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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 ...
Lady Susan Harriet Catherine Hamilton (9 June 1814 – 28 November 1889) was a Scottish aristocrat. The daughter of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton , and Susan Euphemia Beckford , she at once was a star of high society .
In 1810, Hamilton married Susan Euphemia Beckford, daughter of novelist William Beckford of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, by Lady Margaret Gordon, daughter of the 4th Earl of Aboyne [6] By his wife, Hamilton had one son and one daughter: William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton (1811–1863), who married Princess Marie Amelie of Baden
Beckford left two daughters, the younger of whom (Susanna Euphemia, sometimes called Susan) was married to Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, and inherited the majority of his collection, which was then moved north to Hamilton Palace, now demolished. The elder, Margaret Maria Elizabeth Beckford, married Lt-Gen. James Orde.
Hamilton was the son of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Susan Euphemia Beckford, daughter of English novelist William Beckford. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford . He was Knight Marischal of Scotland from 1846 and Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire from 1852 until his death.
Duke of Hamilton is an extant title in the Peerage of Scotland which was created in 1643. ... Susan Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton (Susan Euphemia Beckford), ...
His son William Beckford (1709–1770) (married Maria Marsh, daughter of the Hon. George Hamilton) His only child by this marriage was William Thomas Beckford (1760–1844) but also had eight children born out of wedlock including Richard Beckford (died 1796) His son Julines Beckford (c. 1717 – c. 1764) His son Peter Beckford (married Louisa ...
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1811–1864), who married Lady Susan Hamilton, the only daughter of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Susan Beckford (second daughter and co-heiress of William Beckford of Fonthill Abbey), in 1832. They divorced in August 1850 and she married Jean Opdebeck of Brussels in ...