James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran

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16th-century Scottish person Earl Scottish nobleman regent

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, was a prominent 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of Mary, Queen of Scots and played a central role in the kingdom’s political and military affairs.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
James Hamilton, Earl of Arran	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	16th-century Scottish person ⓘ Earl ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ regent ⓘ
allyOf	Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	French crown ⓘ House of Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	16th century ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
era	Tudor period in the British Isles ⓘ
familyName	Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	James ⓘ
governed	Kingdom of Scotland as regent ⓘ
heldMilitaryCommandIn	Scottish forces in mid-16th century conflicts ⓘ
historicalRegion	Lowland Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedIn	Scottish internal power struggles during the minority of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ negotiations over the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
language	Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
memberOf	House of Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleTitle	Duke of Châtelherault NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Arran NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	leading Scottish government in mid-16th century ⓘ serving as Regent of Scotland during the minority of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ shifting alliances between England and France ⓘ
occupation	military leader ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ
partOf	Scottish nobility ⓘ
playedRoleIn	Anglo-Scottish relations in the 16th century ⓘ Auld Alliance diplomacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Reformation politics ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Catholic faction in Scotland ⓘ pro-French faction at the Scottish court ⓘ
positionHeld	Duke of Châtelherault NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of Scotland ⓘ Regent of Scotland ⓘ
regentDuringReignOf	Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence	Scotland ⓘ
roleInGovernment	head of the Scottish regency council ⓘ
sometimesAllyOf	Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence	Scottish foreign policy ⓘ Scottish military affairs ⓘ Scottish politics ⓘ
typeOfNoble	peer of Scotland ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Pinkie Cleugh → commander → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ

War of the Rough Wooing → commander → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ

Lords of the Congregation → leader → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ

Protestant Lords of the Congregation (some holders) → leader → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ

subject surface form: Protestant Lords of the Congregation

Protestant Lords of the Congregation (some holders) → member → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ

subject surface form: Protestant Lords of the Congregation

Battle of Ancrum Moor → regentOfScotland → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ

this entity surface form: James Hamilton, Earl of Arran