Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton

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The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton in August 2012
Born (1978-03-31) 31 March 1978 (age 46)
Title 16th Duke of Hamilton
Heir Douglas Charles Douglas-Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
Spouse(s) Sophie Rutherford
Parents Angus, 15th Duke of Hamilton
Sarah Scott

Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton and 13th Duke of Brandon (born 31 March 1978), is a Scottish nobleman and the Premier Peer of Scotland. He is the son of Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton, and his first wife, Sarah Scott.[1]

He was educated at Keil School, Dumbarton, and Gordonstoun in Scotland. Upon the death of his father on 5 June 2010, he became the 16th Duke of Hamilton and 13th Duke of Brandon. He is the Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Marriage and children

On 7 May 2011, he was married in Edinburgh to Sophie Ann Rutherford (born 8 December 1971).[2] She is an interior designer and the daughter of Hubert Rutherford (born 1940), of Roxburghshire, and Isabel Rutherford, of Edinburgh.[3] The best man was the Duke's younger brother, Lord John Douglas-Hamilton, who was his heir presumptive at the time. The Duke and Duchess have the following children:

  • Douglas Charles Douglas-Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale (born 9 July 2012)[4]
  • Lord William Frederick Douglas-Hamilton (born 11 May 2014)[5]
  • Lord Basil George Douglas-Hamilton (born 4 April 2016)[6]

Titles and styles

  • 31 March 1978 – 5 June 2010: Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
  • 5 June 2010 – present: His Grace The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon

He inherited the following titles: Duke of Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas, Marquess of Clydesdale, Earl of Angus, Earl of Lanark, Earl of Arran and Cambridge, Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest, Lord Machanshyre and Polmont and Lord Aven and Innerdale in the Peerage of Scotland, and Duke of Brandon and Baron Dutton, in the Peerage of Great Britain.[7]

Ancestry

Family of Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Charles Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Elizabeth Hill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Robert Poore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Nina Poore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Juliana Lowry-Corry
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Lady Edith Campbell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Lady Elizabeth Percy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Isabel Craven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Joseph Scott
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Sir Walter Scott, 3rd Baronet, of Beauclerc
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Mary Oswald
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Sir Walter Scott, 4th Baronet, of Beauclerc
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Samuel March
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Nancie March
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Sarah Scott
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. James Owen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Diana Owen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. David Haig
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Enid Haig
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Edith Wacher
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Wedding of 16th Duke of Hamilton – website East Lothian Courier
  3. ↑ Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, The Douglas Archives, 26 March 2013, accessed 13 July 2013
  4. ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p60749.htm#i607489
  5. ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p64402.htm#i644015
  6. ↑ Telegraph Announcements
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External Links

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Preceded by Duke of Hamilton
2010 – present		 Incumbent
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Duke of Brandon
2010 – present		 Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
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