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George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, Regent of Scotland, High chancellor of Scotland 1513–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1513

Birth Location: Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 October 1562

Death Location: Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: James Terpersie)

Mother: Margaret Stuart

Spouse(s): Lady Keith

Children(s): George Huntly

In 1513, George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, Regent of Scotland, High chancellor of Scotland entered the world in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James Gordon 1St Laird Of Terpersie And Margaret Jane Princess Of Scotland Stewart Stuart. George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, Regent of Scotland, High chancellor of Scotland married Lady Beatrice Elizabeth Countess Huntly Keith, and had children including George Gordon 5Th Earl Of Huntly. George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, Regent of Scotland, High chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1562 in Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1513, George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, Regent of Scotland, High chancellor of Scotland entered the world in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James Gordon 1St Laird Of Terpersie And Margaret Jane Princess Of Scotland Stewart Stuart.
  • George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, Regent of Scotland, High chancellor of Scotland married Lady Beatrice Elizabeth Countess Huntly Keith, and had children including George Gordon 5Th Earl Of Huntly.
  • George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, Regent of Scotland, High chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1562 in Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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George Scotland's Ancestors

Self
George Scotland
1513–1562
Birth Place: Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James Gordon (1st Laird of Terpersie)
1500–1558
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret (Jane Princess of Scotland Stewart) Stuart
1497–1550
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Gordon
1475–1508
Tillytemount, Aberdeen, Scotland
Isabel Innes
1450–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Scotland's Descendants

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George (Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, Regent of Scotland, High chancellor of) Scotland (01 Jan 1513–22 October 1562) m. Lady (Beatrice Elizabeth, Countess Huntly) Keith (1508–22 Oct 1562)
  1. 1. George (Gordon 5th Earl of) Huntly 1535–1576 m. Lady (Anne Hamilton of Chatellerault, Countess of) Huntly 1535–1576
    1. 1. George (Gordon 6 th Earl 1st Marquis 0f) Huntly 1562–1636 m. Henrietta (Mary Lennox Stuart (Gordon) Lady, of Lennox,mMarchioness of) Huntly 1573–1642
      1. 1. Anne Gordon 1590–1674 m. Lord (James 3rd Earl of Moray Stuart) Stewart 1582–1638
        1. 1. James Stuart 1608–1653 m. Margaret Home 1607–1638
      2. 2. Lady (Mary) Gordon 1610–1644

George Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1513
01 Jan 1513
Birth of George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, Regent of Scotland, High chancellor of Scotland in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1562
22 October 1562
Age 49
Death of George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, Regent of Scotland, High chancellor of Scotland in Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1513
    Event Place: Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1562
    Event Place: Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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