William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton

His Grace
The Duke of Hamilton
Born 12 March 1845
London
Died 16 May 1895 (aged 50)
Algiers
Title 12th Duke of Hamilton
Tenure 1863–1895
Other titles 9th Duke of Brandon
2nd Duke of Châtellerault
8th Earl of Selkirk
Predecessor William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
Successor Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton
Spouse(s) Lady Mary Montagu
Issue Lady Mary Louise Douglas-Hamilton
Parents William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
Princess Marie Amelie of Baden

William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault KT (London, 12 March 1845 – Algiers, 16 May 1895) was a Scottish nobleman.

Biography

He was the son of William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and Princess Marie of Baden, the adoptive granddaughter of Napoleon Bonaparte. Hamilton was born at Connaught Place, London.

Hamilton was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.

A description of Hamilton :"at Christchurch he went in for boxing, as he went in later for horse-racing, yachting and other amusements... He was full bodied, of a rudely ruddy complexion, had a powerful neck, and seemed strong enough to fell an ox with his fist... He had a frankness of speech bordering on rudeness".[1] On 10 December 1873, he married Lady Mary Montagu, daughter of William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, at Kimbolton Castle and they had one daughter:

In 1867 he was close to financial ruin when his race horse Cortolvin won the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree. In addition to substantial prize money he also took some £16,000 from the bookmakers, restoring his fortune.

He died at Algiers in 1895, aged 50 and the title passed to his fourth cousin the thirteenth Duke.


Ancestry


References

  1. Cokayne, G.E.; Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.. 13 volumes in 14. 1910–1959. Reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000.

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Military offices
Vacant Commandant of the Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry
1866–1882
Position abolished
Preceded by
Unknown
Colonel of the 1st Royal Lanarkshire Militia
1878–1881
Position abolished
New position Honorary Colonel of 3rd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
1881–1895
Succeeded by
The Duke of Connaught and Stratheran
New position Honorary Colonel of the Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry
1882–1895
Vacant
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
William Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton
1863–1895
Succeeded by
Alfred Douglas-Hamilton
Preceded by
Charles Douglas-Hamilton
Earl of Selkirk
1863–1895
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
William Hamilton
Duke of Brandon
1863–1895
Succeeded by
Alfred Douglas-Hamilton
French nobility
Preceded by
James Hamilton
Duke of Châtellerault
1864–1895
Disputed