Anthony Hamilton (military)
Anthony Hamilton (* around 1645 in Roscrea , Tipperary , Ireland ; † April 21, 1720 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye , France ) was a French lieutenant-général and writer of Scottish origin.
Life
Anthony Hamilton was the brother of Elizabeth Hamilton, "La Belle Hamilton", the wife of the French Count Philibert de Gramont . His father was Sir George Hamilton, 1st Baronet († 1679), and his mother, Mary Butler, the sister of the 1st Duke of Ormonde .
Hamilton grew up from the age of four to fourteen in France, where his father fled after the execution of Charles I of England . Anthony joined the French army, fought for Louis XIV in the Franco-Dutch War and eventually became a French lieutenant-général. After James II of England ascended the throne (1685), he was given an Irish regiment in 1687 , became Governor of Limerick and a member of the Privy Council . After the lost Battle of the Boyne , in which he had participated, he had to go into exile again in France and followed King James to Saint-Germain-en-Laye .
He spent the rest of his life mainly at the court in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and interacted with the other exiled Stuart supporters.
He is known for his Mémoires du comte de Grammont , the memoirs of his brother-in-law Philibert de Gramont, which he published anonymously in London in 1713 and which paint a vivid picture of court life, especially of the amorous escapades and scandals, in the 17th century . They were u. a. Reissued in Paris in 1866 by Sainte-Beuve .
His brother Sir George Hamilton was also in French service as Maréchal de camp .
Works
- Memoirs of the Comte de Gramont . Verlag Weiß, Bamberg 2004, ISBN 3-928591-77-0 .
literature
- Hamilton, Anthony . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 12 : Gichtel - harmonium . London 1910, p. 884 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Literature by and about Anthony Hamilton in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Anthony Hamilton (military) in Project Gutenberg ( currently not usually available for users from Germany )
- Works by Anthony Hamilton (military) in the Gutenberg-DE project
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SURNAME | Hamilton, Anthony |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hamilton, Antoine |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French lieutenant general and writer of Scottish origin |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1645 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Roscrea |
DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1720 |
Place of death | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |