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     Maria Teresa Antonietta Rafael de Borbón, Infanta de España was born on 11 June 1726 at Madrid, Spain^G.¹ She was the daughter of Felipe V de Borbón, Rey de España and Isabella Elizabeth Farnese.¹ She married Louis Ferdinand de Bourbon, Dauphin de France, son of Louis XV, Roi de France and Marie Charlotte Sophie Leszczynska, Princess of Poland, on 23 February 1745 at Versailles, Île-de-France, France^G.¹ She married Louis Ferdinand de Bourbon, Dauphin de France, son of Louis XV, Roi de France and Marie Charlotte Sophie Leszczynska, Princess of Poland, on 18 December 1744 at Madrid, Spain^G, in a proxy marriage.¹ She died on 22 July 1746 at age 20 at Versailles, Île-de-France, France^G, in childbirth.¹ She was buried at Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France^G.¹
     She was a member of the House of Bourbon. She gained the title of Infanta de España.

     Luiz de Borbón was born on 25 July 1727. He was the son of Felipe V de Borbón, Rey de España and Isabella Elizabeth Farnese. He married María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas, daughter of Luis de Vallabriga y Español and Josefa de Rozas y Drummond, 4º Condesa del Castel Blanco, in 1776.² He died in 1785.²
     He held the office of Cardinal.

     Maria Anna di Savoia, Principessa di Savoia was born on 17 December 1757 at Turin, Italy^G. She was the daughter of Vittorio Amadeo III di Savoia, Re di Sardegna and Maria Antonietta Ferdinanda de Borbón, Infanta de España.¹ She married Maurizio di Savoia, Duc de Chablais, son of Carlo Emanuele III di Savoia, Re di Sardegna and Elizabeth Therese de Lorraine, on 19 March 1775 at Turin, Italy^G. She died on 11 December 1824 at age 66 at Stupinigi, Italy^G.
     She gained the title of Principessa Maria Anna di Savoia.

     Louise Elizabeth d'Orléans was born on 11 December 1709 at Versailles, Île-de-France, France^G.¹ She was the daughter of Philippe d'Orléans, Duc d'Orléans and Françoise Marie de Bourbon.^1,3 She married Luis I de Borbón, Rey de España, son of Felipe V de Borbón, Rey de España and Maria Luisa Gabriela di Savoia, on 20 January 1722 at Lerma, Spain^G.¹ She died on 16 June 1742 at age 32 at Palais de Luxemburg, Paris, France^G, from dropsy, without issue.¹ She was buried at St. Sepulice, Paris, France^G.¹
     She was also known as Mademoiselle de Montpensier.¹

     Philippe Charles d'Orléans, Duc de Valois was born on 16 July 1664 at Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France^G.² He was the son of Philippe de France, Duc d'Orléans and Henrietta Anne Stuart.¹ He died on 8 December 1666 at age 2 at Palais Royale, Paris, France^G.² He was buried at Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France^G.²
     He gained the title of Duc de Valois.¹

     Marie Valerie Erzherzogin von Österreich was born on 22 April 1868 at Ofen, Budapest, Hungary.² She was the daughter of Franz Joseph I Karl Kaiser von Österreich and Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie Herzogin in Bayern. She married Franz Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich, son of Karl Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich and Marie Immaculee di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, on 31 July 1890 at Ischl, Austria^G.² She died on 6 September 1924 at age 56 at Schloss Wallsee, Austria^G.²
     She was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. She gained the title of Erzherzogin von Österreich. She was given the name of Marie Valerie Mathilde Amalie at birth.³

     Charles George Douglas-Hamilton, 7th Earl of Selkirk was born on 18 May 1847.² He was the son of William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and Marie Amelie Elisabeth Karoline Prinzessin von Baden.² He died on 2 May 1886 at age 38 without issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 7th Lord Daer and Shortcleuch [S., 1646] on 11 April 1885.³ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Selkirk [S., 1646] on 11 April 1885.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars.¹

     William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton was born on 12 March 1845 at Connaught Place, Paddington, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and Marie Amelie Elisabeth Karoline Prinzessin von Baden.³ He married Lady Mary Louise Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester and Luise Friederike Auguste Gräfin von Alten, on 10 December 1873 at Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England^G.¹ He died on 16 May 1895 at age 50 at Algiers, Algeria^G, without male issue.⁴
     He was styled as Earl of Angus between 1845 and 1852.¹ He succeeded as the Marquess of Douglas between 1852 and 1863.¹ He was educated in 1859 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Marquess of Douglas [S., 1633] on 15 July 1863.³ He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Angus [S., 1633] on 15 July 1863.³ He succeeded as the 12th Duke of Hamilton [S., 1643] on 15 July 1863.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Marquess of Clydesdale [S., 1643] on 15 July 1863.³ He succeeded as the 9th Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest [S., 1633] on 15 July 1863.³ He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Lanark [S., 1639] on 15 July 1863.³ He succeeded as the 12th Lord Aven and Innerdale [S., 1643] on 15 July 1863.³ He succeeded as the 12th Earl of Arran and Cambridge [S., 1643] on 15 July 1863.³ He succeeded as the 9th Duke of Brandon [G.B., 1711] on 15 July 1863.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baron of Dutton [G.B., 1711] on 15 July 1863.³ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Machansyre and Polmont [S., 1639] on 15 July 1863.³ He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 20 October 1863.¹ He was created Duc de Châtellérault [France] on 20 April 1864.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 22 February 1878.¹ In 1882 the contents of Hamilton Palace, including pictures, furniture and works of art, were sold at Christies in a sale lasting 17 days, raising a total of £400,000.⁴ He succeeded as the 8th Lord Daer and Shortcleuch [S., 1646] on 2 May 1886.⁵ He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Selkirk [S., 1646] on 2 May 1886.⁶
     Gibbs quotes, "Had he not been unwieghted by any sense of responsibility and beset by all the deadly sins in a far greater degree than perhaps any other young nobleman of his standing, he might have been a strong plain man, and successful in many ways... at Christchurch he went in for boxing, as he went in later for horse-racing, yachting and other amusements... He was full bodied, of a rudely rudddy complexion, had a powerful neck, and seemed strong enough to fell an ox with his fist... He had a frankness of speech bordering on rudeness."⁴

     Alexander Prinz von Baden was born on 1 May 1816. He was the son of Karl Ludwig Friedrich Großherzog von Baden and Stéphanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais, Vicomtesse de Beauharnais.

     Josephine Prinzessin von Baden was born on 21 October 1813. She was the daughter of Karl Ludwig Friedrich Großherzog von Baden and Stéphanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais, Vicomtesse de Beauharnais. She married Karl Anton Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, son of Karl Anton Friedrich Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Antoinette Marie Murat, Princesse Murat, in 1834.² She died in 1900.