Biography of James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton 1589-1625

Before 1575 Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis (age 33) and [his mother] Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. He the son of Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis and Margaret Kennedy Countess Cassilis (age 60). They were half fifth cousins.

On 30th December 1577 [his father] John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton (age 42) and [his mother] Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton were married. She by marriage Marchioness Hamilton. He the son of [his grandfather] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran and [his grandmother] Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault. They were second cousins.

In 1589 James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton was born to [his father] John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton (age 54) and [his mother] Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.78%.

On 4th November 1597 [his half-brother] John Kennedy 5th Earl Cassilis (age 22) and [his sister-in-law] Jean Fleming Countess Cassilis (age 43) were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis and [his mother] Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton. They were third cousins.

On 15th April 1599 [his father] John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton (age 64) was created 1st Marquess Hamilton.

In 1603 James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 14) and Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 18) were married. She the daughter of James Cunningham 7th Earl Glencairn (age 51). He the son of John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton (age 68) and Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton. They were second cousin once removed.

On 26th April 1604 [his father] John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton (age 69) died. His son James (age 15) succeeded 2nd Marquess Hamilton. [his wife] Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 19) by marriage Marchioness Hamilton.

On 19th June 1606 [his son] James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 17) and [his wife] Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 21) at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton. He married 16th June 1622 Margaret aka Mary Feilding, daughter of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh, and had issue.

In March 1609 James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 20) succeeded 3rd Earl Arran. [his wife] Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 24) by marriage Countess Arran.

In 1612 [his daughter] Margaret Hamilton Countess Lindsay and Crawford was born to James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 23) and [his wife] Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 27). She married 1630 her sixth cousin John Lindsay 1st Earl Lindsay 17th Earl Crawford and had issue.

On 14th November 1615 [his half-brother] John Kennedy 5th Earl Cassilis (age 40) died. His nephew John succeeded 6th Earl Cassilis.

On 14th December 1616 [his son] William Hamilton 2nd Duke Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 27) and [his wife] Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 31) at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton.

On 16th June 1619 James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 30) was created 1st Earl Cambridge, 1st Baron Innerdale.

On 16th June 1622 [his son] James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton (age 15) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret aka Mary Feilding (age 9) were married. She the daughter of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 35) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 39). He the son of James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 33) and [his wife] Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 37).

In 1623 Daniel Mijtens (age 33). Portrait of James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 34).

In 1623 Daniel Mijtens (age 33). Portrait of James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 34) with his Lord Treasurer Staff of Office.

In 1623 James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 34) was appointed 415th Knight of the Garter by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 56).

In 1625 [his mother] Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton died.

In 1625 [his illegitimate daughter] Margaret Hamilton of Preston was born illegitimately to James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 36) and Anne Stewart (age 43).

On 2nd March 1625 James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 36) died at Whitehall Palace [Map]. His son James (age 18) succeeded 3rd Marquess Hamilton, 2nd Earl Cambridge, 2nd Baron Innerdale. [his daughter-in-law] Margaret aka Mary Feilding (age 12) by marriage Marchioness Hamilton.

On 16th April 1647 [his former wife] Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 62) died.

[his daughter] Anne Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton and [his former wife] Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton.

[his daughter] Mary Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton and [his former wife] Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton. She married before 4th June 1630 her half fourth cousin James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry, son of William Douglas 1st Earl Queensberry and Isabel Kerr Countess Queensberry.