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Lieutenant Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and 10th Duke of Brandon TD, DL (6 March 1862 – 16 March 1940) was a Scottish nobleman and sailor.
Hamilton Palace’s final keeper was Lieutenant Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, William’s fourth cousin. He served with the Royal Navy until 1890, when Alfred caught a rare tropical disease during a tour of duty and was partially paralysed.
27 de abr. de 2022 · Lieutenant RN Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and 10th Duke of Brandon, TD, DL (Lanarkshire) (6th March 1862–16th March 1940) was a Scottish Nobleman and sailor . Life and Succession. Hamilton was born at Shanklin, Isle of Wight in 1862.
Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and 10th Duke of Brandon TD, DL (6 March 1862 – 16 March 1940) was a Scottish nobleman and sailor. Born at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, he was the son of Captain Charles Henry Hamilton, a descendant of Lt.-Gen. James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, and Elizabeth Anne Hill.
The 15th Duke succeeded his father, Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (1903-1973), 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon. His grandfather was Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (1862-1940), 13th Duke of Hamilton and 10th Duke of Brandon. The Hamiltons have also claimed the title Duke of Châtelherault.
Alfred Douglas Hamilton succeeded his kinsman, William Alexander Louis Stephen, 12th Duke of Hamilton and 9th Duke of Brandon, in 1895. He served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Lanarkshire.
Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, acting as Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland, holding the crown at the Scottish Parliament before Queen Elizabeth II and Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick in July 2011.
