Anthony Hamilton (military)

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Anthony Hamilton, painting, National Portrait Gallery, London

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 .

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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