James Hamilton 1st Lord Hamilton [16821] ²⁴

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James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton was born circa 1415.¹ He was the son of Sir James Hamilton, 5th of Cadzow and Janet Livingston .^2,3 He married, firstly, Lady Eupheme Graham <p10810.htm>, daughter of Sir Patrick Graham, Earl of Strathearn and Eupheme Stewart, Countess of Caithness , after 25 February 1440/41.⁴ He married, secondly, Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of James II Stewart, King of Scotland and Marie von Geldern , between February 1474 and April 1474. Dispensation from the Pope was granted 25 April 1476, thereby legitimising the two children already born.⁴ He died on 6 November 1479.⁵
James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton gained the title of 6th of Cadzow. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1440.² He was created 1st Lord Hamilton [Scotland] on 28 June 1445, or possibly on 3 July 1445.^1,2 In 1455 he joined the Douglas revolt against King James II of Scotland, then he went over to the King's side and helped to suppress it.³ He held the office of Sheriff of Lanarkshire on 1 July 1455.³ He was on various embassies to England between 1461 and 1472.<sup>2

1.</sup> Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 224. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

2. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 254. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

3. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 4. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
4. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 255.

5. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 256.

6. Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 234.

7. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 326. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

James married Mary Stuart [16971] [MRIN: 8007], daughter of James II of Scotland Stuart King of Scotland [16972] and Marie von Geldern [16973], in Apr 1474. (Mary Stuart [16971] was born about 1451 and died about 1488.)

James next married Lady Euphemia Graham Countess of Stratherne [16827] [MRIN: 551615347], daughter of Patrick of Kilpon Graham Earl of Strathearn [15182] and Euphamia of Strathearn Stuart Countess of Strathearn [15181], after 25 Feb 1440. (Lady Euphemia Graham Countess of Stratherne [16827] died on 1 Aug 1468-1 Nov 1468.)