Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly
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Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount Glenawly (c. 1600–1678), also 1st Baron of Deserf in Sweden
, was a soldier in Swedish and English service.
He came from a family that descended from the Hamiltons
of Dalserf
, a cadet branch of the House of Hamilton. The progenitor of the Dalserf branch, David Hamilton of Dalserf, was son of John Hamilton of Cadzow
(died 1402), and uncle to, James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton
. Hugh's father had moved from Scotland to Ireland in c 1604. The family had obtained Monea
and Ballygawley
in Tyrone
-Fermanagh and Hugh's father had Monea castle
built in their hereditary lands in c 1618, in Hugh's adolescence
. Hugh's parents were Malcolm Hamilton, the anglican archbishop of Cashel
since 1623, and his first wife lady Mary Willkie of Sachtonhill.
Hugh (also known as Hugo in Swedish), who mentions himself being originally a third son and with poor prospects of inheritance, moved from Ireland to Sweden and took part in Thirty Years War. He had a regiment recruited from British Isles and led them in Germany. In Swedish service, he soon rose to be colonel. He received properties Ljung and Slefringe in Östergötland
.
In c. 1637 Hugh Hamilton married, for first time. The bride was Margaret Forratt (d 1653), of Scots family, and widow of colonel and ambassador baron James Spens (Jakob), 1st Friherre of Orreholmen, who had died 1632, and been in Swedish service. Friherrinna Margaret had two sons of her first marriage (major, baron Axel Spens of Orreholmen, 1626–56, and colonel, baron Jakob Spens of Orreholmen, 1627–65), who thus became Hugh's stepsons. In his first marriage, lord Hugh got one surviving child, his daughter baroness Bridget Margaret Hamilton af Deserf, who in 1659 married baron Kustaa Adolf Skytte of Tuutarhovi.
He was the first Hamilton in Swedish military service to get the rights of nobleman in Swedish chamber of nobles as in 1648 he and his youngest half-brother Lewis (Ludvig) Hamilton were naturalized as Swedish noblemen in Sweden. In 1654, he and Ludvig were created Friherre af Deserf byking Charles X Gustav of Sweden
, and thus Hugh became the 1st Baron of Deserf in peerage of Sweden. His relatives, barons and counts Hamilton (descended from his nephews whom Hugh encouraged to come to Swedish service), continue up to today Sweden.
Baroness Margaret had died, and Hugh married secondly a lady whose name was Jacomina. In c 1659, Hugh married for third time, the young lady Susan Balfour of Pitcullo, a kinswoman related with families which had earlier held Glenawly. They got their only surviving son, William Hamilton (c 1660 - c 1681), and several daughters:
1659 his childless brother Archibald Hamilton
, who had obtained the feudal barony of Glenawley, died and was inherited by living siblings. Hugh, as his eldest surviving brother, succeeded to the baronial title. 1660 king Charles II of England
created Hugh, who then yet lived in Sweden, 1st Lord of Glenawly in peerage of Ireland
, which some have said meant a viscountcy
, but some count it as a regular barony. He thus got rights to seat in Upper House of the Irish parliament.
After the restoration of Charles II, he in 1662 returned to Britain, left Sweden for good, and was installed a Privy Councillor in Ireland.
Viscount Hugh Hamilton's only son survived father only a couple of years, and died in an accident. Hugh's grandson sir Marcus Beresford
, who married lady Catherine Power of Tyrone
, baroness de la Poer suo jure, was created 1st Earl of Tyrone
. Hugh's great-grandson sir George de La Poer Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone, was created 1st Marquess of Waterford
. All marquesses of Waterford
up to our days have thus been Hugh Hamilton's descendants.
Friherre Hugh Hamilton af Deserf's descendants married into plenty of families of British aristocracy. His recent descendants include:
Hugh Hamilton also was paternal uncle of royal adjutant, lieutenant colonel Malcolm Hamilton, 1st Friherre of Hageby (1635–1699) and of general, baron Hugo Hamilton (1655–1724), as well as great-uncle of field marshal
count
Gustav David Hamilton
of Barsebäck
(1699–1788) and of military judge, field marshal, baron Hugo Johan Hamilton. Yet one of his nephews was colonel, baron Gustav Hamilton
(1650s-1691), a participant of the Williamite War in Ireland
and community-chosen governor of Enniskillen.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, was a soldier in Swedish and English service.
He came from a family that descended from the Hamiltons
Clan Hamilton
The House of Hamilton, occasionally and erroneously referred to as Clan Hamilton, is a Scottish family who historically held broad territories throughout central and southern Scotland, particularly Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and the Lothians...
of Dalserf
Dalserf
Dalserf is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on the River Clyde east of Larkhall and south east of Hamilton. As of 2006, its population is 52...
, a cadet branch of the House of Hamilton. The progenitor of the Dalserf branch, David Hamilton of Dalserf, was son of John Hamilton of Cadzow
John Hamilton of Cadzow
Sir John Hamilton of Cadzow, 4th Laird of Cadzow was a Scottish nobleman and soldier.He succeeded his father, David Hamilton of Cadzow, no later than 1392, when he appears on a charter of Andrew Murray of Touchadam as Dominus de Cadzow.He was imprisoned, along with his brothers William and Andrew,...
(died 1402), and uncle to, James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton
James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton
James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, 6th Lord of Cadzow was a Scottish nobleman, scholar and politician.-Early life:...
. Hugh's father had moved from Scotland to Ireland in c 1604. The family had obtained Monea
Monea
Monea is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, about northwest of Enniskillen. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 114.- Places of interest :...
and Ballygawley
Ballygawley
Ballygawley or Ballygawly is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is about southwest of Dungannon, near the meeting of the A5 Omagh–Monaghan and A4 Dungannon–Enniskillen roads....
in Tyrone
Tyrone
The name Tyrone can refer to:*County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland, roughly corresponding to the ancient kingdom of Tír Eogain*An Earl of Tyrone*A small steam train which runs between Bushmills and the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland-Places:...
-Fermanagh and Hugh's father had Monea castle
Monea Castle
Monea Castle is a castle in Monea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Castletown Monea, in Fermanagh District Council area, at grid ref: H1647 4937.-Features:...
built in their hereditary lands in c 1618, in Hugh's adolescence
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
. Hugh's parents were Malcolm Hamilton, the anglican archbishop of Cashel
Archbishop of Cashel
The Archbishop of Cashel is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. The title is still in use in the Roman Catholic Church, but in the Church of Ireland it was downgraded to a bishopric in 1838....
since 1623, and his first wife lady Mary Willkie of Sachtonhill.
Hugh (also known as Hugo in Swedish), who mentions himself being originally a third son and with poor prospects of inheritance, moved from Ireland to Sweden and took part in Thirty Years War. He had a regiment recruited from British Isles and led them in Germany. In Swedish service, he soon rose to be colonel. He received properties Ljung and Slefringe in Östergötland
Östergötland
Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...
.
In c. 1637 Hugh Hamilton married, for first time. The bride was Margaret Forratt (d 1653), of Scots family, and widow of colonel and ambassador baron James Spens (Jakob), 1st Friherre of Orreholmen, who had died 1632, and been in Swedish service. Friherrinna Margaret had two sons of her first marriage (major, baron Axel Spens of Orreholmen, 1626–56, and colonel, baron Jakob Spens of Orreholmen, 1627–65), who thus became Hugh's stepsons. In his first marriage, lord Hugh got one surviving child, his daughter baroness Bridget Margaret Hamilton af Deserf, who in 1659 married baron Kustaa Adolf Skytte of Tuutarhovi.
He was the first Hamilton in Swedish military service to get the rights of nobleman in Swedish chamber of nobles as in 1648 he and his youngest half-brother Lewis (Ludvig) Hamilton were naturalized as Swedish noblemen in Sweden. In 1654, he and Ludvig were created Friherre af Deserf byking Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Charles X Gustav also Carl Gustav, was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. After his father's death he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, who...
, and thus Hugh became the 1st Baron of Deserf in peerage of Sweden. His relatives, barons and counts Hamilton (descended from his nephews whom Hugh encouraged to come to Swedish service), continue up to today Sweden.
Baroness Margaret had died, and Hugh married secondly a lady whose name was Jacomina. In c 1659, Hugh married for third time, the young lady Susan Balfour of Pitcullo, a kinswoman related with families which had earlier held Glenawly. They got their only surviving son, William Hamilton (c 1660 - c 1681), and several daughters:
- baroness Henriette Amelia Hamilton af Deserf, died young
- baroness Arabella Susan Hamilton af Deserf, who married three times, but had no surviving children. Her husbands included sir Marcus Trevor, 3rd Viscount Dungannon.
- baroness Nicola Sophia Hamilton af Deserf, who married firstly sir Tristram BeresfordBeresfordBeresford can refer to:People*Beresford Places*Beresford, British Columbia*Beresford, Republic of Ireland*Beresford, Manitoba*Beresford, New Brunswick within Beresford Parish, New Brunswick*Beresford, South Dakota...
, and secondly general sir Richard Gorges of Kilbrew, and had children of both her marriages.
1659 his childless brother Archibald Hamilton
Archibald Hamilton
Archibald Hamilton may refer to:* Lord Archibald Hamilton , Scottish politician* Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton , Scottish peer and politician* Lord Archibald Hamilton son of the above, MP for Lanarkshire....
, who had obtained the feudal barony of Glenawley, died and was inherited by living siblings. Hugh, as his eldest surviving brother, succeeded to the baronial title. 1660 king Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
created Hugh, who then yet lived in Sweden, 1st Lord of Glenawly in 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,...
, which some have said meant a viscountcy
Viscountcy
Viscountcy may refer to:* The office or title of a Viscount* Viscountcy of Béarn...
, but some count it as a regular barony. He thus got rights to seat in Upper House of the Irish parliament.
After the restoration of Charles II, he in 1662 returned to Britain, left Sweden for good, and was installed a Privy Councillor in Ireland.
Viscount Hugh Hamilton's only son survived father only a couple of years, and died in an accident. Hugh's grandson sir Marcus Beresford
Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone
Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone , known as Sir Marcus Beresford, 4th Baronet until 1720 and subsequently as The Viscount Tyrone until 1746, was an Irish peer, freemason and politician.-Background:...
, who married lady Catherine Power of Tyrone
Tyrone
The name Tyrone can refer to:*County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland, roughly corresponding to the ancient kingdom of Tír Eogain*An Earl of Tyrone*A small steam train which runs between Bushmills and the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland-Places:...
, baroness de la Poer suo jure, was created 1st Earl of Tyrone
Earl of Tyrone
The Earl of Tyrone is a title created three times in the Peerage of Ireland.It was first created as part of the Tudor attempt to establish a uniform social structure in Ireland by converting the Gaelic kings and chiefs into hereditary nobles of the Kingdom of Ireland...
. Hugh's great-grandson sir George de La Poer Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone, was created 1st Marquess of Waterford
Marquess of Waterford
Marquess of Waterford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland and the premier marquessate in that peerage. It was created in 1789 for George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone.-Family history:...
. All marquesses of Waterford
Waterford
Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
up to our days have thus been Hugh Hamilton's descendants.
Friherre Hugh Hamilton af Deserf's descendants married into plenty of families of British aristocracy. His recent descendants include:
- Brigadier Andrew Parker-Bowles, former husband of The Duchess of Cornwall
- the late Rt Hon Sir Angus OgilvyAngus OgilvySir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, was a British businessman best known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II....
, husband of Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady OgilvyPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady OgilvyPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy is the youngest granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. She is the widow of Sir Angus Ogilvy... - Prince Richard, Duke of GloucesterPrince Richard, Duke of GloucesterPrince Richard, Duke of Gloucester is a member of the British Royal Family. Prince Richard is the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his father's death in 1974. He is currently 20th in the line of succession...
Hugh Hamilton also was paternal uncle of royal adjutant, lieutenant colonel Malcolm Hamilton, 1st Friherre of Hageby (1635–1699) and of general, baron Hugo Hamilton (1655–1724), as well as great-uncle of field marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
Gustav David Hamilton
Gustav David Hamilton
Gustav David Hamilton was a Swedish count and soldier. He was born in 1699 in Barsebäck, Malmöhus County, Sweden. He left Sweden in 1718-1720 to educate himself in warfare in France. In 1720 he became a captain and in 1740 he became a lieutenant colonel, both during French service. In 1741 he...
of Barsebäck
Barsebäck
Barsebäck is a locality situated in Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 509 inhabitants in 2005.It lies about 4 km east of the harbour village Barsebäckshamn. It is known for the Barsebäck nuclear power plant, and for the internationally known golf course Barsebäck Golf & Country Club...
(1699–1788) and of military judge, field marshal, baron Hugo Johan Hamilton. Yet one of his nephews was colonel, baron Gustav Hamilton
Gustav Hamilton
Baron Gustaf or Gustav Ludvigsson Hamilton , known as the governor of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, was colonel, and de jure 3rd friherre of Deserf in peerage of Sweden.-Biography:...
(1650s-1691), a participant of the Williamite War in Ireland
Williamite war in Ireland
The Williamite War in Ireland—also called the Jacobite War in Ireland, the Williamite-Jacobite War in Ireland and in Irish as Cogadh an Dá Rí —was a conflict between Catholic King James II and Protestant King William of Orange over who would be King of England, Scotland and Ireland...
and community-chosen governor of Enniskillen.