Count, was descended from a younger branch of the great family of Hamilton, and born in Ireland about the year 1646. His mother was sister of the Duke of Ormond, then viceroy of that country. The troubles of that period compelled his family to retire to France whilst he was only an infant, and he was brought up in the language and religion of that country. He made different visits to England in the reign of Charles II., but he was prevented from obtaining any public employment in consequence of his religious opinions, to which he constantly adhered. He received from James II. a regiment of infantry in Ireland; but when that monarch's affairs became ruined, Count Hamilton accompanied him to France, which he never afterwards quitted. He was very much admired on account of his wit and politeness, as well as for the many estimable qualities of his heart. His writings are lively, yet his conversation was serious, and he perhaps indulged too much his propensity to satire. He died in the year 1720 in the seventy-fourth year of his age. The works of the Count, written in the French language, were printed in 1749, in six vols. 12mo., and consist of poems, fairy tales, and the Memoires de Grammont, the best of all his compositions. Of this production Voltaire remarked, "It is of all books that in which the most slender groundwork is set off with the gayest, most lively, and agreeable style." A splendid edition, adorned with fine engravings from original portraits, was published by Lord Orford, at his own private press.