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Douglas-Hamilton is the family surname of the Dukes Of Hamilton and Earls Of Selkirk . The name originates from the marriage of Anne, 3rd Duchess Of Hamilton to William, Earl Of Selkirk in 1656 . Anne was Duchess in her own right and head of the " House Of Hamilton ". William was a younger son of the Marquess Of Douglas . Upon the death of a cousin, the Duke Of Douglas , in 1761 without heir, his subsidiary titles and the nominal seniority of the " House Of Douglas ", were devolved onto the 7th Duke Of Hamilton . These titles are: :" Marquess Of Douglas " :" Earl Of Angus " :" Lord Abernethy And Jedburgh Forest " The Arms of the Head of the House are: :Quarterly; 1st and 4th grandquarters, counterquartered (i) and (iv) Gules,three cinquefoils Ermine (for ''Hamilton''), (ii) and (iii) Argent, a lymphad Sable, sails furled proper, flagged-Gules (for ''The Isles (Arran)''); 2nd and 3rd grandquarters, Argent, a man's heart Gules ensigned with an imperial crown proper, on a chief Azure three stars of the First (for ''Douglas''). |
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