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Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in April 1643. It is the senior dukedom in that peerage (except for the Dukedom of Rothesay held by the Sovereign's eldest son), and as such its holder is the premier peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas.
Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon (born 31 March 1978), is a Scottish nobleman and the premier peer of Scotland.
Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, KT, GCVO, AFC, PC, DL, FRCSE, FRGS (3 February 1903 – 30 March 1973) was a Scottish nobleman and aviator who was the first man to fly over Mount Everest.
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14 ott 2013 · Biographer and historian Mark Peel looks at the life of statesman and aviator the Duke of Hamilton and explores his role in Rudolf Hess's infamous flight into Scotland in 1941, with which the Duke would be forever after associated ...
Created in 1643 for James Hamilton, the Dukedom of Hamilton is the premier Peerdom in Scotland. It is the third oldest in the United Kingdom, surpassed only by the Dukes of Norfolk and Somerset. And the House of Hamilton has a family history to match such illustrious heritage.
James Hamilton, 3rd marquess and 1st duke of Hamilton (born June 19, 1606—died March 9, 1649, Preston, Lancashire, Eng.) was a Scottish Royalist whose vacillating, ineffectual leadership did great damage to King Charles I’s cause during the English Civil Wars between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians.
