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James IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault Hamilton 1515 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1515

Birth Location: Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 22 January 1575

Death Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Father: James Hamilton

Mother: Margaret Stewart-Hamilton

Spouse(s): Margaret Douglas

Children(s): John Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Claud Hamilton,, Jean Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Christian Hamilton, James Hamilton

The story of James IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault Hamilton began in 1515 in Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland. James IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault Hamilton married Margaret Douglas, and had children including John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Claud Hamilton,, Jean Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Christian Hamilton, James Hamilton. James IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault Hamilton passed away in 1575 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault Hamilton began in 1515 in Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland.
  • James IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault Hamilton married Margaret Douglas, and had children including John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Claud Hamilton,, Jean Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Christian Hamilton, James Hamilton.
  • James IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault Hamilton passed away in 1575 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hamilton's Ancestors

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James Hamilton
1515 – 1575
Birth Place: Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Parents
James Hamilton
1475 – 1529
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Catherine) Stewart-Hamilton
1478 – 1542
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (James) Hamilton
Alexander Stewart
1454 – 1489
Stirling Castle (Stirlingshire) Scotland
Catherine Sinclair
Orkney Islands, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gauthier STEWART
1424 – 1488
Elizabeth ARNOT
1430 – 1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter, Stewart
1395 – 1425
Janet Erskine
1405 – 1479

James Hamilton's Descendants

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James (IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault) Hamilton (1 Jan 1515 – 22 January 1575) m. Margaret Douglas (8 Oct 1515 – 7 March 1578)
  1. 1. John (Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of) Hamilton (1535 – 06 Apr 1604) m. Margaret Lyon (30 Dec 1547 – 23 Nov 1626)
    1. 1. James Hamilton (19 Jun 1589 – 02 Mar 1625) m. Lady (Anne Cunningham, Countess of Campbell, Marchioness of) Hamilton (1585 – 16 April 1647)
      1. 1. James (Hamilton**, 1st Duke of) Hamilton (19 Jun 1606 – 09 Mar 1649)
      2. 2. Jean ((CUNNINGHAM)) HAMILTON (1616 – unk) m. John Lindsay (1611 – 1678) m. Johne Porterfeild (1613 – 1690)
        1. 1. William Porterfield (1645 – 1681) m. Annabel Stewart (1649 – )
      3. 3. James Hamilton
      4. 4. William Hamilton
  2. 2. Barbara Hamilton (1535 – 26 Nov 1577)
  3. 3. Margaret Hamilton (1540 – )
  4. 4. Anne Hamilton (1542 – 1574)
  5. 5. Gavin Hamilton (22 Oct 1542 – Aug 1547)
  6. 6. Claud Hamilton, (9 Jun 1543 – 3 May 1622)
  7. 7. Jean Hamilton (1545 – Dec 1596)
  8. 8. Barbara Hamilton (1547 – 15 Dec 1558)
  9. 9. Christian Hamilton (1549 – )
  10. 10. James Hamilton

James Hamilton's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1 Jan 1515
Birth of James IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault Hamilton in Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
1575
22 January 1575
Age 60
Death of James IV, 2nd Earl Arran, Duke Chatelherault Hamilton in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1515
    Event Place: Brodick Castle, Firth Clyde, Bute, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1575
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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