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Paternal Family Tree: Hamilton
Around 1532 James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran was born to James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran (age 16) and Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault.
In 1532 [his father] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran (age 16) and [his mother] Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault were married. She by marriage Countess Arran. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Douglas 3rd Earl Morton and [his grandmother] Catherine Stewart Countess Morton (age 37). He the son of [his grandfather] James Hamilton 1st Earl Arran and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Home Countess Arran. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In August 1548 James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran (age 16) travelled to Mary Queen of Scots (age 5) in France.
Before 10th September 1559 James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran (age 27) travelled to France at Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
On 10th September 1559 James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran (age 27) met his father [his father] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran (age 43) at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton.
Around October 1559 James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran (age 27) attacked Falkland Palace, Falkland, Fife.
Around October 1559 James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran (age 27) attacked Crichton Castle.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 9th November 1559 James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran (age 27) raided the Palace of the Bishop of Dunblane, Dunblane, Perth.
On 22nd January 1575 [his father] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran (age 59) died. His son James (age 43) succeeded 3rd Earl Arran.
In 1579 James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran (age 47) was attainted. Earl Arran forfeit.
On 24th May 1579 [his mother] Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault died.
In March 1609 James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran (age 77) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Lord Hamilton
GrandFather: James Hamilton 1st Earl Arran 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Robert III of Scotland 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King James I of Scotland 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Annabella Drummond Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: King James II of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Stewart Countess Arran 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egmont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves 7 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine La Marck 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Valois Duchess Cleves 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Father: James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Home of Home and Dunglas
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Home 1st Lord Home
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Home
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Home 2nd Lord Home
GrandMother: Elizabeth Home Countess Arran
James Hamilton 3rd Earl Arran 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 1st Lord Dalkeith 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Douglas 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Lady Dalkeith 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Douglas 1st Earl Morton 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Gifford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gifford
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Douglas 2nd Earl Morton 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Robert III of Scotland 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King James I of Scotland 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Annabella Drummond Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Stewart Countess Morton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: James Douglas 3rd Earl Morton 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Crtichton 2nd Lord Crichton
Great x 3 Grandfather: David Crichton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Patrick Crichton of Cranstoun Riddell
Great x 1 Grandmother: Janet Crichton Countess Morton
Mother: Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King James I of Scotland 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King James II of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King James III of Scotland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine La Marck 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King James IV of Scotland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian I King Denmark
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Oldenburg Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "The Alchemist" Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
GrandMother: Catherine Stewart Countess Morton 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Boyd