Douglas-Hamilton is the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of Selkirk.

Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton (6 January 1632 – 17 October 1716) was a Scottish peeress. The daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton and 3rd Marquess of Hamilton, Scottish General and premier peer of the realm, and Lady ...

, was the only child of

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (19 June 1606 – 9 March 1649), known as the 3rd Marquess of Hamilton from March 1625 until April 1643, was a Scottish nobleman and influential political and military leader during the Thirty Years' War and ...

, who survived him. After the death in 1651 of her uncle,

William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (14 December 161612 September 1651) was a Scottish nobleman who supported both Royalist and Presbyterian causes during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Life Hamilton was born at Hamilton Palace in on 14 Dec ...

, Anne was the duchess in her own right and head of the

Clan Hamilton The Clan Hamilton, or House of Hamilton, is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council ...

. She married William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk, in 1656. William was a younger son of the

Marquess of Douglas A marquess (; ) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German-language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) ...

. She successfully petitioned King Charles II for her husband to be made the 3rd duke, and the surname at some point became Douglas-Hamilton. Upon the death of a cousin, the

Duke of Douglas The Mormaer or Earl of Angus was the ruler of the medieval Scottish province of Angus. The title, in the Peerage of Scotland, is held by the Duke of Hamilton, and is used as a courtesy title for the eldest son of the Duke's eldest son. History ...

, in 1761 without heir, his subsidiary titles and the nominal seniority of the

Clan Douglas Clan Douglas ( Gaelic: ''Dùbhghlas'') is an ancient clan or noble house from the Scottish Lowlands. Taking their name from Douglas in Lanarkshire, their leaders gained vast territories throughout the Borders, Angus, Lothian, Moray, and also ...

were devolved onto the 7th Duke of Hamilton. These titles are: *

Earl of Angus The Mormaer or Earl of Angus was the ruler of the medieval Scottish Provinces of Scotland, province of Angus, Scotland, Angus. The title, in the Peerage of Scotland, is held by the Duke of Hamilton, and is used as a courtesy title for the eldes ...

* Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest The arms of the head of the house are: Quarterly; 1st and 4th grandquarters, counterquartered (i) and (iv) Gules, three cinquefoils Ermine (for ''Hamilton''), (ii) and (iii) Argent, a lymphad Sable, sails furled proper, flagged-Gules (for ''The Isles (Arran)''); 2nd and 3rd grandquarters, Argent, a man's heart Gules ensigned with an imperial crown proper, on a chief Azure three stars of the First (for ''Douglas''). Following are listed the dukes and duchesses of Hamilton with the compound surname: *

William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault KT (12 March 1845 – 16 May 1895), styled Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale until 1863, was a Scottish nobleman. Early ...

(1845–1895) * Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton (1862–1940) **

Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton Nina Mary Benita Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton (née Nina Mary Benita Poore; 13 May 1878 – 12 January 1951) was a British peeress and animal welfare activist. She campaigned for humane slaughter. Early life Douglas-Hamilton was born ...

(1878–1951), English animal rights activist, wife of the 13th duke and mother of the 14th * Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton (1903–1973), English Member of Parliament,

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the Air force, air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of t ...

air commodore and the first person to fly over

Mount Everest Mount Everest (), known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at it ...

Elizabeth Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton Elizabeth Ivy Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton, Order of the British Empire, OBE, Deputy lieutenant, DL (25 May 1916 – 16 September 2008), was the daughter of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland (1880–1930) and his wife, Helen Percy, D ...

(1916–2008), wife of the 14th duke * Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton (1938–2010), son of the 14th duke * Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton (born 1978) Other members of the family include: * Angus Douglas-Hamilton (1863–1915), Scottish lieutenant-colonel in the British Army posthumously awarded the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British decorations system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British ...

* Audrey Douglas-Hamilton, Countess of Selkirk (1903–1994), British alpine skiing champion and pioneering aviator, wife of George Douglas-Hamilton * Lord David Douglas-Hamilton (1912–1944), Scottish Royal Air Force squadron leader and Olympic bronze-medalist boxer, son of the 13th duke, brother of the 14th duke, George Douglas-Hamilton and Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton * Frederick Robert Vere Douglas-Hamilton (1843–1917), Scottish engineer *

George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk Group Captain George Nigel "Geordie" Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, (4 January 1906 – 24 November 1994) was a British nobleman and Conservative politician. Early life Born at Merly, Wimborne, Dorset, he was the second son of Nina ...

(1906–1994), British

First Lord of the Admiralty First Lord of the Admiralty, or formally the Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty, was the title of the political head of the English and later British Royal Navy. He was the government's senior adviser on all naval affairs, responsible f ...

, Royal Air Force group captain, member of the House of Lords and

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom. Excluding the prime minister, the chancellor is the highest ranking minister in the Cabinet Office, immediately after the prime minister ...

, brother of the 14th duke, David Douglas-Hamilton and Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton * H. A. Douglas-Hamilton (1853–1929), English Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Kimberley in South Africa, brother of Angus Douglas-Hamilton *

Iain Douglas-Hamilton Iain Douglas-Hamilton (born 16 August 1942) is a Scottish zoologist from Oxford University and one of the world's foremost authorities on the African elephant. In 1993, he founded Save the Elephants, which is dedicated to securing a future fo ...

(born 1942), Scottish zoologist, grandson of the 14th duke * James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (1942–2023), Scottish Member of Parliament, later member of the

House of Lords The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest ext ...

as a

life peer In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers. Life peers are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister. With the exception of the D ...

* Jamie Douglas-Hamilton, 21st century adventurer, a member of teams who set rowing world records for fastest and longest crossings of the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

and accomplished the first man-powered crossing of

Drake Passage The Drake Passage is the body of water between South America's Cape Horn, Chile, Argentina, and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean (Scotia Sea) with the southeastern part of the Pa ...

, the body of water between South America and Antarctica, grandson of the 14th duke *

Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton Wing Commander Lord Malcolm Avondale Douglas-Hamilton, (12 November 1909 – 21 July 1964) was a Scottish aristocrat, aviator and politician. He also drove in the 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving an Aston Martin Ulster owned by principal dri ...

(1909–1964), Scottish Royal Air Force group captain and Member of Parliament, son of the 13 duke and brother of the 14th duke, David Douglas-Hamilton and George Douglas-Hamilton ** Lady Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton (1909–2013), American socialite and philanthropist, wife of the above * Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton (1850–1922), Princess of

Monaco Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a Sovereign state, sovereign city-state and European microstates, microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, ...

by marriage, youngest child and only daughter of William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton * Saba Douglas-Hamilton (born 1970), Kenyan wildlife conservationist and television presenter, great-granddaughter of the 13th duke

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