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  James Hamilton (2nd Earl of Arran and Duke of Châtelherault)
  1516 - 1575
  Regent of Scotland and soldier. Hamilton was the son of James, the 1st
  Earl of Arran (1475 - 1529) and, through his mother, great-grandson of
  Kin g James II (1430-60). This gave rise to Hamilton's claim to the throne
  of Sco tland. He became Regent on the death of King James V (1512 - 1542)
  and gained his French Duchy for negotiating the marriage of the young
  Mary, Queen of Sc ots (1542 - 1587) to the Dauphin of France (1549). He
  demitted the Regency in favour of Mary of Lorraine (1515-60) in 1554 on
  condition that he would get the Crown if the young Mary died childless,
  however his claim seemed lost whe n it became clear that the succession
  was promised to France. However this pl anned succession did not take
  place when Mary's husband, by then King Francis II of France, died.
  Hamilton then tried unsuccessfully to arrange a marriage between Mary and
  his son, another James (c.1537 - 1609).
  Hamilton's sympath ies swayed between support for Queen Mary and the
  Protestant nobles who wishe d to see her removed, undoubtedly because he
  still hoped to fall heir to the throne. He withdrew to his French estates
  in 1565, returned in 1569, was arre sted by Regent Moray (1531-70) and
  finally signed the Pacification of Perth ( 1572) in which he acknowledged
  the succession of King James VI (1566 - 1625).
  James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (M)
  b. 1515, d. 22 January 1574/75, #10213 4
  Pedigree
  Last Edited=8 Jun 2003
  James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran was the son of James Hamilton, 1st
  Earl of Arran and Janet Beaton. He was born in 151 5. He married Lady
  Margaret Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 3rd Earl of M orton and
  Catherine Stewart, before 23 September 1532.1 He died on 22 January
  1574/75.1
  He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Hamilton [I., 1617] between 26
  March 1529 and 21 July 1529.2 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of
  Arran [S., 1503] between 26 March 1529 and 21 July 1529.1 He held the
  office of Regent of Scotland between 1542 and 1554.1 On 13 March 1542/43
  he was decl ared Second Person of Scotland and Heir Presumptive of the
  Crown.1 He was inv ested as a Knight, Order of St. Michael [France] in
  June 1548.1 He was create d Duc De Châtellérault [France] on 8 February
  1548/49.1
  Children of James Ha milton, 2nd Earl of Arran and Lady Margaret
  Douglas:
  Barbara Hamilton+   b. b 1530
  James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran   b. bt 1533 - 1538, d. Mar 1609
  Hon . Gawain Hamilton   b. bt 1534 - 1542, d. 31 Aug 1547
  John Hamilton, 1st Marqu ess of Hamilton+   b. c 1535, d. 6 Apr 1604
  Hon. David Hamilton   b. bt 1542 - 1546
  Lady Jean Hamilton   b. b 1545, d. Dec 1596
  Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Pa isley+   b. c Jun 1546, d. b 3 May 1621
  Lady Anne Hamilton+   b. b 1548
  Citat ions
  [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White,
  Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard De Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage
  of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom,
  Extant, Ext inct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint
  in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I,
  page 221. Hereinaf ter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peer age, volume VI, page 256.
  James Hamilton (2nd Earl of Arran and Duke of Châtel herault)
  1516 - 1575
  Regent of Scotland and soldier. Hamilton was the son of James, the 1st
  Earl of Arran (1475 - 1529) and, through his mother, great-gra ndson of
  King James II (1430-60). This gave rise to Hamilton's claim to the t hrone
  of Scotland. His half-brother Sir James Hamilton of Finnart (d.1540)
  acted as his guardian, following the death of their father.
  Hamilton became Re gent on the death of King James V (1512 - 1542) and
  gained his French Duchy f or negotiating the marriage of the young Mary,
  Queen of Scots (1542 - 1587) t o the Dauphin of France (1549). He demitted

Details of James' family with Margaret Douglas