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Personal data Lieutenant-General James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Duke of Brandon and Dutton 

Source 1
  • He was born on April 11, 1658 in Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • He was christened on April 11, 1658 in Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland, UK.
  • Title: Duke of Hamilton (4°), Duke of Brandon (1° 1711)
  • Occupations:
    • Colonel of The Royal Regiment of Horse, master-general of the Ordnance, master of the Great Wardrobe, lord-lieutenant of Lancashire, vice-admiral of Lancashire, 17th representative peer of Scotland (1708-1712), Lord of the Bedchamber to King Charles II and.
    • Lt.-Gen., 4th Duke of Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton (killed in duel).
    • Lt.-Gen., 4th Duke of Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton (killed in duel).
  • Nationality: United Kingdom.
  • Religion: Presbyterianism.
  • Resident in the year 1658: .
  • (Office) between 1679 and 1688: Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
  • (Office) between 1683 and 1685: Envoy to Paris.
  • (Mil-Rank) in the year 1685: Colonel||6th Horse.
  • (Office) September 1686: Envoy to Paris.
  • (Invest) on May 29, 1687: Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.).
  • (Mil-Rank) in the year 1688: Brigadier-General.
  • (Office) from 1688 till 1689: Master of the Great Wardrobe.
  • (Mil-Rank) in the year 1693: Lieutenant-General.
  • (Office) between 1699 and 1702: Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
  • (Office) between 1708 and 1712: Representative Peer [Scotland].
  • (Office) between 1710 and 1712: Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire.
  • (Invest) on December 13, 1710: Privy Counsellor (P.C.).
  • (Office) September 1712: Master General of the Ordnance.
  • (Invest) on October 26, 1712: Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.).
  • He died on November 15, 1712 in Hyde Park, St. James, London, Middlesex, England, he was 54 years old.Source 2

    Fout Attention: Died 9 months (November 15, 1712) prior to the birth (April 3, 1724) of child (James Hamilton) .

    Fout Attention: Died 9 months (November 15, 1712) prior to the birth (November 14, 1720) of child (John Hamilton) .

  • He is buried on October 29, 1718 in Hamilton Palace, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, England, United Kingdom.

    Fout Attention: Had already been buried (October 29, 1718) 9 months before the birth (April 3, 1724) of child (James Hamilton).

    Fout Attention: Had already been buried (October 29, 1718) 9 months before the birth (November 14, 1720) of child (John Hamilton).

    Hamilton Palace

Household of Lieutenant-General James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Duke of Brandon and Dutton

(1) He is married to Margaret Rosehall.

They got married in the year 1708, he was 49 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. John Hamilton  1720-1814
  2. James Hamilton  1724-1807 
  3. Mary Hamilton  ????-> 1781


Child(ren):

  1. N. Hamilton  1689-1689
  2. N. Hamilton  1690-1690
  3. Charles Hamilton  1691-± 1754
  9. Lady Susan Hamilton  1706-1755


Notes about Lieutenant-General James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Duke of Brandon and Dutton

Mother resigned all her titles to him on 9th July 1698

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  1. Mullins Web Site, Rhondee Mullins, 4th Duke of Hamilton - Lieutenant-General - JAMES Douglas - Mother resigned all her titles to him on 9th July 1698 - 4th Duke of Hamilton - Duke of Brandon and Dutton, 4th Duke of Douglas-Hamilton, February 4, 2019
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Historical events

Birthday April 11, 1658

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1658: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 8 » Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655–1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark–Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden to save the rest.
    • May 29 » Battle of Samugarh: decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659).
    • June 3 » Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France.
    • June 25 » Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War.
    • July 31 » Aurangzeb is proclaimed Mughal emperor of India.
    • September 3 » The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.

Day of death November 15, 1712

  • The temperature on November 15, 1712 was about 10.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1712: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 10 » Huilliches in Chiloé rebel against Spanish encomenderos.
    • February 29 » February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Julian calendar.
    • April 6 » The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.
    • July 31 » Action of 31 July 1712 (Great Northern War): Danish and Swedish ships clash in the Baltic Sea; the result is inconclusive.
    • August 17 » Action of 17 August 1712 New Deep naval battle between Denmark and Sweden.
    • October 3 » The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.

Day of burial October 29, 1718

  • The temperature on October 29, 1718 was about 8.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1718: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
    • June 26 » Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
    • July 21 » The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
    • November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
    • November 30 » King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
    • December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.


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Source: Wikipedia

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