was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who fought against French troops during the Scottish Reformation. Born in 1532 or 1536, James was the eldest son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran who was next in line for the Crown of Scotland after Mary, Queen of Scots.

1. James Earl Hamilton Marsden
Life Story
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2. James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran
(c1532–1609)
was a Scottish nobleman and
soldier who fought against French
troops during the Scottish
Reformation. Born in 1532 or
1536, James was the eldest son of
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran
who was next in line for the Crown
of Scotland after Mary, Queen of
Scots. Through his mother
Margaret Douglas he was
descended from James IV and
Joan of Scotland, daughter
ofJames I.

3. As a potential royal heir he was involved in various
marriage negotiations which all foundered.
James went to France in July 1548, possibly
with, or soon after, Mary, Queen of Scots, where
he became Commander of the Scots Guards.
When his father, then known as ‘Regent Arran,’
became a French Duke, James was made Earl
of Arran. The 1549 French edition of Andrea
Alciati’s Emblemes D’Alciat. was dedicated to
him. One of his personal devices was a heart
pierced with an arrow pointing down. He fought
for the Scottish Reformation, but spent the last
45 years of his life in seclusion.