Anne Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Ruglen
Anne Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Ruglen (born April 5, 1698 in Cramond , † April 21, 1748 in York ) was a Scottish noblewoman .
She was the daughter of John Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Ruglen, 3rd Earl of Selkirk and his wife Anne Kennedy.
Before 1730 she married William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March . With him she had a son, William Douglas . After the death of her first husband, she married Anthony Sawyer on January 2, 1746/47.
When her father died in 1744, her older brother, William Hamilton, Lord Daer , had already died, so she inherited the paternal title Earl of Ruglen , along with the subordinate titles Viscount of Riccartoun and Lord Hillhouse . The paternal title Earl of Selkirk , along with all other subordinate titles, was not inheritable in the female line and therefore fell to her 2nd nephew Dunbar Douglas . When she herself died in 1748, her titles fell to her son.
Web links
- Anne Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Ruglen on thepeerage.com , accessed August 12, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Douglas-Hamilton |
Countess of Ruglen 1744-1748 |
William Douglas |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hamilton, Anne, 2nd Countess of Ruglen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Douglas, Anne, Countess of March; Sawyer, Anne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1698 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cramond |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1748 |
| Place of death | York |