James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton

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James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential political figure who played a key role in the turbulent power struggles of late medieval Scotland.

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James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century Scottish politician ⓘ
Lord of Parliament ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
associatedWith Court of James II of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish court

Court of James III of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish court
birthDate c. 1415 ⓘ
birthPlace Cadzow, Lanarkshire ⓘ
linked to: Lesmahagow
child Catherine Hamilton ⓘ
David Hamilton of Preston ⓘ
Elizabeth Hamilton ⓘ
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran ⓘ
Robert Hamilton of Shawton ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
deathDate 6 November 1479 ⓘ
deathPlace Scotland ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicity Scottish ⓘ
familyName Hamilton ⓘ
father James Hamilton of Cadzow ⓘ
feudalBarony Cadzow ⓘ
formerAllyOf Black Douglas family ⓘ
linked to: Clan Douglas
gender male ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
heldOffice Scottish peer ⓘ
heldTitle 1st Lord Hamilton ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
laterAllyOf James II of Scotland against the Black Douglases ⓘ
lordshipCreated c. 1445 ⓘ
mother Janet Livingston ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hamilton ⓘ
notableFor founding the Hamilton peerage line ⓘ
role in late medieval Scottish politics ⓘ
participatedIn power struggles between the Crown and the Black Douglases ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-Stewart monarchy ⓘ
region Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Cadzow Castle ⓘ
Hamilton estates in Lanarkshire ⓘ
spouse Euphemia Graham ⓘ
Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland ⓘ
stepfatherOf James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
successor James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran ⓘ
supported James II of Scotland ⓘ
James III of Scotland ⓘ
title Lord Hamilton ⓘ

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siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) → commander → James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton ⓘ
siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) → involvedPerson → James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton ⓘ
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran → spouse → James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton ⓘ