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Scottish Nobility / Writings · 17 May 2024

Scottish Nobility. 16th Duke of Hamilton.

Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon (born 31 March 1978), is a Scottish nobleman and the premier peer of Scotland.

Early life

He is the son of Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton, and his first wife, Sarah Scott, and was educated at Keil SchoolDumbarton, and Gordonstoun in Scotland.

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The Duchess and Duke of Hamilton were on hand to congratulate winners at the North Berwick Highland Games, attended by RMM3 and 4

Inheritance

Upon the death of his father on 5 June 2010, he became the 16th Duke of Hamilton in the Peerage of Scotland and 13th Duke of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain. He also inherited other Scottish peerages and titles, Marquess of DouglasMarquess of ClydesdaleEarl of AngusEarl of LanarkEarl of Arran and CambridgeLord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest, Lord Machanshyre and Polmont and Lord Aven and Innerdale, and the Barony of Dutton in the peerage of Great Britain.[2]

The Duke is the Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland. In this role, he walks immediately before the monarch in the ancient ceremonial procession known as the Riding of Parliament. As Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland, he also placed the crown upon the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during a service of remembrance in St Giles’ Cathedral on 12 September 2022.

The seat of the Dukes of Hamilton is Lennoxlove House to the east of Edinburgh, replacing the now-demolished Hamilton Palace to the south of Glasgow.

Marriage and children.

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The Duchess and Duke of Hamilton were on hand to congratulate winners at the North Berwick Highland Games, attended by RMM3 and 4

On 7 May 2011, he married Sophie Ann Rutherford (born 8 December 1976) in Edinburgh. She is an interior designer and the daughter of Hubert A. J. Rutherford (born 1940), of Roxburghshire, and Isabel W. Taylor (born 1943), of Edinburgh. The couple have three sons:

  • Douglas Charles Douglas-Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale (born 9 July 2012), heir apparent to the dukedoms.
  • Lord William Frederick Douglas-Hamilton (born 11 May 2014)
  • Lord Basil George Douglas-Hamilton (born 4 April 2016)
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