Duke of Hamilton

The Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. It and Hamilton, Scotland, are both named for the Hamilton family. The Duke of Hamilton was created Duke of Brandon in 1711, making the holder one of the five people currently to hold two different dukedoms, the others being the Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, the Duke of Argyll (who holds two dukedoms named Argyll), and the Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon. Historically, several other individuals have held two separate dukedoms, including Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme and John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich.

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Peerage of Scotland - 1643 - Hamilton, Scotland - Hamilton - 1711 - Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay - Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry - Duke of Argyll - Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme - John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich

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The Duke of Hamilton is one of the most ennobled individuals in the United Kingdom, holding, in addition to the Dukedoms, nine subsidiary titles. They are: Marquess of Douglas (created 1633), Marquess of Clydesdale (1643), Earl of Angus (1389), Earl of Arran, Lanark and Cambridge (1643), Lord Abernathy and Jedburgh Forest (1633), Lord Polmont (1643), Lord Machanshire (1643), Lord Aven and Innerdale (1643) and Baron Dutton (1711). The Duke's eldest son and heir uses the courtesy title Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale. The courtesy title of the Marquess's eldest son and heir is Earl of Angus and the one of the Earl's eldest son and heir Lord Abernethy. The Dukedom of Brandon and the Barony of Dutton are in the peerage of Great Britain; all other titles are in the peerage of Scotland.

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Marquess of Douglas - Earl of Angus - Peerage

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