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Lieutenant-General James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and 1st Duke of Brandon, KG, KT (11 April 1658 – 15 November 1712) was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician. Hamilton was a major investor in the failed Darien Scheme , which cost many of Scotland's ruling class their fortunes.
14 de mai. de 2018 · Hamilton, James Hamilton, 4th duke of [S] (1658–1712). Hamilton played an important but equivocal part in the Union of Scotland and England in 1707. His grandfather had been executed in 1649 as a royalist and his great-uncle had been killed fighting for Charles II at Worcester .
James, her eldest son, became the 4th Duke of Hamilton in 1698. Little did she know that she would outlive him. Like his predecessors, James’ life was characterised by political intrigue and unhappy circumstance.
Overview. 4th duke of Hamilton, James Hamilton. (1658—1712) nobleman. Quick Reference. [S] (1658–1712). Hamilton played an important but equivocal part in the Union of Scotland and England in 1707. His grandfather had been executed in 1649 as a royalist and his ...
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, was the eldest son of Anne, Duchess of Hamilton, who succeeded to that title under the special remainder on the death of her uncle William 2nd Duke of Hamilton in 1651.
In September 1711, James, 4th Duke of Hamilton, was created a Peer of Great Britain, becoming 1st Duke of Brandon. Already a Knight of the Thistle, he was installed as a Knight of the Garter in 1712. Ancestral property of the Dukedom included the Isle of Arran and its Brodick Castle.
Biography finder. Index of first names. James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658-1712) James Douglas, 4th duke of Hamilton (1658-1712), eldest son of the preceding and of Duchess Anne, succeeded his mother, who resigned the dukedom to him in 1698, and at the accession of Queen Anne he was regarded as leader of the Scottish national party.
