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Earl George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, High Chancellor of Scotland 1514–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Oct 1562

Death Location: Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. died of Apoplexy, and buried in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: John Knock

Mother: Margaret Blood)

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In 1514, Earl George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, High Chancellor of Scotland entered the world in Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Mcgilvary Fraser 5Th Laird Of Knock And Margaret Lady Elizabeth Stewart Of Royal Blood. Earl George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, High Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1562 in Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. died of Apoplexy, and buried in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1514, Earl George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, High Chancellor of Scotland entered the world in Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Mcgilvary Fraser 5Th Laird Of Knock And Margaret Lady Elizabeth Stewart Of Royal Blood.
  • Earl George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, High Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1562 in Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. died of Apoplexy, and buried in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Earl Scotland's Ancestors

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Earl Scotland
1514–1562
Birth Place: Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
John McGilvary Fraser, 5th Laird of Knock
1489–1544
Lovat, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret ("Lady Elizabeth" Stewart (of Royal) Blood)
1490–1580
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Fraser
1460–1524
Lovat, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Janet Gordon
1470–1549
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Earl George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, High Chancellor of Scotland in Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1562
28 Oct 1562
Age 48
Death of Earl George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, High Chancellor of Scotland in Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. died of Apoplexy, and buried in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. died of Apoplexy, and buried in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1562
    Event Place: Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. died of Apoplexy, and buried in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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