Tolleson family » James Hamilton 2nd Lord Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran (1475-1529)

Personal data James Hamilton 2nd Lord Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran 

  • He was born on April 25, 1475 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (April 28, 1490) below 16 years (15).

  • Title: 2nd Lord Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran
  • Immigrated.
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1503 He was appointed Privy Councillor (P.C.) in Scotland.
    • in the year 1517 He held the office of a Lord of Regency [Scotland].
  • (Title of Nobility ) on November 6, 1479: He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Hamilton [created Scotland, 1445].
  • (Title of Nobility ) on August 11, 1503 in Scotland: 1st Earl of Arran.
  • (Title of Nobility ) on August 11, 1503 in Scotland: Second Barron of Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran.
  • (Title of Nobility ) : Lieutenant General of Scotland.
  • (Title of Nobility ) : 2nd Lord of Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran.
  • (Military Service ) in the year 1502: He fought in the naval expedition by Denmark against Sweden..
  • (Military Service ) in the year 1513: He was commander of the Scottish fleet against England, but accomplished nothing..
  • (Military Service ) on September 4, 1526: He fought in the Battle of Linlithgow, where he commanded the army for the King against Lennox..
  • (1st Earl of Arran ) in the year 1503.
  • (Heir+Presumptive ) : Heir presumptive to the throne of Scotland.
  • (bio ) : Biography He was the oldest of two son of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, and his wife, Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran. Mary was a daughter of King James II of Scotland and his Queen consort Mary of Guelders, and was a sister of King James III of Sc.
  • (bio ) : Biography He was the oldest of two son of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, and his wife, Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran. Mary was a daughter of King James II of Scotland and his Queen consort Mary of Guelders, and was a sister of King James III of Sc.
  • (Divorce From Elizabeth Home ) .
  • He died on July 21, 1529 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, he was 54 years old.
  • He is buried July 1529 in Linlithgowshire, Scotland.
  • A child of James Hamilton and Mary Stewart
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2021.

Household of James Hamilton 2nd Lord Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran

(1) He is married to Janet Bethune.

They got married on November 11, 1512 at Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 37 years old.


(2) He is married to Beatrix Drummond.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Margaret Hamilton  1505-1544 


(3) He is married to Elizabeth Home.

They got married on April 28, 1490 at Bute, Scotland, he was 15 years old.

The couple are divorced.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Hamilton

Mary Stewart
± 1453-1488

James Hamilton
1475-1529

(1) 1512

Janet Bethune
1486-1522

(2) 

Beatrix Drummond
1476-1507

Margaret Hamilton
1505-1544
(3) 1490

Elizabeth Home
1477-1544


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Birthday April 25, 1475

  • Graaf Karel I de Stoute (Bourgondisch Huis) was from 1467 till 1477 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1475: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 10 » Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.
    • August 29 » The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between the kingdoms of France and England.

Day of marriage April 28, 1490

Day of death July 21, 1529

  • 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.
    • April 22 » Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues (1,250 kilometres (780mi)) east of the Moluccas.
    • 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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