| fecha_de_muerte = c. 1670 }} James Hamilton, segundo conde de Abercorn ( c. 1604 - c. 1670) fue un noble escocés católico. Él, su esposa, su madre y la mayor parte de su familia fueron perseguidos por el kirk como recusantes . Implementando el testamento de su padre, le dio su título irlandés de barón Hamilton de Strabane a su hermano menor Claud . Sus hermanos menores heredaron las tierras irlandesas de su padre, mientras que él recibió las escocesas, que despilfarró, endeudándose profundamente en sus últimos días.
James Hamilton | |
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Conde de Abercorn | |
Reinado | 1618 - c. 1670 |
Predecesor | James, primer conde de Abercorn |
Sucesor | George, tercer conde de Abercorn |
Nació | {Hacia |
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Padre | James Hamilton |
Mamá | Marion Boyd |
Nacimiento y orígenes
James nació alrededor de 1604, [1] [a] probablemente en Paisley , Escocia. Era el hijo mayor de James Hamilton y su esposa Marion Boyd. [2] Su padre era un empresario de pompas fúnebres en la plantación de Ulster [3] y se crearía primero conde de Abercorn por James VI y yo en 1606. Su abuelo paterno fue Claud Hamilton, 1r señor de Paisley . La madre de James era la hija mayor de Thomas Boyd, sexto Lord Boyd de Kilmarnock en Escocia. [4]
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Era uno de los ocho [6] o nueve [7] hermanos.
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Su padre había sido protestante, pero su madre, Marion Boyd, era una reclusa , quien lo educó , como a todos sus hermanos, como católico. El 10 de abril de 1606 su padre fue nombrado conde de Abercorn y Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell y Kilpatrick . [24]
Barón Hamilton de Strabane
El 8 de mayo de 1617, cuando solo tenía unos 12 años, fue creado primer barón Hamilton de Strabane , en la nobleza de Irlanda, con el resto para los herederos varones del cuerpo de su padre. [1] El propósito de la creación era dar a los Abercorns, que eran condes escoceses pero grandes terratenientes en Irlanda, un asiento en la Cámara de los Lores irlandesa . El título de Barón Hamilton de Strabane se refiere a la ciudad de Strabane en el condado de Tyrone, Ulster, donde su padre, el primer conde de Abercorn, había construido un castillo durante la Plantación de Ulster . [25]
Conde de Abercorn
En 1618, Lord Strabane, como era ahora, sucedió a su padre como segundo conde de Abercorn . Su padre había fallecido antes (dvp) a su abuelo, Claud Hamilton, primer Lord Paisley , y por lo tanto nunca se había convertido en Lord Paisley. [26]
En 1621 murió su abuelo, Lord Paisley. [27] Sucedió por lo tanto a su abuelo como Lord Paisley y heredó las propiedades escocesas de la familia, en particular Abercorn y Paisley, así como Kilpatrick en la orilla norte del Clyde . Dado que su padre había transferido sus tierras irlandesas a sus hermanos menores, renunció al título de barón Hamilton de Strabane el 11 de noviembre de 1633. Carlos I , rey de Inglaterra y Escocia, lo volvió a otorgar a su hermano Claud . [28]
Grand Tour
En algún momento de principios de 1620, Lord Abercorn, como era ahora, fue al continente en "sus viajes", como se llamaba al Grand Tour en su tiempo. Pasó varios años viajando por el continente y visitó países católicos, Francia e Italia, lo que le animó en su catolicismo. Regresó a Paisley en abril de 1627. [29]
Matrimonio e hijos
En 1627 se casó con Katherine, duquesa viuda de Lennox . [e] [f] Él tenía 22 años, ella unos 34, más de diez años mayor. Había estado casada con Lord Esmé Stewart y había tenido 11 hijos de él. Su primer marido había muerto en 1624, siendo el tercer duque de Lennox . En noviembre de 1632 obtuvo una licencia real que le permitía conservar su precedencia como duquesa viuda. [33]
James y Katherine tuvieron tres hijos, pero los dos primeros fallecieron antes que su padre:
- James (c. 1635 - antes de 1670), ostentaba el título de cortesía de Lord Paisley como heredero aparente, pero falleció antes que su padre sin producir un heredero varón; [34]
- William (died before 1670), became a colonel but predeceased his father unmarried in the German wars;[35] and
- George (c. 1636 – before 1683), succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Abercorn.[36]
Persecución por Kirk
Abercorn's problems with the Church of Scotland (the Kirk) began with the process engaged by the Paisley Presbytery against his mother and some of her servants. In June 1626 she fled to James Law, the Archbishop of Glasgow for protection. The Bishop obtained a letter from the King, written by William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling that directed the church not to trouble her as long as she kept quiet.[37] However, in April 1627 Abercorn returned from his travels on the continent and provoked the church by declaring himself openly a Catholic.[30] On 20 January 1628 his mother, the Dowager Countess, was excommunicated by the Paisley Synod of the Church of Scotland.[38] He escaped excommunication only by being absent at the royal court in London.[39] His wife similarly was excommunicated on 3 February.[31]
On 26 August 1632 his mother died in Edinburgh.[40] On 21 August 1637 his wife died at Paisley and was buried "without ceremony" on 17 September.[41] Like his mother she was a recusant. As Catholic, she was buried without religious ceremony. Her title as Baroness Clifton passed to James, her eldest son from her first marriage. At that time his father was deep in debt owing more than 400,000 merks (about £20,000 Sterling) to his creditors.[42][g]
In 1649 Abercorn himself was excommunicated by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and ordered to leave Scotland.[45]
Varón heredero de Hamilton
On 11 September 1651, the male line of the dukes of Hamilton failed when William Hamilton, the 2nd Duke died from wounds received at the Battle of Worcester fighting for Charles II against Cromwell. As the Duke had no sons, he was succeeded by his niece Anne Hamilton according to the succession rule of his title. It was found however that James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn was the male heir, which was thought of no consequence at the time.[46] This status of the Abercorns being heir male later led to a dispute between the houses of Abercorn and Hamilton over the title of Duke of Châtellerault, when this title, which had belonged to James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, was revived by Napoleon III of France in 1864 in favour of the Duke of Hamilton.[47]
Venta de Paisley
On 22 June 1652 Abercorn sold Paisley to the Earl of Angus for £13,333 6s 8d Scots (about £1100 Sterling).[48][h] Angus sold it a year later for £160,000[49] to Lord Cochrane,[50] who would later become the 1st Earl of DunDonald. The 8th Earl of Abercorn would eventually buy Paisley back in 1764.[51]
Muerte, sucesión y cronología
Lord Abercorn died about 1670[52] and was succeeded by his son George as the 3rd Earl of Abercorn. George however died unmarried in Padua. The earldom passed to the descendants of Claud Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Strabane.[36]
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As his birth date is uncertain, so are all his ages. | ||
Age | Date | Event |
0 | 1604, about | Born, probably at Paisley.[a] |
2 | 1606, 10 Apr | Father created Earl of Abercorn.[24] |
6 | 1610, Apr | Father chosen as an undertaker in James's Plantation of Ulster.[3] |
13 | 1617, 8 May | Created Baron Hamilton of Strabane.[1] |
14 | 1618, 23 Mar | Father died in Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland.[26] |
17 | 1621 | Grandfather died.[27] |
21 | 1625, 27 Mar | Accession of King Charles I, succeeding King James I[53] |
23 | 1627, Apr | Returned from his travels.[29] |
23 | 1627 | Married Katherine Clifton.[32] |
24 | 1628, 20 Jan | His mother, the Dowager Countess, excommunicated in Paisley Abbey Church.[38] |
24 | 1628, 3 Feb | His wife, the Countess, excommunicated in Paisley Abbey Church.[31] |
28 | 1632, 26 Aug | His mother died in Edinburgh.[40] |
29 | 1633, 11 Nov | Resigned his Irish Peerage in favour of his younger brother Claud.[28] |
33 | 1637, 21 Aug | Wife died at Paisley.[41] |
45 | 1649, 30 Jan | King Charles I beheaded.[54] |
45 | 1649 | Excommunicated and ordered to leave Scotland.[45] |
47 | 1651, 11 Sep | Became heir male of the Hamiltons.[46] |
48 | 1652, 22 Jun | Sold Paisley.[48] |
56 | 1660, 29 May | Restoration of King Charles II[55] |
66 | 1670, about | Died.[52] |
Notas, citas y fuentes
Notes
- ^ a b His birth date is derived from Cokayne's statement "he [James Hamilton], though only about 13 years of age, was, on 8 May 1617 ...",[1] which allows to calculate his approximate year of birth as 1604.
- ^ This family tree is partly derived from the Abercorn pedigree pictured in Cokayne.[5] Also see the lists of siblings and children in the text.
- ^ Most sources agree that George Hamilton (d. 1681) was created a Baronet of Donalong and Nenagh in 1660. Some say it was in the peerage of Ireland,[13][14][15] others in that of Scotland.[16] Lodge (1789) says it is in the baronetage of Nova Scotia.[17] His successor never claimed the baronetcy[18] Cokayne (1903) remarks "probably for good reasons".
- ^ There were four sisters according to Millar (1890)[7]
- ^ The date is constrained by his return from his travels in April 1627[30] and his wife's excommunication on 3 February 1628.[31]
- ^ Cokayne (1910) places the marriage "about 1632.[32]
- ^ The merk was worth 13s 4d or 2/3 of a £ Scots.[43] As there were 12 £ Scots to the £ Sterling,[44] the merk was worth about 1 English Shilling.
- ^ During the reign of James I, the £ Sterling was 12 £ Scots.[44]
Citations
- ^ a b c d Cokayne 1910, p. 3, line 7: "In the lifetime of his father and grandfather, he, though only about 13 years of age, was, on 8 May 1617 (...) cr. LORD HAMILTON, BARON OF STRABANE, co. Tyrone (I.), with rem. to the heirs male of the body of his father."
- ^ Millar 1890, p. 177, left column, line 22"Abercorn married Marion, eldest daughter of Thomas, fifth Lord Boyd ..."
- ^ a b Masson 1889, p. lxxx: "Undertakers for 3000 acres each: ... James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn (in County Tyrone) ...
- ^ Burke 1869, p. 2, right column: "He [James Hamilton, 1st Earl] m. Marion eldest dau. of Thomas, 5th Lord Boyd, and dying vita patris, 16 March 1617, left issue ..."
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 4: "Tabular pedigree of the Earls of Abercorn"
- ^ Burke 1869, p. 2, right column, lines 57The list starts with James, 2nd Earl, and ends with Lucy on page 3, left column, line 39. It is interrupted by the indented list of Sir George's children.
- ^ a b Millar 1890, p. 177, left column, line 23"... by whom [Marion] he had five sons and four daughters."
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 50, line 7: "Dying 14 June 1638, he [Claude Hamilton] was buried in the church of Leckpatrick, County Tyrone."
- ^ Millar 1890, p. 177, line 32: "Sir William, the third son, represented Henrietta Maria, when queen dowager, at the papal court."
- ^ Burke 1869, p. 2, right column, line 80: "William (Sir), m. Jane dau. of Alexander Colquhoun, Laird of Luss, and widow of Alan, Lord Cathcart, but left no issue."
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 47: "Sir William died at South Shields, 25 June 1681"
- ^ Burke 1949, p. 3, right column, line 1: "George (Sir) of Donalong, co. Tyrone, and Nenagh, co. Tipperary, created a baronet of Scotland, about 1660;"
- ^ Burke 1869, p. 2, right column, bottom: "George (Sir) of Donalong, co. Tyrone, and Nenagh, co. Tipperary, created a baronet of Ireland, in 1660, for his services to the royal cause."
- ^ Millar 1890, p. 177, left column, line 48: "On the Restoration he returned to England, was created a baronet of Ireland in 1660, and received other grants from Charles II in recompense for his services."
- ^ Cokayne 1903, p. 305, line 7: "... the Restoration about which period (1660?) he is said to have been created a baronet [I.] ..."
- ^ Burke 1949, p. 3, right column, top: "George (Sir), 1st Bt of Donalong, co. Tyrone and Nenagh, co. Tipperary created baronet of Scotland about 1660; m (art. dated 2 June 1629) Mary 3rd dau. of Thomas Viscount Thurles and sister of the 1st Duke of Ormonde. He d. 1679. She d. Aug 1680 ..."
- ^ Lodge1789, p. 111: "Sir George Hamilton, Baronet of Nova Scotia, ancestor to the present Earl of Abercorn."
- ^ Cokayne 1903, p. 305, line 18: "On the death of his grandfather, in 1679, he suc. to the Baronetcy, but appears to never have assumed it."
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 47, line 28: "Sir Alexander Hamilton of Holborn, London married Elizabeth ..."
- ^ Paul 1910, p. 555: "He [Hugh Sempill] married in 1611 (...) first Anne Hamilton, eldest daughter of James, 1st Earl of Abercorn."
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 48, line 9: "Margaret, married 1628 to Sir William Cunningham of Caprington in the County of Ayr ..."
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 48, line 12: "8. Isobel named with her brothers and her sisters Margaret and Lucrece as parties to an action in the Court of Session on 4 November 1620."
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 48, line 15: "Lucy or Lucrece, contracted by her father when very young to Randal, Lord Dunluce, afterward Marquess of Antrim, but he not abiding the contract ..."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 2, line 11: "On 10 July 1606, he was cr. EARL OF ABERCORN, LORD PAISLEY, HAMILTON, MOUNTCASTELL, and KILPATRICK [S.] to him and his heirs male whatsoever."
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 46: "At Strabane he [James] built a very strong and fair castle ..."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 3, line 1: "He [James Hamilton, the 1st Earl] d. v.p. at Monkton 23 Mar. and was bur. 29 Ap. 1618 in the Abbey Church, Paisley, aged 43."
- ^ a b Holmes 2004, p. 778, right column: "Lord Claud lived in retirement for over twenty years, dying in 1621, and was buried in Paisley Abbey"
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 3, line 13: "On 11 Nov. 1633 he resigned his Irish Peerage in favour of his yr. br., Claud Hamilton, on whom the Irish estates were settled."
- ^ a b Metcalfe 1909, p. 236: "... but in April 1627, her son the Earl had returned and had openly declared himself a Catholic ..."
- ^ a b Metcalfe 1909, p. 236, line 16: "... but in April 1627, her son the Earl had returned and had openly declared himself a Catholic ..."
- ^ a b c Metcalfe 1909, p. 236, line 33: "On February 3 the Countess was excommunicated."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 3, line 20: "He m. about 1632, Catherine, Dowager Duchess of LENNOX da. and h. of Gervase (CLIFTON) LORD CLIFTON OF LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD, by Catherine dau. and h. of Sir Henry Darcy of Leighton afsd."
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 3, line 23: "... who by Royal Lic., 28 Nov 1632, was entitled, nonwith standing her marriage, to retain her title, rank and precedency as DUCHESS OF LENNOX [S.]"
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 49, line 21: "James ... who died before his father ... had only a daughter."
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 49, line 30: "William ... died before his father, being killed in the wars in Germany, without issue."
- ^ a b Paul 1904, p. 49, line 34: "GEORGE, third Earl of Abercorn, succeeded his father but died unmarried in Padua ... whereby the male line failed in the eldest branch, so that we return to CLAUD, Lord Strabane ..."
- ^ Stirling 1885, p. 70: "A Letter from Sir William Alexander to the Archbishop of Glasgow by his Majesteis Directions [16 August 1626]. Most reverend father in God, and my verie good Lord – Thogh the earle of Abercorne in the tyme of his travells abroad, being a young man, hath beene seduced to the Romish religion, yet his Majestie hath conceaved so good ane opinion of his disposition ytherwyse, that he thinks he may be reclaymed be fair meanes; and therfor is is his Majestie's pleasur, so long as he by his cariage giveth no publict scandell, that yow suffer none to trouble him ..."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 3, line 3: "His widow, a prominent Rom. Cath., who was excommunicated in the kirk of paisley on 20 Jan. 1628 ..."
- ^ Metcalfe 1909, p. 236, line 28: "In November, 1627, they were reported to the synod and on January 20, 1628, sentence of excommunication was pronounced against the Dowager Countess, and would have been against the Earl but he 'had taken a journey to the Court for his necessary and lawful business.'"
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 3, line 4: "[Marion Boyd] d. in the Canongate, Edinburgh, 26 Aug., and was bur. 13 Sep. 1632 with her husband."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 3, line 25: "[she] d. in Scotland and was bur. 'without ceremony' 17 Sep 1637, aged about 45."
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 3, line 26a: "He was then [about 1640] living, but 'more than 400,000 merks in debt'."
- ^ Meikle 2015, p. xi: "The Scots merk was worth 13s 4d."
- ^ a b Meikle 2015, p. 60: "... after the union of the crowns in 1603 ... the Scots pound was set at a fixed rate of twelve to every English pound sterling."
- ^ a b Metcalfe 1909, p. 250, line 7: "At length, in 1649, the General Assembly, which, as we have seen, had long since taken the case out of the hands of the Presbytery, pronounced the sentence of excommunication and banishment against him."
- ^ a b Paul 1904, p. 49, line 6: "On the death of William, 2nd Duke of Hamilton, of his wounds on the battle of Worcester, 11 September 1651, his Lordship became male representative of the family of Hamilton, but the estates and titles of that house evolved on Anne, Duchess of Hamilton."
- ^ Picamilh 1874, p. 234: "Maintien et confirmation du titre de duc de Châtellerault en faveur du duc d'Hamilton (D. 20 avril 1864, s. XI, b. 1234, t. XXIV, p260)"
- ^ a b Metcalfe 1909, p. 310, line 6: "On June 22, 1652, the Earl of Abercorn signed a disposition, by which, for the sum of £13,333 6s 8p. Scots, he sold to the Earl of Angus 'the Lordship and barony of Paisley, comprehending ..."
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 65, line 27: "William, Earl of Dundonald, had bought it in 1653 for £160,000 Scots from Archibald, Earl of Angus ..."
- ^ Metcalfe 1909, p. 310, line 13: "The following year, August 3, 1653, the Earl of Angus parted with his purchase to William, Lord Cochrane of DunDonald ..."
- ^ Paul 1904, p. 65, line 24: "In 1764 he acquired the paternal inheritance of his ancestors, the lordship of Paisley, in the county of Renfrew ..."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 3, line 26b: "He [the 2nd Earl] died about 1670."
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 16: "Charles I. ... acc. 27 Mar. 1625 ..."
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 17: "Charles I. ... exec. 30 Jan. 1649 ..."
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 39: "Charles II. ... acc. 29 May 1660 ..."
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Peerage of Scotland | ||
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Preceded by James Hamilton | Earl of Abercorn 1618 – c. 1670 | Succeeded by George Hamilton |
Preceded by Claud Hamilton | Lord Paisley 1621 – c. 1670 | |
Peerage of Ireland | ||
New creation | Baron Hamilton of Strabane 1617–1633 | Succeeded by Claud Hamilton |