in May 1579 the former Regent Morton seized Hamilton and Craignethan on the pretence of rescuing James from his imprisonment. John and Claud fled to England, but Arran, his mother, and Lord David were taken to Linlithgow, and his estates were taken over by the government. In 1581 his Earldom was taken by James Stewart (died 1595), but restored in 1585 along with his estates. Little is recorded of James in these later years: he died in 1609. and, as he was unmarried, his title passed to his nephew James, 2nd marquess. Ancestors Notes and references Notes Citations Sources – 1547 to 1563 – for Walter FitzGilbert – Ab-Adam to Basing – Scotland and Ireland – (for timeline) (for Hamilton) – Fife to Hyndford (for Duke of Hamilton) Further reading and external links John Durkan, 'James, Third Earl of Arran, the Hidden Years', in Scottish Historical Review, Vol. LXV, 2, no. 180, October (1986) Robert Kerr Hannay, 'The Earl of Arran and Queen Mary' in Scottish Historical Review, vol. 18, Glasgow (1921), 258-276 (Internet archive) Hastings-Robinson, ed., Zurich Letters 1558–1579, vol. 1, Parker Society, Cambridge (1842) for 'Pamphilius', 'Crito', and 'Glycerium,' see pp. 82–83. Joseph Stevenson, Calendar of State Papers Elizabeth, 1558-1559, vol. 1, (London, 1863) Marguerite Wood, 'The Imprisonment of the Earl of Arran', Scottish Historical Review, 24:94 (January 1927), pp. 116–122. The Kinneil House 'Great Escape', short film by the Friends of Kinneil Genealogy of James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran on The Peerage website Arran, James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of 1559 in Scotland 1560 in Scotland 16th-century Scottish landowners 16th-century Scottish peers 17th-century Scottish landowners 17th-century Scottish peers Court of Mary, Queen of Scots Earls of Arran Garde Écossaise officers James Hamilton James Lords of the Congregation People with bipolar disorder Royalty and nobility with disabilities Scottish Reformation