James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century Scottish person ⓘ
Earl ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
regent ⓘ
allyOf Kingdom of France ⓘ
associatedWith French crown ⓘ
House of Stuart ⓘ
Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 16th century ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
era Tudor period in the British Isles ⓘ
familyName Hamilton ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
governed Kingdom of Scotland as regent ⓘ
heldMilitaryCommandIn Scottish forces in mid-16th century conflicts ⓘ
historicalRegion Lowland Scotland ⓘ
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 ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Châtelherault ⓘ
Earl of Arran ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Auld Alliance

Scottish Reformation politics ⓘ
politicalAlignment Catholic faction in Scotland ⓘ
pro-French faction at the Scottish court ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Châtelherault ⓘ
Governor of Scotland ⓘ
Regent of Scotland ⓘ
regentDuringReignOf Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Scotland ⓘ
roleInGovernment head of the Scottish regency council ⓘ
sometimesAllyOf Kingdom of England ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Scottish foreign policy ⓘ
Scottish military affairs ⓘ
Scottish politics ⓘ
typeOfNoble peer of Scotland ⓘ

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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 → leader → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ
Protestant Lords of the Congregation → member → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh → commander → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ
Battle of Ancrum Moor → regentOfScotland → James Hamilton, Earl of Arran ⓘ
linked to: James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran
Guardians of Scotland → hasMember → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ
Guardians of Scotland → officeHeldBy → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ
Treaty of Greenwich (1543) → regentOfScotlandAtTime → James Hamilton, Earl of Arran ⓘ
linked to: James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran
Burning of Edinburgh in 1544 → commander → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ
Treaty of Berwick (1560) → participant → James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran ⓘ