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4 unusual facts about Gustav Hamilton


Gustaf Hamilton

Gustav Hamilton (1650sā€“1691), chief of defence in Northern Ireland

Gustav Hamilton

Gustav's namesake great-great-grandson, barrister Gustav Hamilton, then of Dublin, laid in mid-19th century claim to the baronial title and seat of Deserf in peerage of Sweden, as he was de jure 9th friherre of Deserf.

From father's side, In 1684, the English-held government, fearful of the Mac Sweeney clan, placed a garrison in Doe Castle, County Donegal, commanded by Major Gustavus Hamilton.

Gustavus Hamilton

Gustav Hamilton (c. 1650ā€“1691), Swedish born noble, Irish Governor of Enniskillen



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