William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton

His Grace The Duke of Hamilton
Born	19 February 1811 London
Died	8 July 1863 (aged 52) Paris
Title	11th Duke of Hamilton
Tenure	1852–1863
Other titles	8th Duke of Brandon
Offices	Knight Marischal, Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire
Predecessor	Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
Successor	William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton
Spouse(s)	Princess Marie Amélie of Baden
Issue	William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton Charles Douglas-Hamilton, 7th Earl of Selkirk Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
Parents	Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton Susan Euphemia Beckford

William Alexander Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and 8th Duke of Brandon (19 February 1811 in London – 8 July 1863 in Paris) styled Earl of Angus before 1819 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1819 and 1852, was a Scottish nobleman and the Premier Peer of Scotland.

He was the son of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Susan Euphemia Beckford, daughter of English novelist William Beckford. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He was Knight Marischal of Scotland from 1846 and Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire from 1852 until his death.

At the Mannheim Palace, on 23 February 1843, he married Princess Marie Amélie of Baden, daughter of the Grand Duke Charles of Baden and Stéphanie de Beauharnais, the adopted daughter of Napoleon I. After his marriage he lived chiefly in Paris and Baden, taking very little interest in British affairs. They had three children:

• William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton
• Lieutenant Charles George Douglas-Hamilton, 7th Earl of Selkirk, 11th Hussars
• Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton, married firstly Albert I, Prince of Monaco, latterly to Tassilo Festetics de Tolna.

Though he had married in 1843, the duke did not succeed to his title until 1852. In that year, he purchased the house located at 22 Arlington Street in St. James's, a district of the City of Westminster in central London from Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort for £60,000. The duke lavished expenses on the house for approximately a decade, including installing iron firebacks with his coronet and motto. Upon his death, the house passed to his widow who sold it to Ivor Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne via auction in 1867.^[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton

16. James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton               8. James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton                       17. Hon. Elizabeth Gerard               4. Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton                             18. Edward Spencer               9. Anne Spencer                       19. Anne Baker               2. Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton                                   20. James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway               10. Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway                       21. Lady Catherine Montgomerie               5. Lady Harriet Stewart                             22. John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald               11. Lady Catherine Cochrane                       23. Lady Anne Murray               1. William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton                                         24. Peter Beckford               12. William Beckford                       25. Bathshua Herring               6. William Beckford                             26. Hon. George Hamilton               13. Maria Hamilton                       27. Bridget Coward               3. Susan Beckford                                   28. John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne               14. Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne                       29. Grace Lockhart               7. Lady Margaret Gordon                             30. Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway (= 10)               15. Lady Margaret Stewart                       31. Lady Catherine Cochrane (= 11)

References

•  "Douglas, William Alexander Anthony Archibald". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

1. Chancellor, E. Beresford (1908). The Private Palaces of London Past and Present. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co Ltd. pp. 366–367. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Hamilton
• William, 11th Duke of Hamilton: Hamilton Palace