# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gustav-david-hamilton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:55:22.718Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gustav-david-hamilton"
name: "Gustav David Hamilton"
slug: "gustav-david-hamilton"
description: "Gustaf David Hamilton was a Swedish count and soldier. He was born in Barsebäck, Malmöhus County, Sweden, as the son of Hugo Hamilton, Baron Hamilton. He left Sweden in 1718-1720 to educate himself in warfare in France. In 1720 he became a captain and in 1740 he became a lieutenant colonel, both during French service. In 1741 he returned to Sweden and made a series of career progressions. In 1741 he became a colonel, in 1747 a major general and in 1755 lieutenant general. He was also named a count in 1751, and in 1765 he gained the right to the title field marshal. In 1778 he was made a Lord of the Realm. He was also politically active in the Hats."
tagline: "Swedish count and soldier"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gustaf_David_Hamilton.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Sweden"
  isoCode: "SE"
birthDate: "1699-01-29"
deathDate: "1788-12-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.78
  momentum:             7.222222222222221
  historical:           7.208712
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Gustaf David Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%81_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "غوستاف ديفيد هاميلتون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جوستاف ديفيد هاميلتون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_David_Hamilton"
    title: "Gustaf David Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_David_Hamilton"
    title: "Gustaf David Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_David_Hamilton"
    title: "Gustaf David Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_David_Hamilton"
    title: "Gustaf David Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_David_Hamilton"
    title: "Gustav David Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q665649"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump