page_title: William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton
section_title: Children
hierarchical_section_title: William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton / Children
context_page_description: William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC, also known as Lord William Douglas and the Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas by his second wife Lady Mary Gordon, a daughter of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly.
  Subsequent to marrying Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, he was created Duke of Hamilton in the Peerage of Scotland, which also allowed him to use his wife's subsidiary titles during his lifetime and to take the name Hamilton for their descendants.
context_section_description: He was married to Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, who bore eleven children by him. He adopted the surname Douglas-Hamilton and the Hamilton arms, and his children bore the surname Hamilton.
  Lady Mary Hamilton (30 April 1657 – July 1666), died young
  James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton (11 April 1658 – 15 November 1712)
  Lord William Hamilton (14 July 1659 – 1681)
  Lady Catherine Hamilton (bapt. 24 October 1662 – 11 January 1707), married 1st Duke of Atholl
  Charles Hamilton (later Douglas), 2nd Earl of Selkirk (c. 1662-c. 1739)
  John Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Selkirk, 1st Earl of Ruglen (c. 1664–1744)
  George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney ((9 February 1666 – 29 January 1737))
  Lady Susannah Hamilton (1667 – 7 February 1737) married firstly the Earl of Dundonald, secondly, the Marquess of Tweeddale
  Lady Margaret Hamilton (December 1668 – 6 December 1731) married James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure
  Lord Basil Hamilton (16 December 1671 – 27 August 1701), drowned at age 30
  Lord Archibald Hamilton (bapt. 17 February 1673 – 5 April 1754)
caption: Hamilton Palace
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