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William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault KT (12 March 1845 in London – 16 May 1895 in Algiers) was a Scottish nobleman. Pictured in Suffolk Celebrities, 1893.
5 de may. de 2021 · William was born on 12 March 1845 at Connaught Place, near Hyde Park, in London. He was the elder son of William, 11th Duke of Hamilton (1811–63) and Princess Marie of Baden (1817–88). William was undoubtedly named in honour of his father and his grandfather, William Beckford (1760–1844).
William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC (24 December 1634 – 18 April 1694), also known as Lord William Douglas and the Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of the 1st Marquess of Douglas by his second wife, Lady Mary Gordon, a daughter of the 1st Marquess of Huntly .
24 de jun. de 2021 · Women were unable to inherit the Hamilton estates and titles at this time, and the 12th Duke’s fourth cousin Alfred Douglas-Hamilton (1862–1940) became the 13th Duke of Hamilton. However, Mary’s father had made special provisions for her.
The 12th duke’s expenditure increased the Hamiltons’ debts to around £1.5 million. William was only saved by a lucky bet on the steeplechase race at the 1867 Grand National. The prize money restored his personal purse for the rest of his tenure as Duke of Hamilton, although it didn’t prevent the sale of many of the Palace’s finest treasures in 1882.
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. He was the son of William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and Princess Marie of Baden, the adoptive granddaughter of Napoleon Bonaparte.
11th Duke of Hamilton: Tenure: 1852–1863: Predecessor: Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton: Successor: William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton: Other titles: 8th Duke of Brandon: Born 19 February 1811 London, England: Died: 8 July 1863 (aged 52) Hôtel Bristol, Paris, France: Offices: Knight Marischal, Lord Lieutenant ...
