Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon is a Scottish nobleman and the premier peer of Scotland.Early life
He is the son of Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton, and his first wife, Sarah Scott.
He was educated at Keil School, Dumbarton, and Gordonstoun in Scotland. Upon the death of his father on 5 June 2010, he became the 16th Duke of Hamilton and 13th Duke of Brandon. He is the Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The seat of the Dukes of Hamilton is Lennoxlove House, replacing the now-demolished Hamilton Palace.Marriage and children
On 7 May 2011, he married Sophie Ann Rutherford in Edinburgh. She is an interior designer and the daughter of Hubert A. J. Rutherford, of Roxburghshire, and Isabel W. Taylor, of Edinburgh. The best man was the Duke's younger brother, Lord John Douglas-Hamilton, who was his heir presumptive at the time.
The couple have three children:
He inherited the titles
Duke of Hamilton,
Marquess of Douglas,
Marquess of Clydesdale,
Earl of Angus,
Earl of Lanark,
Earl of Arran and Cambridge,
Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest,
Lord Machanshyre and Polmont and Lord Aven and Innerdale
in the Peerage of Scotland,
and Duke of Brandon and Baron Dutton, in the Peerage of Great Britain.
