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Thomas (Hamilton) Third Earl of Haddington (abt. 1626 - abt. 1645)

Born about in Scotlandmap
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Died about at about age 19 in Scotlandmap
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Preceded by
Thomas Hamilton
3rd Earl of Haddington
1640 -1645
Succeeded by
John Hamilton

Biography

Thomas (Hamilton) Third Earl of Haddington is a member of Clan Hamilton.
European Aristocracy
Thomas Hamilton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

1. Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Haddington was the son of Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington and Lady Catherine Erskine.

A contract for the marriage of Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Haddington and Henrietta de Coligny was signed on 13 May 1643.1 He died on 8 February 1645, without issue.

He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Binning [S., 1613] on 30 August 1640. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Haddington [S., 1627] on 30 August 1640. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Byres and Binning [S., 1627] on 30 August 1640.

2. Lord Haddington was a minor when he succeeded his father. The latter having been killed in an explosion at Dunglass Castle during the Bishops' Wars. Haddington travelled to the continent to further his education. While in France he met Henriette de Coligny, daughter to Gaspard de Coligny, Duc de Châtillon, Marshal of France. Henriette de Coligny was eight years senior to Haddington, but nevertheless a marriage was contracted between them in 1643.

Haddington and his bride returned to Scotland, where he involved himself with the Covenanters. Haddington died, while still underage of Consumption on February 8, 1645, without issue. His countess returned to France where she remarried to Gaspard de Champagne, Comte de la Suze, and died in 1673.

Sources

1. http://www.thepeerage.com/p2580.htm#i25795 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hamilton,_3rd_Earl_of_Haddington





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