From www.thepeerage.com - James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton1

M, #102116, b. circa 1415, d. 6 November 1479

Last Edited=20 Jan 2011

James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was born circa 1415.1 He married, firstly, Lady Eupheme Graham, daughter of PatrickGraham, Earl of Strathearn and Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness, after 25 February 1440/41.4 He married, secondly, MaryStewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie von Geldern, between February 1474 and April 1474. Dispensation from the Pope was granted 25 April 1476, thereby legitimising the two children already born.4 He died on 6 November 1479.5

He was the son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingston.2,3 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1440.2 He was created 1st Lord Hamilton [Scotland] on 28 June 1445, or possibly on 3 July 1445.1,2 In 1455 he joined the Douglas revolt against King James II of Scotland, then he went over to the King's side and helped to suppress it.3 He held the office of Sheriff of Lanarkshire on 1 July 1455.3 He was on various embassies to England between 1461 and 1472.2

Child of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Lady Eupheme Graham

1. Elizabeth Hamilton+3 b. bt 1442 - 1443, d. a Mar 1517

Children of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland

1. Hon. Elizabeth Hamilton+6 d. a Apr 1531

2. Hon. Robert Hamilton, Seigneur d'Aubigny7 d. 1543

3. James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran+6 b. c 1475, d. bt 26 Mar 1529 - 21 Jul 1529

Child of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Janet Calderwood

1. John Hamilton of Broomhill+8 b. b 1479, d. c 1550

Citations

1. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 224. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with 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), volume VI, page 254. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

3. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 4. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 255.

5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 256.

6. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.

7. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 234.

8. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 326. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.