GUELPH-DUKE OF YORK AND ALBANY. expedition then made into Gascony. In two years afterwards By Letters Patent, dated 27 November, 1784, Lineage. PRINCE FREDERICK, 2nd son of his Majesty King GEORGE III., b. 16 August, 1763, was elected the following year bishop of Osnaburg, and chosen a knight of the Bath in 1767. In June, 1771, he was elected a knight of the most noble order of the Garter, and installed at Windsor, 25th of the same month. His royal highness was created a peer of Great Britain, as DUKE OF YORK AND ALBANY, and of Ireland, as Earl of Ulster, 27 November, 1784. The prince adopting the profession of arms, attained the rank of field-marshal and held for several years the high and important office of commander-in-chief of he received command to attend the king at Carlisle, thence to march into Scotland against Robert Bruce, who had at that time assumed the sovereignty of that kingdom. In the 26th EDWARD I., he was at the memorable battle of Fawkirk, and he continued for several years subsequently in the Scottish wars. He was summoned to parliament, as a baron, from 6 February, 1299, to 22 January, 1305. His lordship d. in the following year, leaving an only dau. and heiress, JULIAN, m. to John Hansard, in whose representatives, if such are in being, the Barony of Hacche is vested. Arms-Or, a cross, engrailed, gu. DIRLETON. all the king's land forces in the United Kingdom. The Duke HALYBURTON-LORD HALYBURTON, OF of York m. 29 September, 1791, Princess Frederica-Charlotte, eldest dau. of Frederick, King of Prussia, by whom (who d. 6 August, 1820), he had no issue. His royal highness d. 5 January, 1827, when all his honours became EXTINCT. GUELPH-DUKE OF CLARENCE. By Letters Patent, dated 20 May, 1789. Lineage. PRINCE WILLIAM-HENRY, 3rd son of King GEORGE III., b. 21 August, 1765, was created 20 May, 1789, DUKE OF CLARENCE AND ST. ANDREWS in the peerage of Great Britain, and Earl of Munster in the peerage of Ireland. He m. 11 June, 1818, the Princess Adelaide, eldest dau. of George, Duke of Saxe Meiningen, and had two daus. who d. in infancy. His royal highness, who was at one time lord high admiral of England, ascended the throne as King WILLIAM IV., 26 June, 1830, when his peerage honours merged in the crown. His Majesty d. 20 June, 1837. Queen Adelaide survived until 2 December, 1849. GUELPH-DUKE OF SUSSEX. By Letters Patent, dated 7 May, 1801. Lineage. PRINCE AUGUSTUS-FREDERICK, b. 27 January, 1773 (6th son of King GEORGE III., brother of King WILLIAM IV., and uncle of her present Majesty) was created a peer as DUKE OF SUSSEX, Earl of Inverness and Baron of Arklow, all in the peerage of the United Kingdom, 7 November, 1 01, and installed a knight of the most noble order of the Garter; m. at Rome by a protestant minister, 4 April, 1793, and at St. George's, Hanover Square, London, 5 December in the same year, Lady Augusta de Ameland, dau. of John (Murray) 4th Earl of Dunmore, by whom (who d. 5 March, 1830), he had issue, SIR AUGUSTUS FREDERICK D'ESTE, K.G.H., a colonel in the army; 6. 13 January, 1794, d. u. m., 1848. AUGUSTA, Mademoiselle D'Este, m. 1845, to Thomas Wilde, late Lord Truro. The nuptials having been deemed a violation of the Royal Marriage Act (12th GEORGE III. c. ii.), were declared by the Prerogative Court null and void, and dissolved accordingly in August, 1794. His royal highness d. 21 April, 1843, when all his honours became EXTINCT. HACCHE-BARON HACCHE. By Writ of Summons, dated 6 February, 1299. Lineage. EUSTACE DE HACCHE, originally a menial servant to King EDWARD L, obtained from that monarch a charter of freewarren in all his desmesne lands at Hacche, co. Wilts, as also at Norton-Merhull and Cestreton, in Warwickshire. He was aiterwards, 22nd EDWARD I., made governor of Portsmouth, in which year he accompanied Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, in the By Letters Patent, dated 1440 or 1441. Lineage. SIR WALTER HALYBURTON, of Dirleton, high treasurer of Scotland, son and heir of Sir John Halyburton, of Dirleton, by Margaret, his wife, dau. and co-heir of Sir John Cameron, Knt., of Ballegarno, was created a peer in the year 1440 or 1441, and sat as such in parliament. He m. Lady Isabel Stewart, eldest dau. of Robert, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland, and relict of Alexander, Earl of Ross, by whom he had issue, Archibald, living in 1586; who m. Helen, dau. of Shaw, of His lordship was s. by his grandson, JAMES HALYBURTON, 5th Lord Halyburton; at whose decease unm. the title reverted to his uncle, PATRICK HALYBURTON, 6th Lord Halyburton, of Dirleton; who m. 1st, Margaret, dau. of James Douglas, of Pompherstoun, by whom he had three children, JANET, his heiress m. to William, 2nd Lord Ruthven. He m. 2ndly, Christian Wawane, of Segy, Kinross-shire, dan. of JANET HALYBURTON, Lady Ruthven, who inherited both the estate and title of Dirleton. The title of Lord Dirleton remained in Patrick her son; her grandson William, bearing the title of Lord Ruthven and Dirleton, was created Earl of Gowrie, 1581. Her great-grandson, John, Earl of Gowrie, forfeited it in 1600, and thus the title of Lord Halyburton, or Dirleton, returned to the crown. Arms-Quarterly: 1st and 4th, or, on a bend, az., three mascles of the 1st, for Halyburton; 2nd, or, three bars, gu., for Cameron; 3rd, arg., a bend, gu., for Vaux, or de Vallibus, Lord of Dirleton. HAMILTON-EARLS OF CAMBRIDGE. By Letters Patent, dated 16 June, 1619. Lineage. The Earldom of Cambridge merged in the crown, in 1461, upon the accession of King EDWARD IV., who had previously borne that dignity, and it remained dormant from that period, until conferred, 16 June, 1619, by King JAMES I., upon JAMES HAMILTON, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, in Scotland, who was then created by letters patent, Baron of Ennerdale, in Cumberland, and EARL OF CAMBRIDGE, and was installed a knight of the Garter, at Windsor, 7 July, 1623. His lordship was lord steward of the household. He m. Anne, dau. of James, 7th Earl of Glencairne, by whom he had issue, His lordship d. in 1625, and was 8. by his elder son, JAMES HAMILTON, 2nd Earl of Cambridge, K.G. This nobleman carried the sword of state, at the coronation of King CHARLES I, and was advanced by that monarch, to the Scottish Dukedom of Hamilton. His grace espousing actively the cause of his royal master, was defeated and taken prisoner, by Cromwell, at the battle of Preston, and suffered decapitation, in old Palace Yard, 9 March, 1648. He m. Mary, dau. of William Fielding, Earl of Denbigh, by Susan, his wife, sister of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, and had surviving issue, ANNE, who, upon the decease of her uncle, became Duchess of Hamilton, in Scotland. Susanna, m. to John, Earl of Cassilis. The duke dying thus without male issue, was s. in all his honours, by his brother, WILLIAM HAMILTON, Earl of Lanark, K.G., thus 3rd Earl of Cambridge. This nobleman m. Elizabeth, dau. and co-heir of James Maxwell, Earl of Dirleton, by whom he had four daus., viz. Anne, Elizabeth, Mary, and Margaret. His grace fell like his brother, in the royal cause, having received a mortal wound, at the unfortunate battle of Worcester, in 1651, when the Earldom of Cambridge, and Barony of Ennerdale, became EXTINCT; his own Scottish honour shared a similar fate, while the Dukedom of Hamilton in Scotland, devolved, according to special limitation in the patent, upon his niece, the Lady Anne Hamilton, who m. William Douglas, Earl of Selkirk, and from this union the present Duke of Hamilton lineally descends. Arms-Gu., three cinquefoils, pierced, ermine. HAMILTON-LORD BARGENY. By Letters Patent, dated 14 November, 1641. Lineage. SIR JOHN HAMILTON, of Carriden (only son of Sir John Hamilton, of Letrick, who was natural son of John, 1st Marquess of Hamilton), was created a peer of Scotland, by the title of LORD BARGENY, 14 November, 1641, with limitation to the heirs male of his body. He accompanied the Duke of Hamilton in his unfortunate expedition into England, 1648; and his attachment to the royal cause was so conspicuous, that Cromwell excepted him out of his act of grace and pardon, 12 April, 1654. His lordship m. Lady Jean Douglas, 2nd dau. of William, 1st Marquess of Douglas; and d. in 1658, having had issue, 1. JOHN. 2nd Lord Bargeny. II. William, m. 3 April, 1662, Mary, dau. of Sir Patrick Hay, of Pitfour, relict of George Butler, of Clasbeny. 1. Margaret, . ist, to John Kennedy, of Culzean, who d. 1665; and 2ndly, to Sir David Ogilvy, of Clova. II. Anne, m. to Sir Patrick Houston, Bart., of Houstoun, co. Renfrew, and d. 1678. III. Grizel, d. 1678. IV. Margery, m. to William Baillie, of Lamington. v. Catherine, m. 1676, William Cunningham, of Enterkine, in Ayrshire, and d. 1740. The elder son, JOHN HAMILTON, 2nd Lord Bargeny, m. 1st, Lady Margaret Cunningham, 2nd dau. of William, 9th Earl of Glencairn, lord high chancellor of Scotland, and had by her, His lordship m. 2ndly, in 1676, Alice, Dowager Countess of Clanbrassil, eldest dau. of Henry, 1st Earl of Drogheda, but by her had no issue. He d. 25 May, 1693, and was s. by his only surviving son, WILLIAM HAMILTON, 3rd Lord Bargeny; who m. 1st, Mary, eldest dau. of Sir William Primrose, of Carrington, sister of the 1st Viscount of Primrose, by whom he had a dau., Grizel, m. 15 February, 1713, to Thomas Buchan, of Cairnbulg, advocate, and had three daus., Charles, d. in infancy. James, m. to Elizabeth Brebner. John Buchan, W.S., d. in Jamaica, 1796. Mary, m. to Robert Fullarton, Esq., of Jamaica. Jane, m. to Thomas Arbuthnot, of Nether Kinmundy. Lord Bargeny m. 2ndly, Margaret, eldest dau. of Robert Dundas, of Arniston, a lord of session, sister of the 1st President Dundas, by whom he left at his decease, about 1712, a son and successor, JAMES HAMILTON, 4th Lord Bargeny, b. 29 November, 1710; who completed his education by visiting foreign countries, as appears from Hamilton of Bangour's epitaph on the companion of his travels, who "With kind Bargeny, faithful to his word, Whom Heaven made good and social, though a lord, His lordship d. unm. at Edinburgh, 28 March, 1736, in the 26th year of his age, and was buried, 5 April, in the abbey church of Holyroodhouse; since which period the dignity has remained DORMANT. A competition arose for the estate between The children of Johanna, Lady Dalrymple, only dau. of John, master of Bargeny; The children of the Hon. Mrs. Buchan, of Cairnbulg, dau. of the 3rd lord; and Sir Alexander Hope, Bart., of Kerse, son of the Hon. Nicolas Hope, dau. of the 2nd lord: And was ultimately decided in favour of the first: the heirgeneral of the Dalrymple-Hamiltons, of Bargeny, HenriettaDundas, m. in 1822, Augustin-Louis-Joseph-Casimer Gustave, DUC DE COIGNY, and the heir male is the present SIR HEWHAMILTON DALRYMPLE, BART. Arms-Quarterly; 1st and 4th, gu., three cinquefoils, ermine, for Hamilton; 2nd and 3rd, arg., a ship with her sails furled up, sable, for Arran; all within a bordure, gobonated, arg. and az., the 1st charged with hearts, gules, and the 2nd with mullets of the 1st. HAMILTON-EARL OF RUGLEN. By Letters Patent, dated 14 April, 1697 LORD JOHN HAMILTON, 4th son of William and Anne, Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, bapt. at Hamilton 26 January, 1665, was created a peer of Scotland, by the titles of EARL OF RUGLEN, Viscount of Riccartoun, and Lord Hillhouse, by patent, dated 14 April, 1697, to him and the heirs male of his body; which failing, to the heirs whatsoever of his body; and he took the oaths and his seat in parliament, 19 July, 1698. On the death of his brother, Charles, Earl of Selkirk, in 1739, that title and the Barony of Crawford-John, in Lanarkshire, devolved on him; but the Barony of Riccartoun then went, in terms of the entail, to Lord Archibald Hamilton, his youngest brother, the Earl of Ruglen, who was thenceforward styled the Earl of Selkirk and Ruglen; d. at Edinburgh, 3 December, 1741, în the eightieth year of his age, and was buried at Cramond. He was &. in the title of Selkirk and Barony of Crawford-John by his grandnephew, Dunbar Hamilton, of Baldoon, and in the title of Ruglen and his other extensive property by his eldest dau. His lordship m. 1st (contract dated 21 June, 1694), his cousin-german, Lady Anne Kennedy, only dau. of John, 7th Earl of Cassilis, by his 1st wife, Lady Susan Hamilton, and by her had issue, William, at first designed Lord Riccartoun, and after his father became Earl of Selkirk, Lord Daer, b. 1695; d. unm. at Edinburgh, 20 February, 1742, in the forty-sixth year of his age. ANNE, Countess of Ruglen. Susan, b. 1 November, 1699: m. 26 October, 1738, to her cousin John, 8th Earl of Cassilis; and dying 8. p. at Barnton, 8 February, 1763, in her sixty-fourth year, was buried in the abbey church of Holyrood-house being succeeded in her large personal property by her nephew, the Earl of March. The Earl of Selkirk and Ruglen m. 2ndly, at Edinburgh, 22 March, 1701, Elizabeth Hutchinson, relict of John, Lord Kennedy, and mother of John, 8th Earl of Cassilis; he had no issue by her, who had a jointure of £500 per annum out of the Cassilis estate, and d. at Barnton, 10 March, 1734. His lordship's elder dau., ANNE HAMILTON, Countess of Ruglen, b. 5 April, 1698; m. 1st, William, 2nd Earl of March, and by him (who d. at Barnton, 7 March, 1731, aged thirty-five,) had an only child, WILLIAM, Duke of Queensberry, Earl of March and Ruglen; and 2ndly, in January, 1747, Anthony Sawyer, Esq., paymaster of the forces in Scotland, by whom she had no issue. On the death of her father, in 1744, she s. as Countess of Ruglen; and d. at York, on her way to London, 21 April, 1748, in her fiftyfirst year, when the title of Ruglen devolved on her son, WILLIAM DOUGLAS, Earl of March and Ruglen, afterwards 4th Duke of Queensberry; who d. in December, 1810, s. p., when the Earldom of Ruglen became EXTINCT. Arms-Gu., three cinquefoils, erm. MALCOLM, entered the Swedish service in 1654; and rose to the rank of general. In 1664, he was naturalised among the Swedish nobles, and in 1689 he was created Baron Hamilton de Hagbey. He d. in 1699. His descendant in the 5th degree is flUGH-ADOLPHE, the present Baron Hamilton de Hagbey, b. in 1802. The younger son of Capt. John Hamilton, HUGн, like his elder brother, entered the Swedish service, where he attained to great distinction. He was general and master-general of the Swedish artillery; he was created, along with his brother, Baron Hamilton de Hagbey, in 1689; he d. in 1724. Besides several sons whose lines are now extinct, he had a son, GUSTAVUS-DAVID, Baron Hamilton, b. 1699, who was one of the most distinguished generals in the Swedish service. In 1751, he was created Count Hamilton de Barsebeck; in 1765, he was field-marshal; he was knight of the Seraphim: he d. 1788 He had, with other issue, three sons, ancestors of the Counts Hamilton, 1 Hugh-William, 2nd Count Hamilton de Barsebeck, whose line failed in his son, Gustavus, 3rd Count Hamilton de Barsebeck, in 1854. 2 ADOLPHE-LOUIS, Count Hamilton, had issue, Count GUSTAVUS-WALTER, who d. in 1835. His grandson, Count ADOLPHE-LOUIS-WATHIER, b. 1839, became in 1854, 4th Count Hamilton de Barsebeck, and head of the family. His 2nd son, Count Hening-Hugh-Louis, b. 1814, has had the distinguished honour of being thrice appointed Chief of the Nobles, or President of the Swedish Diet. He is knight of the Seraphim, and Senator. Count ADOLPHE-LOUIS, d. 1844, and left issue. Count HUGH-DAVID, b. 1789, has issue, among other sons, Count ADOLPHE-LOUIS, b. 1820; in 1862 appointed Governor of Upsala. 3 Axel, Count Hamilton, who had numerous issue, viz., Count Axel-Iugh-Raoul Hamilton, who has issue. Count Adolphe-James-Charles Hamilton, d. in 1822, and left issue. Count Axel-Louis-Adolphe-Malcolm Hamilton, who has issue. Count Malcolm-Casimir Hamilton. Count Hugh-Dieterich Hamilton, who has, with other issue, a son. Count Gustavus-Malcolm Hamilton, b. 1826, who has issue. Count John-David Hamilton, d. 1843. Count James-Essen Hamilton, governor of Stockholm, knight of the Seraphim. He has issue. IV. MALCOLM, a clergyman. The archbishop m. 2ndly, Jean, dau. of John Crawford, of Crawfordland, by whom he had, v. LOUIS, who entered the Swedish service, and in 1654 was created Baron Hamilton de Deserf, in Sweden. He had a scn, Gustavus, governor of Enniskillen. The 2nd son, HUGH HAMILTON, created Baron Hamilton de Deserf, in Sweden, returned to Ireland, seated himself at Ballygally, co. Tyrone, and was advanced to the Irish peerage, 2 March, 1660, as Lord Hamilton, Baron of Glenawly, co. Fermanagh. By his 2nd wife, Susanna, youngest dau. of Sir William Balfour, of Pitcullo (who m. 2ndly, Henry Mervyn, Esq., of Trelick) he had issue, WILLIAM. his heir. Henrietta-Amelia, d. in 1669. ARABELLA-SUSANNA, m. 1st, 3 July, 1683, to Sir John Magill, Bart., of Gill Hall, co. Down; and 2ndly, to Marcus, Viscount Dungannon. NICHOLA-SOPHIA, m. 1st, in 1687, to Sir Tristram Beresford, Bart., of Coleraine, by whom she was mother of four daus. and of one son, Marcus, Earl of Tyrone. She m. 2ndly, in 1704, Lieut.-Gen. Richard Gorges, by whom she had also issue. (See title GORGES.) Lord Hamilton d. in April, 1679, and was 8. by his son, WILLIAM HAMILTON, 2nd Lord Hamilton, of Glenawly; at whose decease 8. p., in February, 1680, the title became EXTINCT. Arms-Gu., a crescent between three cinquefoils, arg. HAMILTON-VISCOUNT CLANEBOYE, EARL OF CLANBRASSILL. Viscounty, by Letters Patent, dated 4 May, 1622. Earldom, by Letters Patent, dated 7 June, 1647. Lineage. The HAMILTONS, EARLS of CLANBRASSILL, were a powerful family in the north of Ireland: their senior heir-general is LORD DUFFERIN AND CLANEBOYE. THE REV. HANS HAMILTON, vicar of Dunlop, Ayrshire, b. 1536; m. Margaret Denham, dau. of the Laird of Weshiels; and dying 30 May, 1608, left, 1. JAMES (Sir) of whom hereafter. II. ARCHIBALD. of Haleraig, or Harrage, co. Lanark, m. Ist, Rachel Carmichael, and had issue, 1 JOHN, whose dau. Rachel m. John Stevenson, Esq. 2 JAMES, of Neilsbrook, co. Antrim, who inherited onefifth of the Earl of Clanbrassil's estates. He m. Agnes Kennedy, and had three daus., * In the churchyard of Dunlop there is a tomb erected to his memory, and on a flag-stone in the floor is the following inscription: Here lies Hans Hamilton, vicar of Dunlop, who deceased the 30th of May, 1608, at the age of 72 years; and Janet Denham, his spouse." Under a marble arch, within two pillars of the composite order; in front are two statues kneeling on a marble monument, in the attitude of devotion, and habited according to the fashion of the times. There is also a long inscription on a marble slab in the wall, stating that he was the son of Archibald Hamilton, of Raploch, and that his wife was Janet, 2nd dau. of Denholme, of Westshiels; that they lived together forty-five years, during which time he had served the cure of the church. ROSE, who m. William Fairlie, but d. 8. p. RACHEL, d. unm. ANNE, m. to Hans Stevenson, Esq., of Ballygrot, and left an only son, JAMES STEVENSON, whose eldest dau. and co-heir, DORCAS STEVENSON, m. Sir John Blackwood, Bart., and was created BARONESS DUFFERIN aud CLANEBOYE, in 1810. Her descendant, FREDERICK-TEMPLE HAMILTON-BLACK WOOD, LORD DUFFERIN and CLANEBOYE, K.P., K.C.B., is now heir-general and representative of the HAMILTONS, EARLS of CLANBRASSILL. 3 GAWEN, ancestor of the Hamiltons of Killyleagh Castle, co. Down, now represented by GAWEN-WILLIAM-ROWAN HAMILTON, Esq., of Killyleagh Castle. 4 William, d. 8. p. 5 Robert. III. Gawen, of Ballygally. IV. JOHN, of Coronary, co. Cavan, and Monella, co. Armagh, ancestor of the HAMILTONS, of MOUNT HAMILTON, CO. Armagh and of the HAMILTONS of ABBOTSTOWN, Co. Dublin. V. WILLIAM, of Bangor, co. Down, m. Jane, dau. of Sir John Melville, and dying 1627, left issue, 1 JAMES, of Newcastle, M.P. for Bangor, æt. ten years, 1627, killed at Blackwater fight, 5 Ju. 1646, m. Margaret, dau. of Francis Kynaston, Esq., of Laule, co. Down, and had issue, James of Bangor (will dated 20 July, 1701, proved 26 James, M.P for Bangor, 1692, d. 8. p. Catherine, m. 1st, Vere Essex Cromwell, 4th Earl of Elizabeth, Baroness Cromwell, m. Edward Southwell, Catherine m. 2ndly, Nicholas Price, of Hollymount, co. 2 John (capt), of the co. Cavan, m. Jane Echlin, d. 8. p. JAMES, b. 1654 (will dated 2 June, 1690, proved 10 August 1691), m. Christian, dau. of William Hamilton, of Erinagh, and had issue, Margaret, m. John Cuffe, Lord Desart, and d. 8. p.; Christian, d. 8. p.; Anne, d. s. p. 4 William, of Erinagh, co. Down, d. 26 January, 1680; m. 1st, Ellen, dau. of Phelim Magennis, Esq., and had issue, James, of Tollymore, co. Down, will dated 28 December, 1693, proved 1700, m. Hon. Anne Mordaunt, grand-dau. of John, 1st Earl of Peterborough, and sister to Mrs. Hamilton, of Bangor, and had issue, JAMES, Earl of Clanbrassil (of the second creation), created in 1756; m. Lady Harriet Bentinck, dau. of William, Earl of Portland, and had, JAMES, Earl of Clanbrassil, knt. of St. Patrick, Anne, n. Robert, Earl of Roden, grandfather of Caroline, d. unm. William, d. young. John, d. young. Sophia, m. Frederick Hamilton, eldest son of Viscount Boyne. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Fortescue, Esq., father of William-Henry, Earl of Clermont. Cary. Elinor, m.- Matthews, Esq. He m. 2ndly, Christian, dau. of Joselin Ussher, son of Mark, son of the Right Rev. Henry Ussher, archbishop of Armagh, and had issue, Joselin, d. s. p., will dated 17 November, 1689, proved JAMES HAMILTON, 2nd Viscount Claneboye; who was advanced to the EARLDOM OF CLANBRASSILL, CO. Armagh, 7 June, 1647. His lordship m. Lady Anne Carey, eldest dau. of Henry, Earl of Monmouth, and by her (who m. 2ndly Sir Robert Maxwell, Bart.), he had issue, 1. James, b. 7 September, 1642, d. unm. 8 May, 1658. 11. HENRY, 2nd earl. III. Hans, buried with his father at Bangor. 1. Jane, d. unm. His lordship d. 20 June, 1659, and was buried at Bangor. His only surviving son, HENRY HAMILTON, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassill, d. s. p., 12 January, 1675, when all the honours EXPIRED. His lordship left a widow, Alice, dau. of Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda; which lady m. 2ndly, John, Lord Bargany. The senior representation of the Earls of Clanbrassill has devolved (through Anne Hamilton, dau. and co-heiress of James Hamilton, of Neilsbrook, cousin-german of James, 1st Earl of Clanbrassill) on LORD DUFFERIN. Arms-Gu., three cinquefoils, pierced, erm., and on a chief, or, a lion passant, gu. HAMILTON-EARL OF CLANBRASSILL. By Letters Patent, dated 24 November, 1756. JAMES HAMILTON, Esq., M.P., son and heir of James Hamil. ton, Esq., of Tollymore (of a younger branch of the preceding family), by Anne, his wife, sister of Charles, Earl of Peter. borough, was created in 1719, Baron Clunetoye, and Viscount Limerick; and 24 November, 1756, advanced to the EARLDOM OF CLANBRASSILL. His lordship m. 15 October, 1728, Lady Henrietta Bentinck, 3rd dau. of William, 1st Earl of Portland, and had issue, HANDLO-BARON HANDLO. By Writ of Summons, dated 25 February, 1342. JOHN DE HANDLO was summoned to parliament as a baron, 25 February, 1342, but never afterwards. His lordship m. twice, by his 1st wife he had a son, Richard, who predeceased him, leaving a son, EDMUND, heir to his grandfather, and two daus., co-heirs to their brother, Margaret, m. 1st, to Gilbert Chastelyn, and 2ndly, to John de Apulby, and by the latter only had issue, viz., an only dau., Joan, m. to John Conghull; Elizabeth, m. to Edmund de la Pole, and had issue. He m. 2ndly, Maud, sister and heir of Edward Burnell, Baron Burnell, and widow of John Lovell, and by her had a son, Nicholas, who assumed his mother's surname, and was summoned to parliament from 1350 to 1380. He d. 1420, having had a son, Edward, who predeceased him, leaving three daus., viz, His lordship d. in 1346. His grandson and heir, EDMUND DE HANDLO d. under age in 1355, leaving his two sisters above named, his co-heirs, between the descendants of whom whatever dignity was vested in John de Handlo is in ABEYANCE. HANGER-BARON COLERAINE. By Letters Patent, dated 26 February, 1762. Lineage. GABRIEL HANGER, Esq., 3rd son of Sir George Hanger, Knt., of Dryffield, co. Gloucester, represented successively Maidstone and Bridgwater in parliament, and was raised to the peerage of Ireland, as BARON COLERAINE, of Coleraine, co. Londonderry, 26 February, 1762. His lordship m. Elizabeth, dau. and heir of Richard Bond, Esq., of Clowbury, Herts, and had three sons and one dau., Anne, m. in 1773, to Col. Arthur Vansittart, M.P., of Shottesbrooke House. Berks. Lord Coleraine d. 27 January, 1773, and was 8. by his son, JOHN HANGER, 2nd Lord Coleraine; who d. in 1794, and was 8. by his brother, WILLIAM HANGER, 3rd Lord Coleraine; who d. in 1814, and was s. by his brother, GEORGE HANGER, 4th Lord Coleraine; at whose decease unm. in 1824, the barony became EXTINCT. His lordship had a brother, John de Harcla, who d. the same year, seized of the manor of Whitehall, co. Cumberland, leaving a son and heir, ANDREW, then three years of age. Arms Arg, a cross, gu., in the 1st quarter, a martlet, sa. HARCOURT - BARONS HARCOURT, OF STANTON HARCOURT, CO. OXFORD, VISCOUNTS HARCOURT, EARLS HARCOURT. Barony, by Letters Patent, dated 3 September, 1711. Viscounty, by Letters Patent, dated 24 July, 1721. Earldom, by Letters Patent, dated 1 December, 1749. Lineage. This ancient and eminent family traced its pedigree to Arms-Erm., a griffin, segreant, per fess, or and az., quarter- BERNARD, a nobleman of the royal blood of Saxony, who ing BEALE. HARCLA-BARON HARCLA, EARL OF CARLISLE. Barony, by Writ of Summons, dated 15 May, 1321. Earldom, by Charter, dated 25 March, 1322. Lineage. ANDREW DE HARCLA (son of Michael de Harcla, sheriff of Cumberland, from the 13th to the 16th EDWARD I. inclusive), having distinguished himself in the Scottish wars, was constituted by King EDWARD II., governor of the castle of Carlisle, warden of the marches, and elevated to the peerage, by writ of summons, dated 15 May, 1321, as BARON HARCLA; in which year his lordship had the good fortune to completely rout the insurgents under Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster, at Boroughbridge, and to seize the earl himself, whom he conveyed a prisoner to the king at York, and had soon afterwards executed at Pontefract. In consideration of this eminent service, his lordship was created an earl, under the title of EARL OF CARLISLE, by the girding of a sword, accompanied by a charter in which it was covenanted, that for the better support of the dignity, he should have to himself, and the heirs ruale of his body, lands and rents in the cos. of Cumberland and Westmoreland, of 1,000 marks per annum value, and 500 marks per annum more in the marches of Wales, and until such provision should be made, that he should receive 1,000 marks per annum out of the exchequer. Besides these substantial records of royal favour, this charter, for the first time in such a grant, set forth in the preamble, a detail of the merits of the dignified person: it was dated at Pontefract, 25 March, 15th EDWARD II., anno 1332. "Thus elevated," says Dugdale, ** from a mean condition, for he was merely a knight of small fortune, he grew so lofty, that he began to manifest the hatred publicly, which he had long privately borne, towards Hugh le Despencer (the greatest and most powerful favourite of his time), whom the king had recently advanced to the Earldom of Winchester." This feeling towards Despencer led the earl to make private overtures to the Scots, which being communicated to the king, he was seized (by Anthony de Luci) at Carlisle, and brought to trial there, by virtue of a commission, dated at Knaresborough, 27 February, 16th EDWARD II., and directed to Edmund, Earl of Kent, John, Lord Hastings, Sir Ralph Basset, Sir John Peche, Sir John Wisham, and Geffrey le Scrope, Esq. Before this court, his lordship was accused of having conspired with James Douglas, a Scot, whereby the king, for lack of his assistance, was defeated in a battle, near the abbey of Biland, in Yorkshire; so that he was necessitated for the security of his person, to fly to York; and the earl being found guilty, sentence was then and there pronounced against him: viz.-"That his sword should be taken from him, and his gilt spurs hacked from his heels. That he should then be drawn and hanged by the neck; his heart and bowels taken out of his body, burnt to ashes and winnowed; his body cut into quarters; one to be set on the principal tower of Carlisle Castle; another upon the tower at Newcastle-upon-Tyne; a third upon the bridge at York; and the fourth at Shrewsbury; while his head was to be placed upon London Bridge:" which judgment was executed upon the unhappy nobleman accordingly, on the morrow after St. Chad's day (3 March) 1322, and all his honours became, of course, FORFEITED. acquired, in 876, when ROLLO, the Dane, made himself master of Normandy, the lordships of Harcourt, Caileville, and Beaufidel, in that principality. Bernard's son, TORF, called "the Rich," had three sons. The eldest, Tourade, is said to be the ancestor of Beaumont or Bellemont, Counts of Mellent, in France, and Earls of Leicester. The 2nd son, TURCHETIL, Seigneur de Turqueville and Turquerange, was governor to WILLIAM II., Duke of Normandy. His eldest son, ANCHETIL, Sire de Harcourt, being lord of that place was the first to assume the surname. Of his seven sons, the eldest, Anguerrand or Errand de Harcourt, attended William, Duke of Normandy at the Conquest, and returned to Normandy in 1078. The 2nd son, ROBERT DE HARCOURT, built the castle of Harcourt in Normandy, A.D. 1100. He had besides three younger sons, WILLIAM, his heir. Richard (Sir), a Knight Templar. Philip, dean of Lincoln, who assisted at the coronation of HENRY II., d. 1162. The eldest son, WILLIAM DE HARCOURT was Lord of Harcourt, Caileville, Beauficel, and lord of the manor of Stanton-under-Bardon, co. Leicester: he had issue, Robert, Seigneur and Baron de Harcourt, &c., ancestor of the Simon, m. Adeliza. dau. and co-heir of Osbert de Arden, of Of the above sons, IVO DE HARCOURT had, with a younger, Sir John, an elder son and heir, SIR ROBERT DE HARCOURT. Knt., sheriff of the cos. of Warwick and Leicester in 1199-1201 and 1202, in which last year he died. He m. Isabel, only child and heir of Richard de Camville, by Milicent his wife, cousin to Adeliza, King HENRY 1.'s 2nd consort. By this lady Sir Robert had issue, WILLIAM (Sir), his heir. Oliver, who joined Lewis, Prince of France, and his party, against King JOHN, but was made prisoner at the battle of Lincoln, 1217. John, seated at Rodeley, co. Leicester, m. Hawis, dau. of Sir William Burdet. Robert (Sir), m. Dionysia, dau, and co-heir of Henry Pipard, of Lapworth, co. Warwick. Alice, m. 1st, to John de Limesi; and 2ndly, Walleran de Newburgh, Earl of Warwick. 1 |