Lord Anne Douglas-Hamilton
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Lord Anne Hamilton was a Scottish
nobleman.
A son of Lt-Gen. James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and 1st Duke of Brandon, and his wife Elizabeth Gerard, Hamilton died in France at the age of 39.
His unusual Christian name is explained by the fact that he was named for his godmother, Queen Anne
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Upon the death of the 12th Duke of Hamilton
in 1895, without male issue, it was Lord Anne's descendant, Alfred Douglas-Hamilton
who succeeded to the Dukedom of Hamilton.
Lord Anne had a further illegitimate child with Mary Edwardes:
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
nobleman.
A son of Lt-Gen. James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and 1st Duke of Brandon, and his wife Elizabeth Gerard, Hamilton died in France at the age of 39.
His unusual Christian name is explained by the fact that he was named for his godmother, Queen Anne
Anne of Great Britain
Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the...
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Upon the death of the 12th Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton
William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault KT was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:...
in 1895, without male issue, it was Lord Anne's descendant, Alfred Douglas-Hamilton
Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton
Lieutenant Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and 10th Duke of Brandon TD, DL was a Scottish nobleman and sailor.-Life and Succession:...
who succeeded to the Dukedom of Hamilton.
Marriage and issue
In October 1742, Lord Anne married Anna Powell and had issue:- Lt. Col.James HamiltonJames Hamilton-Dukes:*James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton , heir to the throne of Scotland*James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton , Scottish nobleman*James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton , Scottish nobleman...
(1746–1804) - Admiral Charles Powell HamiltonCharles Powell HamiltonCharles Powell Hamilton was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral....
(1747–1825)
Lord Anne had a further illegitimate child with Mary Edwardes:
- Gerard Anne Edwardes (1734–1773), married in 1754, Lady Jane Noel, a daughter of Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of GainsboroughBaptist Noel, 4th Earl of GainsboroughBaptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough was an English peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Campden until 1714.He was the son of Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough and inherited the earldom in1714...
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