Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn
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Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn (died June 1701) was a Scottish peer, the younger son of George Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Strabane
and Elizabeth Fagan.
His elder brother Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn
, a Jacobite
, died in a sea-fight in 1691, having forfeited the Barony of Hamilton of Strabane
, in Ireland
, through attainder
. Charles succeeded him as Earl of Abercorn and obtained a reversal of the attainder on 24 May 1692. He married his cousin Catherine Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, Lord Paisley
, but had no children. In 1697, he was tried for the murder of John Prior on the grounds of Burford Priory
, but was acquitted.
He died in Strabane
in 1701, and was succeeded by his cousin, James.
George Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Strabane
George 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:...
and Elizabeth Fagan.
His elder brother Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn
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....
, a Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
, died in a sea-fight in 1691, having forfeited the Barony of Hamilton of Strabane
Baron Hamilton of Strabane
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 ; the barony had the special remainder to the heir-males...
, in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, through attainder
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...
. Charles succeeded him as Earl of Abercorn and obtained a reversal of the attainder on 24 May 1692. He married his cousin Catherine Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, Lord Paisley
James Hamilton, Lord Paisley
James Hamilton, Lord Paisley was the eldest son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn and Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton....
, but had no children. In 1697, he was tried for the murder of John Prior on the grounds of Burford Priory
Burford Priory
Burford Priory is a country house and former priory at Burford in the English county of Oxfordshire.The house stands on the site of a 13th century Augustinian hospital. In the 1580s an Elizabethan house was built incorporating remnants of the priory hospital...
, but was acquitted.
He died in Strabane
Strabane
Strabane , historically spelt Straban,is a town in west County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It contains the headquarters of Strabane District Council....
in 1701, and was succeeded by his cousin, James.