William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton


The Duke of Hamilton

Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1863
Tenure1863–1895
PredecessorWilliam Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
SuccessorAlfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton
Other titles9th Duke of Brandon
2nd Duke of Châtellerault
8th Earl of Selkirk
Born(1845-03-12)12 March 1845
Paddington, London, England
Died16 May 1895(1895-05-16) (aged 50)
Algiers, Algeria
Buried1895 Hamilton Mausoleum;
1921 Isle of Arran
Spouse(s)
Lady Mary Montagu
(m. 1873)
IssueMary Louise Graham, Duchess of Montrose
ParentsWilliam Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
Princess Marie Amelie of Baden

William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault KT (12 March 1845 – 16 May 1895), styled Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale until 1863, was a Scottish nobleman.