John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton

John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton (around 1535 - April 6, 1604 ) was a Scottish nobleman .

John Hamilton was a son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran , and his wife Margaret Douglas. After his father's death, he ruled in place of his mentally ill brother James .

He was a follower of Queen Mary of Scots and participated in her liberation from Loch Leven Castle in 1568 . In 1579 he fled to France, but was reconciled with King James VI in 1585 .

He fought in the siege of Stirling Castle on November 3, 1585, as a result of which the expropriation of titles and property against his family was lifted on December 10, 1585. On the same day he was admitted to the Scottish Privy Council . In 1588 he led the negotiations on the marriage of King James VI. with the Danish Princess Anna in Copenhagen . From 1589 he held the post of Lieutenant of the South of Scotland and was finally elevated to Marquess of Hamilton on April 17, 1599 .

In the winter of 1577/78 he had married Margaret Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis . He had the following children with her:

• Lady Jean Hamilton, ∞ Sir Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss (1565–1592)
• Lady Margaret Hamilton († 1606), ∞ John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell
• Hon. Edward Hamilton († young)
• James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (1589–1625), ∞ Lady Anne Cuninghame

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Complete Peerage , Volume I, p. 222
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} The Complete Peerage , Volume VI, p. 257
3. ^ The Complete Peerage , Volume I, p. 223
4. ^ The Complete Peerage , Volume VI, p. 258

Literature and web links

• George Edward Cokayne : The Complete Peerage . Sutton Publishing 2000, ISBN 0904387828 .
• John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton on thepeerage.com , accessed September 10, 2016.
• Hamilton, Marquess of (S, 1599-1651) at Cracroft's Peerage

predecessor	Office	successor
New title created	Marquess of Hamilton 1599-1604	James Hamilton