Bizarre London: Discover the Capital's Secrets & Surprises by David Long

Author:David Long [Long, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, History, Self-build, Culture and Society
ISBN: 9781472109330
Google: mCOfBAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Constable
Published: 2013-10-16T23:00:00+00:00

10th Duke of Hamilton & Brandon (1767–1852)

A man who collected titles as others collect stamps, London-born Alexander Hamilton inherited two dukedoms, a brace of marquessates, four earldoms and seven baronies. He was known as ‘magnifico’, but only sarcastically once his sense of self-worth had led him to declare that he was the rightful King of Scotland.

Convinced that he would be called to witness the Second Coming, he spent £130,000 on a vast mausoleum – millions in today’s terms – and another £11,000 on an Egyptian sarcophagus for himself. Unfortunately, this was so small that his feet had to be cut off in order to squeeze him in.

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