William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
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William Alexander Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and 8th Duke of Brandon (London, 19 February 1811 – Paris, 8 July 1863), styled Earl of Angus before 1819 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1819 and 1852, was a Scottish nobleman.
He is the son of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Susan Beckford, daughter of English novelist William Beckford. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He was Knight Marischal of Scotland from 1846 and Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire from 1852 until his death.
In 1843 at the Mannheim Palace, he married Marie Amélie von Baden, daughter of the Grand Duke Charles of Baden and Stéphanie de Beauharnais, the adopted daughter of Napoleon I. They had three children:
- William, Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
- Lieutenant Charles George Douglas-Hamilton, 7th Earl of Selkirk, 11th Hussars
- Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton, married firstly Albert I, Prince of Monaco, latterly to Tassilo Festetics de Tolna.
| Honorary Titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Buchan |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1833–1835 |
Succeeded by Viscount Fincastle |
| Preceded by The Earl of Erroll |
Knight Marischal 1846–1863 |
Succeeded by Office Vacant |
| Preceded by The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon |
Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire 1852–1863 |
Succeeded by The Lord Belhaven and Stenton |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Hamilton |
Duke of Hamilton and Brandon 1852–1863 |
Succeeded by William Douglas-Hamilton |
