Lord Hamilton
Lord Hamilton was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland . The title has been suspended since 1651.
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The title was created for Sir James Hamilton on June 28, 1445 . He was laird of the Barony of Cadzow in Lanarkshire , which his ancestor Sir Walter Fitz Gilbert had acquired around 1315 and for which the name Hamilton prevailed over time . His son, the 2nd Lord , was made Earl of Arran on August 11, 1503 .
His grandson, the 3rd Earl , was stripped of his title in 1581 for high treason and his lands were confiscated by the Crown. 1585 achieved the return of the lands and the restoration of the titles. His nephew, the 4th Earl , had inherited the title of Marquess of Hamilton in 1604 and was also promoted to Earl of Cambridge in 1619 . His son, the 3rd Marquess , was also elevated to Duke of Hamilton in 1643 . On the death of his brother, the 2nd Duke , the Marquessate Hamilton and the Earldom Cambridge went out, the Earldom Arran and the Lordship Hamilton fell into a state of rest, and the Dukedom Hamilton fell to his niece Anne Hamilton .
List of Lairds of Cadzow and Lords Hamilton
Lairds of Cadzow (around 1315)
- Sir Walter Fitz Gilbert , 1st Laird of Cadzow (around 1250 – before 1336)
- Sir David fitz Walter , 2nd Laird of Cadzow (around 1310–1374 / 1378)
- David Hamilton , 3rd Laird of Cadzow (around 1333-1392)
- Sir John Hamilton , 4th Laird of Cadzow († before 1410)
- Sir James Hamilton , 5th Laird of Cadzow († before 1441)
- Sir James Hamilton , 6th Laird of Cadzow († 1479) ( raised to Lord Hamilton in 1445 )
Lords Hamilton (1445)
- James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton († 1479)
- James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran , 2nd Lord Hamilton (1475–1529)
- James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran , 3rd Lord Hamilton (1516–1575)
- James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran , 4th Lord Hamilton (1532-1609) (title forfeited 1581; title restored 1585)
- James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton , 5th Lord Hamilton (1589-1625)
- James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton , 6th Lord Hamilton (1606–1649)
- William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton , 7th Lord Hamilton (1616–1651) (title dormant 1651)