The Duchess of Hamilton | |
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Duchess of Hamilton | |
Tenure | 1651–1698 |
Predecessor | William Hamilton |
Successor | James Hamilton |
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Born | Palace of Whitehall, London, England | 6 January 1631
Died | 17 October 1716 Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland | (aged 85)
Buried | Bent Cemetery, Hamilton |
Noble family | House of Hamilton |
Spouse(s) | William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk |
Issue |
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Father | James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton |
Mother | Lady Mary Feilding |
Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton (6 January 1632[1] – 17 October 1716) was a Scottish peeress.
The daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton and 3rd Marquess of Hamilton, Scottish General and premier peer of the realm, and Lady Mary Feilding, daughter of William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh, and his wife, the former Lady Susan Villiers, a sister of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.
She was born at the Palace of Whitehall in London, where her mother was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Henrietta Maria of France, wife of King Charles I.
Her name is found as a shareholder in "A List of the Names of the Adventurers in the Bank of Scotland, February 4, 1697". Holding shares worth £8000 Scots, she was entitled to be elected as Governor.[2]
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