83-537: Douglas-Hamilton is the family surname of the Dukes of Hamilton and Earls of Selkirk . Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton , was the only child of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton , who survived him. After the death in 1651 of her uncle, William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton , Anne was the duchess in her own right and head of the Clan Hamilton . She married William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk , in 1656. William
166-424: A Privy Counsellor to King James IV , and helped to arrange his marriage to Margaret , daughter of King Henry VII of England . As a reward, he was created Earl of Arran on 8 August 1503. He was succeeded by his elder son from his second marriage, James, 2nd Earl of Arran . He was Regent of Scotland between 1542 and 1554, and guardian of the young Mary, Queen of Scots . He was created Duc de Châtellerault in
249-736: A coronation in 1651 , when Charles II was crowned at Scone . As Oliver Cromwell had invaded Scotland the previous year, and Edinburgh Castle had surrendered to his army that December, the Honours could not be returned there. The English Crown Jewels had already been melted down and struck into coins by the Commonwealth . With Cromwell's army fast advancing on Scone, in June 1651 the Privy Council decided to place them at Dunnottar Castle in Kincardineshire ,
332-521: A 1.5 m (5 ft) long sword belt that is made from woven silk and thread-of-gold and has a silver-gilt buckle. In 2023 the Sword of State was considered too fragile to be presented along with the other Honours of Scotland to King Charles III at the national service of thanksgiving and dedication at St Giles Cathedral on 5 July. A new ceremonial sword, named the Elizabeth Sword after the late monarch,
415-421: A Lymphad with the sails furled proper flagged Gules (for Arran); 2nd and 3rd grand quarters: Argent a Heart Gules imperially crowned Or on a Chief Azure three Mullets of the first (for Douglas) . The achievement has two crests , namely: 1st, on a Ducal Coronet an Oak Tree rutted and penetrated transversely in the main stem by a Frame Saw proper the frame Or (for Hamilton); 2nd, on a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine
498-430: A Salamander in flames proper (for Douglas) . The supporters are: on either side an Antelope Argent armed unguled ducally gorged and chained Or . Each crest has a motto , namely " Through " (over the 1st crest) and " Jamais Arriere " (" Never Behind ") (over the 2nd crest). The heir apparent is the present Duke's eldest son Douglas Charles Douglas-Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale (born 2012). The next heir
581-475: A blessed hat in 1507 as papal recognition of James's defence of Christendom (see blessed sword and hat ). The sword, which measures 137.8 cm (5 ft) in length, was made by Domenico da Sutri and replaced a native-made Sword of Honour that had been made in 1502 to complement the Sceptre, and which has been lost. The steel blade, measuring 99 centimetres (3.25 ft) in length, is etched on either side with
664-546: A crown and bears a sword and a sceptre on his Great Seal. His brother, Alexander I , is shown holding an orb – a pictorial emblem of divine kingship that was not actually part of the Scottish regalia. By the reign of John Balliol , the regalia consisted of a crown, sceptre, sword and ring. After the English invasion in 1296, these regalia and Stone of Scone , upon which monarchs of Scotland were invested and crowned, were captured by
747-741: A great oak chest , and the doorway of the Crown Room was walled up. On 28 October 1817, the Prince Regent issued a royal warrant authorising specified commissioners to break open the walled-up doorway of the Crown Room. The commissioners were: Lord Granton (the Lord President of the Court of Session ), Lord Boyle (the Lord Justice Clerk ), William Adam (the Lord Chief Commissioner of
830-456: A large pearl in the centre are attached to the bonnet between the crown's arches. The Sceptre, a symbolic ornamental rod held by the Scottish monarchs at their coronation, was a gift from Pope Alexander VI to James IV in 1494. This papal gift replaced a native-made sceptre which dated from the 14th century at the earliest, and which has been lost. The Sceptre was made in Italy of silver gilt ,
913-596: A large ruby etched with a St George's Cross and bordered by 26 diamonds applied in the 19th century. Queen Victoria 's fourth daughter, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll , died in 1939 and bequeathed a necklace, locket, and pendant to the nation of Scotland. The London-made jewellery was a wedding gift to Louise from her husband the Marquess of Lorne (later the Duke of Argyll ) in 1871. The necklace contains 190 diamonds connected by 13 pearls enclosed with diamonds; it suspends
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#1732855819613996-550: A male heir and the Dukedom passed to his fourth cousin Alfred, 13th Duke of Hamilton , who was descended from the 4th Duke of Hamilton and whose line of the family had adopted the surname "Douglas-Hamilton". His son was Douglas, 14th Duke of Hamilton , who was succeeded by his son Angus, 15th Duke of Hamilton . He died in 2010, and was succeeded by his son, the current Duke, Alexander, 16th Duke of Hamilton . The letters patent that created
1079-505: A portrait of James IV in the Book of Hours that was created for his marriage to Margaret Tudor in 1503. Arches were added to the crown by Adam Leys for James V in 1532, making it an imperial crown , symbolising the king's status as an emperor of his own domain, subservient to no one but God. Arches first appeared as pictorial emblems on coins under James III , who in 1469 claimed "ful jurisdictione and free impire within his realm". In 1540,
1162-458: Is (under provision 4 of the special remainder) the heir whatsoever of the 3rd Duchess, namely Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby ( b. 1962 ) (a descendant of the 6th Duke through his only daughter, Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, who married Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby ). Lord Derby is not, however, an heir to the Marquessate of Douglas and its subsidiary titles, which would pass to
1245-540: Is 13 cm (5 in) tall and weighs 110 grams (3.5 ozt). Never used again, it was discovered in the possession of Sir George Grant-Suttie, 7th Baronet , in 1907 by the Scottish Church Society . In 1948 it was acquired by the National Museum of Scotland . The ampulla bears the following Latin inscription to commemorate its use at Charles I's coronation: Under the terms of a royal warrant of 1818,
1328-519: Is now " Douglas-Hamilton ". Since 1711, the dukedom has been held together with the Dukedom of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain , and the dukes since that time have been styled Duke of Hamilton and Brandon , along with several other subsidiary titles. The titles held by the current duke of Hamilton and Brandon are: The duke of Hamilton and Brandon is the hereditary keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse ,
1411-449: Is recorded as witnessing a charter confirming the gift of the church at Cragyn to the Abbey of Paisley in 1271. His ancestry is uncertain but he may have been the son of William de Hamilton (third son of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester ) and Mary of Strathearn. Gilbert de Hameldun married Isabella Randolph, daughter of Thomas Randolph of Strathdon , Chamberlain of Scotland . His heir
1494-480: Is set with 122 diamonds and measures 7.2 cm (2.8 in) by 6.4 cm (2.5 in). The saint's cloak and a large suspension loop are both missing. The collar is 1.57 metres (5.2 ft) long and has 26 alternating knots and enamelled badges, each with a tudor rose in the centre. The Ruby Ring was probably used at the English coronations of Charles I and Charles II, and certainly that of James. It has
1577-639: Is the senior dukedom in that peerage (except for the Dukedom of Rothesay held by the sovereign's eldest son), and as such its holder is the premier peer of Scotland, as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas . The title, the town of Hamilton in Lanarkshire , and many places around the world are named after members of the Hamilton family . The ducal family's surname, originally " Hamilton ",
1660-553: The Acts of Union 1707 , the 4th Duke was the leader of the anti-union party. He was created Duke of Brandon , in the County of Suffolk , and Baron Dutton , in the County of Chester , in the Peerage of Great Britain on 10 September 1711, but was wrongfully refused a summons to the Parliament of Great Britain under that title (although he continued to sit as a Scottish representative peer ). He
1743-885: The Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland (the First Minister of Scotland ), the Lord Clerk Register, the Lord Advocate , and the Lord Justice Clerk are ex-officio Commissioners for the Keeping of the Regalia. Since 1996, the commissioners have also been empowered by another royal warrant for the safekeeping of the Stone of Scone and for the arrangement of its return to Westminster Abbey for
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#17328558196131826-559: The Lothians and Cadzow (present day Hamilton in Lanarkshire ), including Cadzow Castle . The lands had previously belonged to John Comyn , who was murdered by Robert the Bruce. The 1st laird of Cadzow was succeeded as the 2nd laird by his son Sir David fitz Walter . He was a supporter of King David II and fought at the Battle of Neville's Cross (Battle of Durham) where he was captured along with
1909-536: The National Museum of Scotland . The Crown Room in Edinburgh Castle also contains the Elizabeth Sword , a silver-gilt wand, the 17th-century Stewart Jewels (which were added in 1830), and the Lorne Jewels, which were bequeathed to Scotland by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll , in 1939. In the earliest known depiction of a Scottish king wearing his symbols of sovereignty, King Edgar (reigned 1097–1107) wears
1992-415: The Peerage of France in 1548 for his part in arranging the marriage of Queen Mary to Francis, Dauphin of France . This French Dukedom was forfeited when he switched allegiances in 1559. Emperor Napoleon III "confirmed" this title for the 12th Duke of Hamilton in the 19th century, but although the 12th Duke was heir male of the 2nd Earl, the legal effect of this "confirmation" is doubtful. The 2nd Earl
2075-591: The Scottish Crown Jewels , are the regalia that were worn by Scottish monarchs at their coronation . Kept in the Crown Room in Edinburgh Castle , they date from the 15th and 16th centuries, and are the oldest surviving set of crown jewels in the British Isles . The Honours were used together for the coronation of Scottish monarchs from Mary, Queen of Scots in 1543 until Charles II in 1651. From
2158-694: The Scottish Secretary of State , the King's Remembrancer , and the Governor General of Canada . On 24 June 1953 they were presented to the newly crowned Elizabeth II at a national service of thanksgiving in St Giles' Cathedral. Keen to avoid the service being interpreted as a Scottish coronation, Sir Winston Churchill , then Prime Minister, advised the Queen to dress with relative informality. From 1971 until 1987
2241-647: The Somers Isles Company , an offshoot of the Virginia Company , buying the shares of Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford . The Parish of Hamilton in the Somers Isles (now Bermuda ) is named for him. Upon the death of his uncle in 1609 he succeeded as 4th Earl of Arran (of the 1503 creation) and 5th Lord Hamilton. He was also created Earl of Cambridge and Baron Innerdale in the Peerage of England on 16 June 1619. His son, James, 3rd Marquess of Hamilton ,
2324-569: The Union of the Crowns in 1603 until the Union of 1707 , the Honours were present at sittings of the Parliament of Scotland to signify the presence of the monarch and their acceptance of the power of Parliament. From at least the 16th century the monarch (or the Lord High Commissioner ) signified the granting of Royal Assent by their touching the final printed copy of an Act of Parliament with
2407-524: The Virgin Mary , wearing a crown and holding the infant Jesus in her right arm and an orb in her left hand; Saint James the Great holding a book and a staff; and Saint Andrew holding a book and a saltire . The finial is topped by a globe of polished rock crystal , surmounted with a golden globe topped by a large pearl. The Sword of State was a gift from Pope Julius II presented to James IV along with
2490-446: The devolved Scottish Parliament . It was carried on a cushion, the official reason being that it was too fragile for the Queen to wear. In 2018 plans were announced to renovate the "past its sell-by date" Honours exhibition and improve accessibility. The Crown of Scotland was placed on Elizabeth II's coffin at a service in St Giles' Cathedral on 12 September 2022 and remained there whilst she lay in rest. Her successor Charles III
2573-612: The pope . The Honours also appear on the crest of the Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland and on the Scottish version of the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom , where the red lion of the King of Scots is depicted wearing the crown and holding the sword and sceptre. Coronation robes, a pair of spurs, a ring and consort crowns were also part of the Scottish regalia, none of which survives today. The gold ampulla of Charles I that held anointing oil at his 1633 coronation now belongs to
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2656-781: The visit of George IV in 1822, Elizabeth II 's first visit to Scotland as monarch in 1953, and a national service of thanksgiving for Charles III following his coronation in 2023. The Crown of Scotland is present at each Opening Ceremony of the Scottish Parliament . The Honours of Scotland consist of the Crown of Scotland , the Sceptre , and the Sword of State . The gold crown was made in Scotland and, in its present form, dates from 1540. The sword and sceptre were made in Italy as gifts to James IV from
2739-692: The 1599 Earldom of Arran and the Lordships of Hamilton, Aven and Aberbrothwick in the Peerage of Scotland, and the Earldom of Cambridge and the Barony of Innerdale in the Peerage of England) became extinct. In 1656, the 3rd Duchess married William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk , third son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas . He had been created Earl of Selkirk and Lord Daer and Shortcleuch on 4 August 1646. He changed his surname to "Hamilton", and on 20 September 1660
2822-634: The 18th century by a tutor to the Earl Marischal , records that the honours were lowered from the castle onto the beach, where they were collected by Fletcher's servant and carried off in a creel of seaweed. Having smuggled the honours from the castle, Fletcher and her husband buried them under the floor of the Old Kirk at Kinneff . At the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, the Honours were removed from Kinneff Old Kirk and returned to Edinburgh Castle. During
2905-452: The 1st Duke's elder daughter. Upon his death in 1651, with no further heirs in the immediate male line, the Dukedom (and the titles created with it), as well as the Earldom of Lanark (and the title created with it), passed to that daughter, Anne, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton . The 1503 Earldom of Arran and the Lordship of Hamilton became dormant, and all the other titles (the Marquessate of Hamilton,
2988-415: The Crown Room on 4 February 1818. Half expecting to find the oak chest empty, they were relieved to open it and discover the crown, sceptre and sword, wrapped in linen, exactly as they had been left 111 years earlier. The Royal Standard was hoisted above Edinburgh Castle in celebration of the historic moment. Cheers of excitement rippled through the castle, and members of the public gathered outside to hear
3071-602: The Crown of Scotland, the 16th Duke also placed the crown upon the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during a service of remembrance in St Giles' Cathedral on 12 September 2022. Traditionally, the duke of Hamilton enjoys the exclusive right to remove the Scottish Crown Jewels from the City of Edinburgh . He also regularly attends sittings in the Court of Lord Lyon as a hereditary assessor , sitting on
3154-502: The Duke of Hamilton, though still using the surname "Hamilton", was patrilineally a "Douglas" (through the 3rd Duchess's husband), the 7th Duke became heir male of the House of Douglas and inherited the Duke of Douglas's subsidiary titles (although not the Dukedom), succeeding as 4th Marquess of Douglas, 14th and 4th Earl of Angus and 4th Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest. He died without issue and
3237-466: The Dukedom of Douglas (and the titles created with it) became extinct, but the Marquessate of Douglas, both Earldoms of Angus and the Lordship of Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest passed to his second cousin twice removed and heir male, James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton . The arms of the current Duke of Hamilton and Brandon are: quarterly: 1st and 4th grand quarters: quarterly: 1st and 4th, Gules three Cinquefoils Ermine (for Hamilton); 2nd and 3rd, Argent
3320-433: The Dukedom of Hamilton contained a special remainder. It stipulated that the Dukedom should descend to: As the first Duke and his brother (the second Duke) both died without surviving sons, the succession has, since 1651, been governed by the third rule given, with the dukedom going to the grantee's daughter (the third Duchess) and her heirs male. George Douglas, an illegitimate son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas ,
3403-560: The Earls of Angus , Lennox , and Mar . From the Union of the Crowns in 1603 until the Union of 1707 , the Honours were taken to sittings of the Parliament of Scotland to signify the monarch's presence and their acceptance of the power of the Parliament. Spurs – emblems of knighthood and chivalry – were presented to Charles I at his Scottish coronation in 1633; the spurs and coronation robes also have been lost. The Honours were last used at
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3486-474: The English army and taken south to London . New regalia were made in the 14th century for subsequent coronations, and though the Crown of Scotland may in its previous form date from this period, the other regalia were gradually replaced by the 16th century with the current set of Honours – consisting of the Crown of Scotland remodelled in 1540, and the Sceptre and Sword of State which were both made in Italy and given to James IV as papal gifts. A consort crown
3569-660: The Jury Court), Major-General Sir John Hope (the Commander-in-Chief, Scotland ), Kincaid Mackenzie (the Lord Provost of Edinburgh ), James Wedderburn ( Solicitor General ), the novelist and historian Walter Scott (in his capacity as Clerk of Session ), William Clerk (clerk of the Jury Court), Henry Jardine ( Deputy Remembrancer in Exchequer ), and Thomas Thomson (Deputy Lord Clerk Register ). The commissioners broke into
3652-581: The King. His son David Hamilton , the 3rd laird, was the first to establish Hamilton as the family name. David Hamilton's son Sir John Hamilton became the 4th laird and was, in turn, succeeded as the 5th laird by his son James Hamilton . The 5th laird was succeeded as 6th laird by his son, Sir James Hamilton , who was created a Lord of Parliament as Lord Hamilton on 3 July 1445. In early 1474, he married Princess Mary, Countess of Arran , daughter of King James II and widow of Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran . He
3735-529: The Order of the Thistle is a gold and silver locket suspended from a ribbon that contains an oval piece of chalcedony into which is carved a cameo figure of Saint Andrew. The cameo is bordered with 12 diamonds. Inscribed on the back is the Order's Latin motto: NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT (no one attacks me with impunity). Inside is a miniature portrait of Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern , wife of Charles Edward Stuart ,
3818-570: The Sceptre during a meeting of the Parliament. Following the Union of 1707, the Honours were locked away in a chest in Edinburgh Castle and the Crown Jewels of England continued to be used by British monarchs as the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom . The Honours were rediscovered in 1818 and have been on public display at Edinburgh Castle ever since. The Honours have been used at state occasions including
3901-484: The Sceptre. The Honours were usually kept in Edinburgh Castle, where they remained during the Marian Civil War . Mungo Brady made substitutes for a Parliament at Stirling in 1571. The Honours were found in a chest in a vault or "cave" when Edinburgh Castle surrendered in May 1573. Henry Echlin of Pittadro negotiated the delivery of the Honours to Regent Morton . Morton brought the Honours to Stirling Castle for his Parliament on 15 July 1578, where they were held by
3984-451: The Treaty with a clause stating that "... the crown, scepter and sword of state... continue to be keeped as they are in that part of the united kingdome now called Scotland, and that they shall so remain in all tyme coming, notwithstanding of the union." With the adjournment of Parliament on 25 March 1707, the Honours no longer had any practical use. They were taken to the Crown Room in Edinburgh Castle, where they were safely locked away in
4067-408: The bench beside Lord Lyon . The courtesy titles used by heirs apparent are "Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale" (the eldest son of the duke) and "Earl of Angus" (the eldest son of a marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale). No duke has had a great-grandson in direct line to the titles, but it is likely that the latter would be styled "Lord Abernethy" (the Lordship of Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest being
4150-446: The circlet was melted down and recast by the Edinburgh goldsmith John Mosman , with the addition of 22 gemstones to the original 20 and an extra 1.2 kilograms (41 oz) of Scottish gold. James V first wore it to his wife's coronation in the same year at Holyrood Abbey . It weighs 1.6 kilograms (3 lb 10 oz), and the circlet is decorated with alternating fleurs-de-lis and crosses fleury . Four gold half-arches, preserved from
4233-415: The debates in the Scottish Parliament from October 1706 to January 1707 on the Treaty of Union, rumour spread that the Honours were to be taken to England and melted down (an obscene song from the post-union period suggested that they were to be melted down to be turned into a set of dildos for Queen Anne ). To allay fears over the fate of the Honours, on 14 January 1707 the Parliament amended Article 24 of
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#17328558196134316-467: The dukedom) was styled "Lord Polmont". The duke of Hamilton and Brandon is one of only five British peers to hold more than one dukedom, the others being: Historically, several other peers have held multiple dukedoms, including the Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and Newcastle-under-Lyne , the Duke of Argyll and Greenwich , the Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch and the two Dukes of Queensberry and Dover and some other mainly royal dukes. Gilbert de Hameldun
4399-418: The dukes and duchesses of Hamilton with the compound surname: Other members of the family include: This biography of a Scottish peer or noble is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This heraldry -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Duke of Hamilton Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland , created in April 1643. It
4482-413: The family seat of the Earl Marischal , the custodian of the Honours. They were brought to Dunnottar, hidden in sacks of wool, and Sir George Ogilvie of Barras, lieutenant-governor of the castle, was given responsibility for its defence. In November 1651, Cromwell's troops called on Ogilvie to surrender, but he refused. During the subsequent blockade of the castle, the removal of the Honours of Scotland
4565-449: The figures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul , and the words: JULIUS II PONT MAX (Julius II Supreme Pontiff) in inlaid gold lettering. The 38.7-centimetre-long (1.27 ft) silver-gilt handle is decorated with oak leaves and acorns, with two stylised oak leaves which overlap the scabbard, and a crossguard in the form of dolphins. The Sword of State's wooden scabbard is bound in crimson velvet with silver-gilt repoussé work and hung from
4648-406: The first time any of the regalia had left Edinburgh Castle since 1822. During the Second World War , the Honours were hidden at the Castle owing to fears they might be lost if the UK fell to Germany. The crown and Stewart Jewels were buried under the floor of a water closet, while the sceptre, sword and wand were hidden inside a wall. The only officials who knew of the hiding places were George VI ,
4731-437: The grandson of James VII. The object is variously of English, French, Italian and Dutch origin, was altered several times, and measures 6.5 cm (2.6 in) by 4 cm (1.6 in). The Collar and the Great George of the Order of the Garter consist of an enamelled gold figure of Saint George , the patron saint of England, slaying a dragon made for Charles II in 1661 suspended from a gold collar made in 1685. The George
4814-423: 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 ). Following are listed
4897-515: The heir male (a junior-line descendant of one of the Earls of Angus, as the heirs male of the body of the 3rd Duchess are the only remaining heirs male of the body of the 1st Marquess of Douglas). He is also not an heir to the Dukedom of Brandon or the Barony of Dutton, which are limited to the heirs male of the body of the 3rd Duchess. Scottish Crown Jewels The Honours of Scotland ( Scots : Honours o Scotland , Scottish Gaelic : Seudan a' Chrùin Albannaich ), informally known as
4980-423: The locket, consisting of a large pearl surrounded by 30 diamonds; from which hangs the pear-shaped pendant, set with diamonds, emeralds and sapphires, having a relief depiction of the Galley of Lorne and the motto of Dukes of Argyll: NE OBLIVISCARIS, meaning "do not forget". A gold ampulla was crafted to hold the oil with which Charles I was anointed king at his Scottish coronation in 1633. The pear-shaped vessel
5063-439: The most senior available title). Before the dukes succeeded to the Marquessate of Douglas and its subsidiary titles, the heirs apparent were styled initially " Earl of Arran " (which had previously been used as a courtesy title by the marquesses of Hamilton) and later "Marquess of Clydesdale" (the former style then being adopted for a grandson in direct line). The heir apparent to the Earldom of Lanark (before that title merged with
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#17328558196135146-411: The news. On 26 May 1819, the Honours went on public display in the Crown Room. They were guarded by two veterans of the Battle of Waterloo dressed in a Jacobean-style Yeoman's outfit. George IV was crowned king in 1821 and his visit to Scotland the following year was the first by a monarch since 1651. On 12 August 1822, the Honours were escorted in procession to the Palace of Holyroodhouse . There
5229-419: The official royal residence in Scotland, where he maintains large private quarters. He is also, as Lord Abernethy and in this respect successor to the Gaelic earls of Fife , the hereditary bearer of the Crown of Scotland , a role which the 15th duke performed at the inauguration of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, as did the 16th duke at the State Opening of Parliament, 30 June 2011. As Hereditary Bearer of
5312-402: The original crown, are surmounted by a gold monde – enamelled blue with stars representing the night sky. On top of the monde is a cross decorated with black enamel, pearls and a large amethyst . Originally, a purple velvet bonnet was manufactured by Thomas Arthur of Edinburgh. This was changed to a red bonnet by James VII , and the present bonnet dates from 1993. Four gold ornaments with
5395-557: The regalia is still a mystery. Walter Scott thought it may have been carried before the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland . Although the Treasurer did have a mace it was a different shape. Four objects taken into exile by James VII after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 are also displayed: a locket, a Great George and collar, and a ruby ring. The Stewart Jewels were passed down in the Stuart family. They all returned to Britain 119 years later and were given to Edinburgh Castle on permanent loan by William IV in 1830. The St Andrew Jewel of
5478-406: The subsequent history of those titles, which were eventually inherited by the 12th Duke of Hamilton, becoming separated again from the Dukedom on the death of the 13th Duke in 1940). On 9 July 1698, the 3rd Duchess resigned all her titles in favour of her eldest son, James, Earl of Arran , who thereby succeeded as 4th Duke in his mother's lifetime (his father had died in 1694). During the lead-up to
5561-410: The sword was used at the installation of Knights of the Order of the Thistle , Scotland's highest Order of Chivalry. When the Stone of Scone was returned to Scotland in 1996 it was placed in the Crown Room alongside the Honours. During renovations in the 1990s, the Honours were temporarily stored at an anonymous bank in Edinburgh. The Crown of Scotland was present in May 1999 at the first sitting of
5644-439: Was Walter fitz Gilbert . He was governor of Bothwell Castle for the English Crown during the First War of Scottish Independence . Following the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, he gave refuge to the Earl of Hertford and other escapees, only to deliver them and Bothwell up to Edward Bruce . He then became a Bruce partisan. Sometime between 1315 and 1329, Robert the Bruce knighted him and granted him lands in Renfrewshire and
5727-402: Was presented with the Honours on 5 July 2023 at a national service of thanksgiving in the same cathedral. A crown must have been made during the reign of Robert the Bruce or his son, David II , as David was anointed and crowned, as were all the subsequent Stewart kings, and it was probably this new crown that was remodelled into the current crown. It can be seen in its pre-1540 form in
5810-454: Was a carnival atmosphere, with people lining the streets and observing from windows. Three days later, the king arrived at the palace and symbolically touched the regalia. Before leaving the country a week later, he took part in a return procession to the Castle, where the Honours would remain until the 20th century. In 1911 the sword was carried before George V at the official opening of the Thistle Chapel in St Giles' Cathedral , Edinburgh –
5893-413: Was a younger son of the Marquess of Douglas . She successfully petitioned King Charles II for her husband to be made the 3rd duke, and the surname at some point became Douglas-Hamilton. Upon the death of a cousin, the Duke of Douglas , in 1761 without heir, his subsidiary titles and the nominal seniority of the Clan Douglas were devolved onto the 7th Duke of Hamilton . These titles are: The arms of
5976-554: Was created Duke of Hamilton , Marquess of Clydesdale , Earl of Arran and Cambridge and Lord Aven and Innerdale on 12 April 1643, with a special remainder allowing succession through the female line should his and his brother's heirs male fail. His son, Charles, Earl of Arran, died young and the 1st Duke's titles passed to his younger brother, William, 2nd Duke of Hamilton , who had already been created Earl of Lanark and Lord Machanshire and Polmont on 31 March 1639. A surrender and regrant in 1650 allowed these also to be inherited by
6059-401: Was created Duke of Hamilton , Marquess of Clydesdale , Earl of Arran, Lanark and Selkirk and Lord Aven, Machanshire, Polmont and Daer for life . In 1688, he resigned the Earldom of Selkirk and the Lordship of Daer and Shortcleuch, and those titles were regranted to his second son, with a special remainder designed to prevent them becoming merged with the Dukedom. (See Earl of Selkirk for
6142-490: Was created Earl of Angus on 9 April 1389. His descendant, William, 11th Earl of Angus , was created Marquess of Douglas , Earl of Angus and Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest on 14 June 1633. His great-grandson, Archibald, 3rd Marquess of Douglas , was created Duke of Douglas , Marquess of Angus and Abernethy , Viscount of Jedburgh Forest and Lord Douglas of Bonkill, Prestoun and Robertoun on 10 April 1703. He died, married but childless, in 1761, at which point
6225-509: Was killed in a celebrated duel with Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun (who also died) in Hyde Park in London on 15 November 1712. The 4th Duke's son James, 5th Duke of Hamilton was succeeded by his son James, 6th Duke of Hamilton and he by his son James, 7th Duke of Hamilton . In 1761, the 7th Duke's second cousin twice removed, Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas , died without an heir. As
6308-422: Was made by Scottish artisans for the purpose, at a cost of £22,000. Alongside the crown, sceptre and sword, Walter Scott found a silver-gilt wand. It measures 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length and is topped with a faceted crystal monde surmounted by a cross. The wand has a wooden core and the unknown maker's initials F.G. The object's intended role – if it had one at all – has been forgotten, and its presence among
6391-487: Was made in 1539 for Mary of Guise , wife of James V , but it does not survive among the Honours. The Honours in their present form were first used together at the coronation of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1543. By the second half of the 16th century, they represented royal authority in the Scottish Parliament, and Acts of Parliament were given royal assent when the monarch (or their representatives) touched them with
6474-468: Was planned by Elizabeth Douglas, wife of Sir George Ogilvie, and Christian Fletcher , wife of James Granger, minister of Kinneff Parish Church. Two stories exist regarding the removal of the Honours. Fletcher stated in 1664 that over the course of three visits to the castle in February and March 1652, she carried away the crown, sceptre, sword and scabbard hidden amongst sacks of goods. Another account, given in
6557-543: Was remodelled and lengthened for James V in 1536 by the Edinburgh goldsmith Adam Leys, and is 86 cm (3 ft) long. The Sceptre consists of a handle attached to the bottom of a hexagonal rod, which is topped by a finial . The rod is engraved with grotesques , urns, leaves, thistles and fleurs-de-lis. The finial features stylised dolphins (symbols of the Church), and three figures under canopies. The three figures are
6640-411: Was styled Lord Hamilton as is traditional for the younger sons of Earls ) was appointed to administer his brother's estates. He was created Marquess of Hamilton , Earl of Arran and Lord Aven on 17 April 1599. His son, James, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (who had been created Lord Aberbrothwick (or Arbroath ) on 5 May 1608, before he succeeded) moved to England with King James VI , and invested into
6723-407: Was succeeded by his brother Douglas, 8th Duke of Hamilton . He left no sons and the title passed back to his uncle, the 6th Duke's brother, Archibald, 9th Duke of Hamilton . He was succeeded by his son Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton and then by his son William, 11th Duke of Hamilton . The 11th Duke's son William, 12th Duke of Hamilton (who changed his surname to "Hamilton Douglas") died without
6806-423: Was succeeded by his eldest son, James, 3rd Earl of Arran , who had been proposed as a husband to Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1561. In 1562 he was declared insane, and in 1581 he resigned the Earldom to James Stewart of Bothwellhaugh . However, in 1586 his resignation was ruled by the Court of Session to be the act of a madman and his honours were restored. The 3rd Earl's younger brother John Hamilton (who
6889-552: Was succeeded by his only legitimate son, James, 2nd Lord Hamilton . In 1490, then aged 15, he married the 13-year-old Elizabeth, Lady Hay, daughter of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home and widow of Sir Thomas Hay, Master of Yester, son and heir of John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester . However, it was later discovered that Sir Thomas Hay was still alive and the marriage was annulled. The 2nd Lord married secondly Janet, Lady Livingstone, daughter of Sir David Beaton of Creich and widow of Sir Robert Livingstone of Easter Wemyss and Drumry. He became
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