Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
His Grace The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon | |
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| Duke of Hamilton | |
| Tenure | 2010 – present |
| Predecessor | Angus Douglas-Hamilton |
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| Born | Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton 31 March 1978 |
| Spouse(s) |
Sophie Rutherford (m. 2011) |
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| Father | Angus Douglas-Hamilton |
| Mother | Sarah Jane Scott |
Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon (born 31 March 1978) is a Scottish nobleman and the premier peer of Scotland.
Early life
He is the son of Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton, and his first wife, Sarah Scott.
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 in the Peerage of Scotland and 13th Duke of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain. He inherited the additional titles 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 Baron Dutton, in the Peerage of Great Britain.[1] He is the Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The seat of the Dukes of Hamilton is Lennoxlove House, replacing the now-demolished Hamilton Palace.
Marriage and children
On 7 May 2011, he married Sophie Ann Rutherford (born 8 December 1976) in Edinburgh.[2] She is an interior designer and the daughter of Hubert A. J. Rutherford (born 1940), of Roxburghshire, and Isabel W. Taylor (born 1943), 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 couple have three children:
- Douglas Charles Douglas-Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale (born 9 July 2012),
- Lord William Frederick Douglas-Hamilton (born 11 May 2014),
- Lord Basil George Douglas-Hamilton (born 4 April 2016).
References
- ^ Pearson, Geoff (9 June 2010). "The Duke of Hamilton". The Independent. London.
- ^ Wedding of 16th Duke of Hamilton – website East Lothian Courier
- ^ Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, The Douglas Archives, 26 March 2013, accessed 13 July 2013
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