~ Lord James Hamilton (II), 1st Baron Hamilton ~
"1st Lord of Hamilton,
Birth: 1415 - Hamilton, Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death: 6 November 1479 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Place of Burial: Bent Cemetery, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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James Hamilton was intimately connected with the powerful House of Douglas: his mother was a daughter of the Douglas Lord of Dalkeith, and also through his marriage in 1439/1440 with Lady Euphemia Graham, the youthful widow of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and daughter of Euphemia Stewart, Countess of Strathearn. Hamilton became stepfather to the young 6th Earl of Douglas, his brother David, both who would be murdered in November 1440 at the 'Black Dinner' at Edinburgh Castle in the presence of James II. Furthermore, he was the stepfather of Margaret Douglas, known as the "Fair Maid of Galloway", who was to marry her cousins William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas.
James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was born circa 1416.
He married, firstly, Lady Eupheme Graham, daughter of Patrick Graham, Earl of Strathearn and Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness, after 25 February 1440
He married, secondly, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie von Geldern, between February 1474 and April 1474. Dispensation from the Pope was granted 25 April 1476, thereby legitimising the two children already born.
He died on 6 November 1479.
He is buried in the Old Collegiate Church which no longer exists.
Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, moved the bodies from there to Hamilton Mausoleum and were subsequently moved to the Bent Cemetery in the late 1920's due to subsidence at the mausoleumHe was the son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingston.
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Parents:
Son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingstone
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Spouses:
Eupheme Graham, Lady Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran
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Father of Elizabeth MacFarlane, Countess of Crawford; John Hamilton of Broomhill; David Hamilton of Broomhill; Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Crawford; John Hamilton, 2nd Lord of Torrance.
~There were "NO DUPLICATES" in this cemetery for this... ~Ancestor~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*1st Lord of Hamilton, 6th Lord of Cadzow
He was a Scottish nobleman, scholar and politician.
He was born at Cadzow Castle, South Lanarkshire. He first appears on record on a charter of 1426, granting him the rights to the lands of Dalserf, which had been alienated by his father.
"1st Lord of Hamilton,
Birth: 1415 - Hamilton, Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death: 6 November 1479 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Place of Burial: Bent Cemetery, Scotland, United Kingdom.
~~~~~~~*
James Hamilton was intimately connected with the powerful House of Douglas: his mother was a daughter of the Douglas Lord of Dalkeith, and also through his marriage in 1439/1440 with Lady Euphemia Graham, the youthful widow of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and daughter of Euphemia Stewart, Countess of Strathearn. Hamilton became stepfather to the young 6th Earl of Douglas, his brother David, both who would be murdered in November 1440 at the 'Black Dinner' at Edinburgh Castle in the presence of James II. Furthermore, he was the stepfather of Margaret Douglas, known as the "Fair Maid of Galloway", who was to marry her cousins William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas.
James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was born circa 1416.
He married, firstly, Lady Eupheme Graham, daughter of Patrick Graham, Earl of Strathearn and Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness, after 25 February 1440
He married, secondly, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie von Geldern, between February 1474 and April 1474. Dispensation from the Pope was granted 25 April 1476, thereby legitimising the two children already born.
He died on 6 November 1479.
He is buried in the Old Collegiate Church which no longer exists.
Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, moved the bodies from there to Hamilton Mausoleum and were subsequently moved to the Bent Cemetery in the late 1920's due to subsidence at the mausoleumHe was the son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingston.
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Parents:
Son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingstone
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Spouses:
Eupheme Graham, Lady Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran
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Father of Elizabeth MacFarlane, Countess of Crawford; John Hamilton of Broomhill; David Hamilton of Broomhill; Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Crawford; John Hamilton, 2nd Lord of Torrance.
~There were "NO DUPLICATES" in this cemetery for this... ~Ancestor~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*1st Lord of Hamilton, 6th Lord of Cadzow
He was a Scottish nobleman, scholar and politician.
He was born at Cadzow Castle, South Lanarkshire. He first appears on record on a charter of 1426, granting him the rights to the lands of Dalserf, which had been alienated by his father.
~ Lord James Hamilton (II), 1st Baron Hamilton ~
"1st Lord of Hamilton,
Birth: 1415 - Hamilton, Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death: 6 November 1479 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Place of Burial: Bent Cemetery, Scotland, United Kingdom.
~~~~~~~*
James Hamilton was intimately connected with the powerful House of Douglas: his mother was a daughter of the Douglas Lord of Dalkeith, and also through his marriage in 1439/1440 with Lady Euphemia Graham, the youthful widow of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and daughter of Euphemia Stewart, Countess of Strathearn. Hamilton became stepfather to the young 6th Earl of Douglas, his brother David, both who would be murdered in November 1440 at the 'Black Dinner' at Edinburgh Castle in the presence of James II. Furthermore, he was the stepfather of Margaret Douglas, known as the "Fair Maid of Galloway", who was to marry her cousins William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas.
James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was born circa 1416.
He married, firstly, Lady Eupheme Graham, daughter of Patrick Graham, Earl of Strathearn and Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness, after 25 February 1440
He married, secondly, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie von Geldern, between February 1474 and April 1474. Dispensation from the Pope was granted 25 April 1476, thereby legitimising the two children already born.
He died on 6 November 1479.
He is buried in the Old Collegiate Church which no longer exists.
Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, moved the bodies from there to Hamilton Mausoleum and were subsequently moved to the Bent Cemetery in the late 1920's due to subsidence at the mausoleumHe was the son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingston.
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Parents:
Son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingstone
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Spouses:
Eupheme Graham, Lady Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran
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Father of Elizabeth MacFarlane, Countess of Crawford; John Hamilton of Broomhill; David Hamilton of Broomhill; Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Crawford; John Hamilton, 2nd Lord of Torrance.
~There were "NO DUPLICATES" in this cemetery for this... ~Ancestor~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*1st Lord of Hamilton, 6th Lord of Cadzow
He was a Scottish nobleman, scholar and politician.
He was born at Cadzow Castle, South Lanarkshire. He first appears on record on a charter of 1426, granting him the rights to the lands of Dalserf, which had been alienated by his father.
"1st Lord of Hamilton,
Birth: 1415 - Hamilton, Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death: 6 November 1479 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Place of Burial: Bent Cemetery, Scotland, United Kingdom.
~~~~~~~*
James Hamilton was intimately connected with the powerful House of Douglas: his mother was a daughter of the Douglas Lord of Dalkeith, and also through his marriage in 1439/1440 with Lady Euphemia Graham, the youthful widow of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and daughter of Euphemia Stewart, Countess of Strathearn. Hamilton became stepfather to the young 6th Earl of Douglas, his brother David, both who would be murdered in November 1440 at the 'Black Dinner' at Edinburgh Castle in the presence of James II. Furthermore, he was the stepfather of Margaret Douglas, known as the "Fair Maid of Galloway", who was to marry her cousins William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas.
James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was born circa 1416.
He married, firstly, Lady Eupheme Graham, daughter of Patrick Graham, Earl of Strathearn and Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness, after 25 February 1440
He married, secondly, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie von Geldern, between February 1474 and April 1474. Dispensation from the Pope was granted 25 April 1476, thereby legitimising the two children already born.
He died on 6 November 1479.
He is buried in the Old Collegiate Church which no longer exists.
Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, moved the bodies from there to Hamilton Mausoleum and were subsequently moved to the Bent Cemetery in the late 1920's due to subsidence at the mausoleumHe was the son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingston.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Parents:
Son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingstone
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Spouses:
Eupheme Graham, Lady Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Father of Elizabeth MacFarlane, Countess of Crawford; John Hamilton of Broomhill; David Hamilton of Broomhill; Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Crawford; John Hamilton, 2nd Lord of Torrance.
~There were "NO DUPLICATES" in this cemetery for this... ~Ancestor~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*1st Lord of Hamilton, 6th Lord of Cadzow
He was a Scottish nobleman, scholar and politician.
He was born at Cadzow Castle, South Lanarkshire. He first appears on record on a charter of 1426, granting him the rights to the lands of Dalserf, which had been alienated by his father.
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