Peerage Record – 10947

     Lady Catherine Cochrane was the daughter of John Campbell Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald and Lady Anne Murray.¹ She married Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway, son of James Stewart, 5th Earl of Galloway and Lady Catherine Montgomerie, in 1729.³ She died on 15 March 1786.³
     From 1729, her married name became Stewart.

     Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton was born on 3 October 1767 at St. James’s Square, St. James’s, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Harriet Stewart.¹ He was baptised on 1 November 1767 at St. James’s, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He married Susan Euphemia Beckford, daughter of William Thomas Beckford and Lady Margaret Gordon, on 26 April 1810 at London, England^G.³ He died on 18 August 1852 at age 84 at 12 Portman Square, London, England^G.¹ He was buried on 4 September 1852 at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton, Scotland^G.³
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.⁴ He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 4 March 1786.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 18 February 1789 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was styled as Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1799 and 1819.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lancaster between 1802 and 1806.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire between 1802 and 1852.³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 20 May 1802.³ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) on 27 May 1802.³ He held the office of Ambassador to Russia from 1806 to 1807.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 18 June 1806.³ He succeeded as the 7th Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest [S., 1633] on 16 February 1819.⁵ He succeeded as the 7th Baron of Dutton [G.B., 1711] on 16 February 1819.⁵ He succeeded as the 10th Lord Aven and Innerdale [S., 1643] on 16 February 1819.⁵ He succeeded as the 7th Duke of Brandon [G.B., 1711] on 16 February 1819.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Lanark [S., 1639] on 16 February 1819.⁵ He succeeded as the 10th Marquess of Clydesdale [S., 1643] on 16 February 1819.⁵ He succeeded as the 7th Marquess of Douglas [S., 1633] on 16 February 1819.⁵ He succeeded as the 10th Earl of Arran and Cambridge [S., 1643] on 16 February 1819.⁵ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Angus [S., 1633] on 16 February 1819.⁵ He succeeded as the 9th Lord Machansyre and Polmont [S., 1639] on 16 February 1819.⁵ He succeeded as the 10th Duke of Hamilton [S., 1643] on 16 February 1819.¹ He held the office of Grand Master of the Freemasons [Scotland] between 1820 and 1822.³ He held the office of President of the Highland and Agricultural Society [Scotland] between 1827 and 1831.³ He held the office of Trustee of the British Museum between 1834 and 1852.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 5 February 1836.³
     He was a Whig, but it is remarked in an obituary notice that “timidity and variableness of temperament prevented his rendering much service to, or being much relied on by, his party … With a great predisposition to over-estimate the importance of ancient birth … he well deserved to be considered the proudest man in England.”¹ Cockayne quotes “Lord Lamington, in The Days of the Dandies, writes of him ‘never was such a magnifico as the 10th Duke, the Ambassador to the Empress Catherine; when I knew him he was very old, but held himself straight as any grenadier. He was always dressed in a military laced undress coat, tights and Hessian boots, &c’. Lady Stafford, writing to her son, Granville Leveson-Gower, mentions ‘his great Coat, long Queue, and Fingers cover’d with gold Rings’, and his foreign appearance. His chief characteristic, according to his obituary in Gentleman’s Magazine was ‘an intense family pride’. His collection of paintings, objects of vertu, old books and manuscripts were sold for £397,562 in July 1882, the manuscripts (under 700 in number) being bought by the German government for £80,000. Some of these were repurchased by the British government and are now in the British Museum. They were edited by J. Bain, for the Scottish Record Publications, in which series they appear as The Hamilton Papers. They throw much light on the relations between England and Scotland in the sixteenth century.”³

     Susan Euphemia Beckford was born on 14 May 1786 at Château La Tour, Vevay, Switzerland^G.¹ She was the daughter of William Thomas Beckford and Lady Margaret Gordon.¹ She married Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, son of Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Harriet Stewart, on 26 April 1810 at London, England^G.¹ She died on 27 May 1859 at age 73 at 12 Portman Square, London, England^G.¹
     From 26 April 1810, her married name became Hamilton. After her marriage, Susan Euphemia Beckford was styled as Duchess of Hamilton on 16 February 1819.

     William Thomas Beckford was born on 29 September 1760 at Fonthill, Gifford, Wiltshire, England.² He was the son of William Beckford and Maria Hamilton.^3,4 He was baptised on 6 January 1761 at Fonthill, Gifford, Wiltshire, England.² He married Lady Margaret Gordon, daughter of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne and Lady Margaret Stewart, on 5 May 1783.³
     He wrote the book Vathek.³ He lived at Fonthill, Gifford, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Lady Margaret Gordon was born circa 1760.² She was the daughter of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne and Lady Margaret Stewart.^3,1 She married William Thomas Beckford, son of William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, on 5 May 1783.³ She died on 23 May 1786 at Castle de la Tour, Pays de Vaud, Switzerland^G.⁴
     From 5 May 1783, her married name became Beckford.³

     Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne was born circa 1726.² He was the son of John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne and Grace Lockhart.² He married, firstly, Lady Margaret Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway and Lady Catherine Cochrane, on 22 April 1759 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.^2,3 He married, secondly, Lady Mary Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton and Agatha Halyburton, on 13 April 1774 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.² He died on 28 December 1794 at St. Andrews Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.^2,3
     He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Aboyne [S., 1660] on 7 April 1732.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet [S., 1660] on 7 April 1732.⁴

     William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton was born on 19 February 1811 at Grosvenor Place, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Susan Euphemia Beckford.¹ He married Marie Amelie Elisabeth Karoline Prinzessin von Baden, daughter of Karl Ludwig Friedrich Großherzog von Baden and Stéphanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais, Vicomtesse de Beauharnais, on 23 February 1843 at Ducal Palace, Mannheim, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.³ He died on 15 July 1863 at age 52 at Masion Dorée, Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, France^G, from a fall after supper.¹
     He was styled as Marquess of Douglas between 1819 and 1852.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 2 July 1829.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 15 November 1832 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Grand Master of the Freemasons [Scotland] between 1833 and 1835.¹ He held the office of Knight Marischal of Scotland between 1846 and 1863.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire between 1852 and 1863.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Marquess of Clydesdale [S., 1643] on 18 August 1852.⁴ He succeeded as the 11th Duke of Hamilton [S., 1643] on 18 August 1852.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Lord Machansyre and Polmont [S., 1639] on 18 August 1852.⁴ He succeeded as the 8th Duke of Brandon [G.B., 1711] on 18 August 1852.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Earl of Lanark [S., 1639] on 18 August 1852.⁴ He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Arran and Cambridge [S., 1643] on 18 August 1852.⁴ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Aven and Innerdale [S., 1643] on 18 August 1852.⁴ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Angus [S., 1633] on 18 August 1852.⁴ He succeeded as the 8th Marquess of Douglas [S., 1633] on 18 August 1852.⁴ He succeeded as the 8th Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest [S., 1633] on 18 August 1852.⁴ He succeeded as the 8th Baron of Dutton [G.B., 1711] on 18 August 1852.⁴ He held the office of President of the Highland and Agricultural Society [Scotland] between 1853 and 1858.¹
     Cockayne and Gibbs state “he lived chiefly in Paris or Baden, taking little interest in English politics. According to the The Days of the Dandies, he, ‘having inherited in some measure his father’s grandeeship of manner,’ was the Duke of whom Lord Brougham wrote as ‘Very Duke of Very Duke’. He was a book collector and a member of the Roxburghe Club. His Lancashire estates, which he sold in 1853, realised £329,800.”³

     Marie Amelie Elisabeth Karoline Prinzessin von Baden was born on 11 October 1818.¹ She was the daughter of Karl Ludwig Friedrich Großherzog von Baden and Stéphanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais, Vicomtesse de Beauharnais.¹ She married William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Susan Euphemia Beckford, on 23 February 1843 at Ducal Palace, Mannheim, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ She died on 18 October 1888 at age 70.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) on 23 July 1889, at £6,452.¹
     After her marriage, Marie Amelie Elisabeth Karoline Prinzessin von Baden was styled as Marchioness of Douglas on 23 February 1843. After her marriage, Marie Amelie Elisabeth Karoline Prinzessin von Baden was styled as Duchess of Hamilton on 18 August 1852. In 1855 she became a Roman Catholic.¹

     Luise Friederike Auguste Gräfin von Alten was born on 15 January 1832 at Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany^G. She was the daughter of Karl Franz Victor Graf von Alten and Hermine de Schminke.¹ She married, firstly, William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, son of George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester and Millicent Sparrow, on 22 July 1852.² She married, secondly, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, son of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Blanche Georgiana Howard, on 16 August 1892.³ She died on 15 November 1911 at age 79.³
     She gained the title of Gräfin von Alten.¹ From 22 July 1852, her married name became Montagu. After her marriage, Luise Friederike Auguste Gräfin von Alten was styled as Duchess of Manchester on 18 August 1855. From 16 August 1892, her married name became Cavendish. After her marriage, Luise Friederike Auguste Gräfin von Alten was styled as Duchess of Devonshire on 16 August 1892. She was appointed Lady of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (L.J.St.J.)³

     Karl Franz Victor Graf von Alten gained the title of Graf von Alten.¹