Stephenson Family Tree » Sir James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran (1476-1529)

Personal data Sir James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran 

  • He was born on April 25, 1476 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (??-??-1490) below 16 years (14).

  • He died on July 21, 1529 in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, he was 53 years old.
  • He is buried after March 26, 1529 in Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland.
  • A child of James Hamilton and Mary Stewart
  • A child of James Hamilton and Mary Stewart
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran

(1) He is married to Janet Bethune.

They got married on November 11, 1516 at Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 40 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. John Hamilton  1496-1574
  2. Janet Jean Hamilton  1510-1574
  3. James Hamilton  1515-1575


(2) He is married to Beatrix Drummond.

They got married on November 11, 1516 at Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 40 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Margaret Hamilton  1500-1544 


(3) He is married to Marion Boyd.

They got married in the year 1490 at Scotland, he was 13 years old.


(4) He had a relationship with Elizabeth-nic-Alexander Home.


(5) He has/had a relationship with Hamilton.


(6) He had a relationship with Beatrix Drummond.


(7) He has/had a relationship with Janet Bethune.

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Timeline Sir James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Hamilton

James Stewart
1430-1460
Mary Stewart
1453-1488

James Hamilton
1476-1529

(1) 1516

Janet Bethune
1486-1522

John Hamilton
1496-1574
(2) 1516
(3) 1490

Marion Boyd
1477-1555

(4) 
(5) 

Hamilton
± 1480-????

(6) 
(7) 

Janet Bethune
1486-1522


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Historical events

  • Graaf Karel I de Stoute (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1467 till 1477 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1476: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 1 » Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro.
    • March 2 » Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel.
    • July 11 » Giuliano della Rovere is appointed bishop of Coutances.
    • November 26 » Vlad the Impaler defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Báthory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.
  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1516: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 23 » The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.
    • May 8 » A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long undefended.
    • August 13 » The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.
    • August 24 » The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.
    • October 28 » Ottoman–Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan.
  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1529: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 19 » Beginning of the Protestant Reformation: After the Second Diet of Speyer bans Lutheranism, a group of rulers (German: Fürst) and independent cities protests the reinstatement of the Edict of Worms.
    • June 21 » French forces are driven out of northern Italy by Spain at the Battle of Landriano during the War of the League of Cognac.
    • July 26 » Francisco Pizarro González, Spanish conquistador, is appointed governor of Peru.
    • September 1 » The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by natives.
    • September 27 » The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.
    • October 15 » The Siege of Vienna ends when Austria routs the invading Ottoman forces, ending its European expansion.


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