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Personal data James Hamilton , 1st Lord Hamilton 

  • He was born on May 16, 1415 in Cadzow Castle, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Title: 6th feudal baron of Cadzow
  • Title: 6th Laird of Cadzow
  • Title: 6th Laird Of Cadzow 1st Lord Hamilton
  • Title: 2nd of Cambuskeith
  • Title: 1st Lord Hamilton
  • Title: Laird of Cadzow, 1st Baron, Duke of Hamilton II
  • Title: 3rd Of Torrance
  • Occupations:
    • July 1455 Sheriff of Lanark in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
    • Scottish nobleman, scholar and politician.
  • Resident (Granted ownership) in the year 1426: Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • He died on November 6, 1479 in Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, he was 64 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1479 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • This information was last updated on April 11, 2024.

Household of James Hamilton , 1st Lord Hamilton

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Mary Stewart) is 37 years younger.

He is married to Mary Stewart.

They got married in the year 1474 at Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, he was 58 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Hamilton  1473-1535 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Hamilton

James Hamilton
1415-1479

1474

Mary Stewart
1453-1488

Elizabeth Hamilton
1473-1535

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Birthday May 16, 1415

  • Graaf Willem VI (Beiers Huis) was from 1404 till 1417 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1415: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 4 » Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance.
    • July 6 » Jan Hus is condemned by the assembly of the council in the cathedral as a heretic and sentenced to be burned at the stake. (See Deaths section.)
    • August 2 » Thomas Grey is executed for participating in the Southampton Plot.
    • August 21 » Henry the Navigator leads Portuguese forces to victory over the Marinids at the Battle of Ceuta.
    • October 25 » Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England, with his lightly armoured infantry and archers, defeats the heavily armoured French cavalry in the Battle of Agincourt.

Day of death November 6, 1479

  • Gravin Maria de Rijke (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1477 till 1482 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1479: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 7 » Battle of Guinegate, French troops of King Louis XI were defeated by the Burgundians led by Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg.
    • September 4 » The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal.


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