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Duke Alexander 3rd Laird Gordon 1549–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Gordon

Mother: Lady Forbes

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Duke Alexander 3rd Laird Gordon was born in 1549 in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord George 4Th Earl Of Huntly High Chancellor And Regent Of Scotland Gordon And Lady Katherine Forbes. Duke Alexander 3rd Laird Gordon passed away in 1580 in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Duke Alexander 3rd Laird Gordon was born in 1549 in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord George 4Th Earl Of Huntly High Chancellor And Regent Of Scotland Gordon And Lady Katherine Forbes.
  • Duke Alexander 3rd Laird Gordon passed away in 1580 in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Duke Gordon's Ancestors

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Duke Gordon
1549–1580
Birth Place: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon
1513–1562
Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Katherine) Forbes
1510–1570
Towie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (1st Laird) Gordon
1470–1558
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Jane) Stewart
1497–1550
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Duke Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Duke Alexander 3rd Laird Gordon in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
1580
Age 31
Death of Duke Alexander 3rd Laird Gordon in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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