles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn was a Scottish peer, the younger son of George Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Strabane and Elizabeth Fagan....
(d. 1701) br. of prec. (attainder reversed 1692)
For further Barons, see Duke of Abercorn
Duke of Abercorn
The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.This article also covers the Earls and Marquesses of Abercorn, all named after Abercorn, West Lothian, in Scotland.-History:...
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