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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.
Alexander Douglas-Hamilton; Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, XVI duca di Hamilton, nel 2012: XVI Duca di Hamilton; Stemma: In carica: 2010 – in carica: Predecessore: Angus Douglas-Hamilton, XV duca di Hamilton: Erede: Douglas Charles Douglas-Hamilton, marchese di Douglas e Clydesdale Nome completo: Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton ...
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.
Career. The son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Elizabeth Percy, daughter of the 8th Duke of Northumberland, he was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford (as was his father before him). One of his younger brothers was the Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas .
Duca di Hamilton è un titolo fra i pari di Scozia, creato nel 1643. È il titolo ducale più importante della parìa, dopo il titolo di Duca di Rothesay, detenuto dal figlio maggiore del sovrano e dunque il suo detentore è il primo pari di Scozia. Il detentore del titolo è inoltre il capo sia del casato di Hamilton che del casato di Douglas .
