Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (other)
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton may refer to: * Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton (1756 – 1799) * Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton (1903 – 1973) See also *Douglas Hamilton (other) *Douglas-Hamilton Douglas-Hamilton is the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of Selkirk. The name originates from the marriage of Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk in 1656. Anne was Duchess in her own ri ...

Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 8th Duke Of Hamilton
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton, 5th Duke of Brandon and 2nd Baron Hamilton of Hameldon, (24 July 1756 – 2 August 1799) was a Scottish peer, nobleman, and politician. Life Hamilton was born at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the son of the 6th Duke of Hamilton and his wife, Elizabeth Gunning. He attended Eton from 1763 to 1767 and on the death of his brother in 1769, he succeeded to the title of Duke of Hamilton. He also inherited his mother's title of Baron Hamilton of Hameldon when she died in 1790. Between 1772 and 1776, he lived in Europe with Dr. John Moore and his son, the future Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Moore, hero of Corunna. On his return, aged 21, he married the beautiful Elizabeth Anne Burrell (b. 20 April 1757), fourth daughter of Peter Burrell, in London on 5 April 1778. The new Duchess was a sister of the future 1st Baron Gwydyr, the Countess of Beverley, and the future Duchess of Northumberland. Hamilton's mother disapproved of the match, p ...
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Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke Of Hamilton
Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, (3 February 1903 – 30 March 1973) was a Scotland, Scottish nobleman and aviator who was the first man to fly over Mount Everest. When German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess made his surprise landing in Scotland in May 1941, he claimed to know Hamilton, who denied that although both were believed to have met at the 1936 Summer Olympics, Berlin Olympics and had possibly remained in contact. Hamilton was, however, declared in Parliament to be innocent of any breach of security. Early life Hamilton was born in Pimlico, London. He was the son of Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and his wife Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton, Nina (née Poore). He was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he gained a University Sporting Blue, Blue in boxing, this in turn, led to his winning of the Scottish Amateur Middleweight title. He also represented the university in r ...
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Douglas Hamilton (other)
Douglas Hamilton was a British Indian Army officer. Douglas Hamilton may also refer to: *Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton (1756–1799), Scottish peer * Douglas Hamilton (journalist) (1947–2012), Canadian/British Reuters foreign correspondent *Dougie Hamilton (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey defenseman See also *Doug Hamilton (other) *Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (other) *Douglas-Hamilton Douglas-Hamilton is the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of Selkirk. The name originates from the marriage of Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk in 1656. Anne was Duchess in her own ri ...