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Hamilton Palace. The Duke gradually sank into dissipation. In 1794, the couple eventually divorced, by Act of Parliament after 16 years of marriage. The Duchess initiated the divorce on the grounds of his adultery with actress Mrs. Esten since 1793, but also previous adultery with an unnamed lady (Frances Twysden, wife of the Earl of Eglinton and sister of the Countess of Jersey) since 1787.
Elizabeth had three children from her first marriage to the Duke of Hamilton: Lady Elizabeth Hamilton (26 January 1753 – 14 March 1797), married Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby; James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton (18 February 1755 – 7 July 1769) Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton (24 July 1756 – 2 August 1799)
The duke did not defend the case, and the duchess obtained her divorce. However, she did not re-marry until after the death of the duke, in 1799. In 1800 the duchess married the Earl of Exeter, whose second wife had died in childbirth in 1797. He was created Marquess of Exeter in 1801, [8] but died in 1804, and she did not remarry.
Pastel portrait of Louisa Jane Hamilton, Duchess of Buccleuch (1836–1912), c. 1855 Louisa Jane Hamilton was born on Friday 26 August 1836 in Brighton, Sussex, England, [1] the third child of fourteen born to James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, and the former Lady Louisa Russell, daughter of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford.
Susan Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton (14 May 1786 – 27 May 1859), formerly Susan(na) Euphemia Beckford, was the wife of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, and the mother of the 11th Duke. Susan was born at Château La Tour,in Vevay,Switzerland. [1] She was the daughter of William Thomas Beckford [2] and his wife, the former Lady ...
Margaret was born around 1613 to William Feilding, Earl of Denbigh, and Susan Villiers, sister of the Duke of Buckingham George Villiers. In 1620, she was married to the 14-year-old James Hamilton, future Duke of Hamilton. Following the marriage, she was briefly styled as
They had four children and five grand children: Lady Eleanor Douglas-Hamilton (born 10 August 1973) Lady Ann Douglas-Hamilton (born 14 May 1976) Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton (born 31 March 1978) Lord John William Douglas-Hamilton (born 2 October 1979) He married secondly Jillian Robertson in 1988 (divorced 1995). No issue.
Elizabeth Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby (née Hamilton; 26 January 1753 – 14 March 1797) was an English peeress. As the eligible eldest daughter of the 6th Duke of Hamilton, she married the 12th Earl of Derby in 1774, giving birth to three children. Lady Derby was popular among society and she organised a ladies cricket match.