James HAMILTON, 1st Duke of Châtellerault and 2nd Earl of Arran^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1519 - 1575  (56 years)

• Birth	Abt 1519
  Title	From 22 Jul 1529 to 22 Jan 1574 (10 years old)
  	- 2nd Earl of Arran [Scotland. 1503] - 3rd Lord Hamilton [Scotland. 1445]
  Occupation / Profession	Between 1542 and 1557 (23 years old)
  	Guardian to Mary, Queen of Scots and Governor of the Realm during latter's minority.
  Occupation / Profession	From 1542 to 1554 (23 years old)
  	Regent of Scotland
  Event	13 Mar 1542/3 (24 years old)
  	Declared Heir Presumptive to the Crown.
  Honor	1548 (29 years old)
  	Order of St. Michael (France)
  Title	From 8 Feb 1548 to 22 Jan 1574 (29 years old)
  	Duke of Châtellerault [France. 1548] - created by King Henry II of France, in Poitou, with a pension, to win his consent to the match between Mary, Queen of Scots and the Dauphin of France.
  Death	22 Jan 1574/5
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of James Hamilton and "Unknown")
  	01. Elizabeth HAMILTON
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of James Hamilton and Beatrice Drummond)
  	01. Margaret HAMILTON
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert DE HAMILTON   (6 x Great Grandfather)  Janet BEATON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 1522  (Mother)
  Person ID	P608	Europe
  Links To	This person is also James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	James HAMILTON, 1st Earl of Arran           b. Abt 1475             d. 22 Jul 1529 (Age 54 years) Other Partners: └─Beatrice DRUMMOND    └─Elizabeth HOME           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1544  m. 28 Apr 1490
  Mother	Janet BEATON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 1522 Other Partners: └─Sir Robert LIVINGSTON
  Marriage	23 Nov 1516  [1]
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 41 years and 11 months old. Janet was ?? old. They were married for ~ 5 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Margaret DOUGLAS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 1579
  Marriage	23 Sep 1532  [1]
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 13 years and 9 months old. Margaret was ?? old. They were married for 42 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Barbara HAMILTON +   2. Claud HAMILTON, 1st Lord Paisley           b. Abt 1542             d. 3 May 1621 (Age 79 years) └─ Margaret SETON  m. 1 Aug 1574
  Family ID	F222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 May 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 5 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 37 (Reliability: 3).