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Paternal Family Tree: Douglas
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon 1710-1771
On 14th February 1723 [his father] James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon (age 20) and Anne Cochrane Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 17) were married. She by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk. She the daughter of John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald. He the son of [his grandfather] James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon (age 43). They were fourth cousin once removed.
Before 3rd November 1729 [his father] James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon (age 26) and Elizabeth Strangeways Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 39) were married. She by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk. He the son of [his grandfather] James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon (age 49).
On 21st August 1737 [his father] James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon (age 34) and [his mother] Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 27) were married. She by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk. He the son of [his grandfather] James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon (age 57).
On 15th July 1740 Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon was born to James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon (age 37) and Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 30).
Around 1742 Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 1) educated at Eton College [Map].
On 2nd March 1743 [his father] James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon (age 40) died. His son [his half-brother] James (age 18) succeeded 6th Duke Hamilton, 3rd Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 3rd Baron Dutton of Cheshire.
After 2nd March 1743 [his step-father] Richard Savage Nassau (age 19) and [his mother] Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 33) were married.
On 25th May 1765 Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 24) and Harriet Stewart were married. She the daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 71) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 56). He the son of James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon and Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 55). They were half fifth cousin once removed.
On 16th March 1766 [his daughter] Anne Hamilton was born to Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 25) and [his wife] Harriet Stewart.
On 3rd October 1767 [his son] Alexander Hamilton 10th Duke Hamilton 7th Duke Brandon was born to Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 27) and [his wife] Harriet Stewart at St James' Square. He was educated at Harrow School.
In 1768 Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 27) was elected MP Lancashire.
In 1768 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 46) and [his sister-in-law] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford were married. She by marriage Countess Gower. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 74) and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 59). He the son of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
In 1769 [his son] Archibald Hamilton was born to Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 28) and [his wife] Harriet Stewart.
On 9th March 1771 [his mother] Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 61) died.
In 1772 [his daughter] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset was born to Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 31) and [his wife] Harriet Stewart.
On 24th September 1773 [his father-in-law] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 79) died. His son [his brother-in-law] John (age 37) succeeded 7th Earl Galloway, 6th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 5th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway (age 30) by marriage Countess Galloway.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1774 [his daughter] Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore was born to Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 33) and [his wife] Harriet Stewart.
In 1786 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 64) was created 1st Marquess Stafford. [his sister-in-law] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford by marriage Marchioness Stafford.
In 1788 [his wife] Harriet Stewart died.
In 1799 Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 58) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.
On 2nd August 1799 Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke Hamilton 5th Duke Brandon (age 43) died at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton. His uncle Archibald (age 59) succeeded 9th Duke Hamilton, 6th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 5th Marquess Douglas, 6th Baron Dutton of Cheshire. His half brother George (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire.
On 24th June 1800 [his son-in-law] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset (age 25) and [his daughter] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. She the daughter of Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 59) and [his former wife] Harriet Stewart. He the son of Webb Seymour 10th Duke of Somerset and Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.
In 1803 [his son-in-law] George Murray 5th Earl Dunmore (age 40) and [his daughter] Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 62) and [his former wife] Harriet Stewart. He the son of John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore (age 73) and [his former sister-in-law] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore (age 73). They were first cousins.
On 26th April 1810 [his son] Alexander Hamilton 10th Duke Hamilton 7th Duke Brandon (age 42) and [his daughter-in-law] Susanna Euphemia Beckford Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 23) were married. He the son of Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 69) and [his former wife] Harriet Stewart.
On 16th February 1819 Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 78) died. His son [his son] Alexander (age 51) succeeded 10th Duke Hamilton, 7th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 6th Marquess Douglas, 7th Baron Dutton of Cheshire. [his daughter-in-law] Susanna Euphemia Beckford Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 32) by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 9th Earl Angus 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Douglas 10th Earl Angus 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Egidia Graham Countess of Angus 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Laurence Oliphant 4th Lord Oliphant 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Oliphant Countess Angus 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hay Lady Oliphant 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox
GrandFather: James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Cunningham 7th Earl Glencairn
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Basil Feilding of Newnham Paddock in Monk's Kirby in Warwickshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aston
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret aka Mary Feilding 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gerard 2nd Baron Gerard
Great x 3 Grandfather: Dutton Gerard 3rd Baron Gerard
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Dutton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 4th Baron Gerard 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fane Baroness Gerard 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Everard Digby
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Digby
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Digby Baroness Gerard 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Chetwynd 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Chetwynd 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Mullins
GrandMother: Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ratcliff Gerard
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Gerard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Fitton 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Fitton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Barratt
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Pierre de Civelle
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne de Civelle Countess Macclesfield
Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Leonard Spencer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Spencer
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer
GrandFather: Edward Spencer