Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton)

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Scottish noble family aristocratic house

The Hamilton family, Dukes of Hamilton, is a prominent Scottish noble house that has held one of the highest-ranking dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland since the 17th century.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Douglas-Hamilton family	1
Hamilton family of Abercorn	1
Hamilton family of Scotland	1
Hamilton-Dalrymple family	1
House of Douglas-Hamilton	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish noble family ⓘ aristocratic house ⓘ
associatedTown	Hamilton, South Lanarkshire ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty	Clan Douglas ⓘ surface form: House of Douglas (through marriage)
coatOfArmsFeature	Crowned heart ⓘ Three cinquefoils ermine ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
establishedAsDukes	17th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Scottish people ⓘ
hasMotto	Through (or By) the Cross to the Crown ⓘ
hasTitle	Duke of Brandon ⓘ Earl of Angus ⓘ Earl of Lanark ⓘ Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest ⓘ Lord Machanshyre and Polmont ⓘ Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale ⓘ
hereditaryOffice	Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland ⓘ Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse ⓘ Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow (historical association) ⓘ
historicalStatus	Premier dukedom in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
languageHistorically	English ⓘ Scots ⓘ
nobleRank	duke ⓘ
nobleTitleHeld	Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
notableMember	Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton ⓘ Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton ⓘ James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton ⓘ William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
origin	House of Hamilton ⓘ
peerage	Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
politicalAlignmentHistorical	Royalists ⓘ surface form: Royalist (Wars of the Three Kingdoms)
politicalSphere	British politics ⓘ Scottish politics ⓘ
region	Lanarkshire ⓘ
religionHistorically	Anglicanism ⓘ Presbyterianism ⓘ
seat	Hamilton Palace (demolished) ⓘ surface form: Hamilton Palace (historic) Lennoxlove House ⓘ
style	Premier peers of Scotland ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Duke of Hamilton → associatedNobleHouse → Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Douglas-Hamilton

Duke of Abercorn → coatOfArmsBearer → Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hamilton family of Abercorn

Duke of Hamilton → heldByFamily → Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Douglas-Hamilton family

Hamilton → namedAfter → Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) ⓘ

Bass Rock → ownedBy → Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hamilton-Dalrymple family

Thomas Hamilton → sharesSurnameWith → Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas Hamilton (name)

this entity surface form: Hamilton family of Scotland