William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
William Alexander Anthony Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton (born February 19, 1811 in London , † July 15, 1863 in Paris ) was a Scottish nobleman.
William Hamilton was the son of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and his wife Susan Beckford, a daughter of the writer William Beckford . He followed his father in 1852 as the 11th Duke of Hamilton .
William was educated at Eton College and Oxford University . From 1833 to 1835 he was, like his father, Grand Master of the Freemasons in Scotland. He held the office of Knight Marischal of Scotland and Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire, but was hardly interested in British politics. In 1853 he sold his Lancashire estates for £ 329,800.
Marriage and offspring
He married on February 23, 1843 in Mannheim Marie Amelie (1817-1888) , daughter of Grand Duke Karl Ludwig Friedrich of Baden and his wife Stéphanie de Beauharnais . The couple had the following children:
- William (1845-1895), 12th Duke of Hamilton
- Charles George (1847-1886), 7th Earl of Selkirk
- Mary Victoria (1850–1922), first married Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1869 (and thereby great-great-grandmother of Prince Albert II ), then her second marriage in 1880, Prince Tassilo Festetics of Tolna
Web links
- William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton |
Duke of Hamilton Duke of Brandon 1852-1863 |
William Hamilton |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hamilton, William, 11th Duke of Hamilton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hamilton, William Alexander Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1863 |
| Place of death | Paris |