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James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault

Scottish noble (1516-1575)

16 dated entries naming James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault, drawn from 7 separate years between 1543 CE and 1575 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Regent Arran in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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16th century

  • 1543March 15 – James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, is elected by the Scottish Parliament as the Regent for the infant Mary Queen of Scots.source
  • 15431 July – Regent Arran signs the Treaty of Greenwich (ratified 25 August). The treaty included the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Prince Edward.source
  • 1543October 6 – In order to aid James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, Regent of Scotland, in his defense against challenger Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, King Francois of France arranges for two envoys, Jacques de La Brosse and Jacques Ménage to deliver money and munitions to Dumbarton Castle. The envoys unwittingly deliver Arran's materials to Lennox.source
  • 1544March 16 – The Battle of Glasgow is fought for control of Scotland between Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox and the troops of the Regent, James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arransource
  • 1545August 5 – Scottish nobleman Domhnall Dubh, also called "Black Donald", secures an alliance with King Henry VIII of England and plans an invasion of Scotland (Dubh's Rebellion) seeking to install the Earl of Lennox as the regent for Mary, Queen of Scots, rather than the incumbent Regent Arran. The rebellion attracts little support from other nobles and Dubh dies of a fever while in Ireland, before an invasion can take place.source
  • 1546July 8 – the Earl of Arran, Regent of Scotland for Mary, Queen of Scots recaptures Dumbarton Castle from England after a 20-day siege.source
  • 15468 July – The Earl of Arran, Regent of Scotland for Mary, Queen of Scots, recaptures Dumbarton Castle from England after a 20-day siege.source
  • 1546October – Siege of St Andrews Castle: the Regent Arran lays siege to the "Catilians", a group of Protestants who have been holding the castle since their 29 May assassination of Cardinal Beaton there.source
  • 1546December 18 – A truce is agreed to between the Kingdom of Scotland (led by the Regent Arran) and the "Catilians", a group of Scottish Protestants who have been holding St Andrews Castle since their May 29 assassination of Cardinal David Beaton. With England's King Henry VIII threatening an invasion to protect the Protestant Castilians, the parties agree that no action will be taken until the Pope can consider whether to absolve the Protestants of murder, and that if the Pope grants the absolution, the Protestants will be allowed to surrender on good terms.source
  • 1547July 17 – After the Earl of Arran, Regent of Scotland for Mary, Queen of Scots, is unable to get England to voluntarily return control of Langholm to Scotland, he "reduces it by force.".source
  • 154717 July – After the Earl of Arran, Regent of Scotland for Mary, Queen of Scots, is unable to get England to return control of Langholm to Scotland voluntarily, he "reduces it by force."source
  • 1547September 10 – Battle of Pinkie Cleugh: An English army under the Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of England, defeats a Scottish army under James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, the Regent. The English seize Edinburgh.source
  • 154710 September – Battle of Pinkie (Cleugh): An English army under the Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of England, defeats a Scottish army under James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, the Regent. The great Highland bagpipe is perhaps heard in the field. The English seize Edinburgh and Hume Castle is surrendered to them by Mariotta Haliburton.source
  • 1560September 18 – After Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord Sempill, a Scottish Catholic, continues to resist the Scottish Reformation, the Duke of Châtellerault and the Earl of Arran commence a siege of Castle Semple at Lochwinnoch. They begin firing artillery at the castle on September 23 and destroys the gatehouse.source
  • 1575January 22 – James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault (born 1516)source
  • 157522 January – James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault, at Hamilton Palace.source

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