Susan Balfour of Pitcullo, a kinswoman related with families who had earlier held Glenawly. They got their only surviving son, William Hamilton (c 1660 - c 1681), and several daughters: Baroness Henriette Amelia Hamilton of Deserf, died young Baroness Arabella Susan Hamilton of Deserf, who married three times, but had no surviving children. Her husbands included Sir John Magill, 1st Baronet and Marcus Trevor, 3rd Viscount Dungannon. Baroness Nicola Sophia Hamilton of Deserf, who married firstly Sir Tristram Beresford, and secondly General Sir Richard Gorges of Kilbrew, and had children of both her marriages. 1659 his childless brother Archibald Hamilton, who had obtained the feudal barony of Glenawley, died and was inherited by living siblings. Hugh, as his eldest surviving brother, succeeded to the baronial title. 1660 king Charles II of England created Hugh, who then yet lived in Sweden, 1st Lord of Glenawly in peerage of Ireland, which some have said meant a viscountcy, but some count it as a regular barony. He thus got rights to a seat in the Upper House of the Parliament of Ireland. After the restoration of Charles II, he in 1662 returned to Britain, left Sweden for good, and was installed as a Privy Councillor in Ireland. Viscount Hugh Hamilton's only son survived his father by only a couple of years, and died in an accident. Hugh's grandson sir Marcus Beresford, who married lady Catherine Power of Tír Eoghain, baroness de la Poer suo jure, was created 1st Earl of Tyrone. Hugh's great-grandson sir George de La Poer Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone, was created 1st Marquess of Waterford. All marquesses of Waterford up to our days have thus been Hugh Hamilton's descendants. Friherre Hugh Hamilton af Deserf's descendants married into plenty of families of British aristocracy. His recent descendants include: Brigadier Andrew Parker-Bowles, former husband of The Duchess of Cornwall the late Rt Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy, husband of Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester Hugh Hamilton also was the paternal uncle of the royal adjutant, lieutenant colonel Malcolm Hamilton (1635–1699) and of general, baron Hugo Hamilton (1655–1724), as well as great-uncle of field marshal count Gustav David Hamilton of Barsebäck (1699–1788) and of military judge, field marshal, baron Hugo Johan Hamilton. Yet one of his nephews was colonel, baron Gustav Hamilton (1650s-1691), a participant of the Williamite War in Ireland and community-chosen governor of Enniskillen. References