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Lady Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of Huntly 1410–1479 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1410

Birth Location: Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jun 1479

Death Location: Strathbogie Castle (now Huntly Castle), Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Admiral

Mother: Janet Borthwick

Spouse(s): Sir Cluny

Children(s): Lady Erroll, Lady Gordon, George Scotland, Adam Caithness, William Gordon, Catherine (Huntly), Christian Gordon

Lady Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of Huntly was born in 1410 in Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir George Crichton 1St And Last Caithness Lord High Admiral And Janet Borthwick. Lady Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of Huntly married Sir Alexander Seton Gordon 1St Earl Of Huntly Knighted 1439 A Powerful 15Th Century Scottish Magnate Lord Of Badenoch Gordon Strathbogie And Cluny, and had children including Adam Gordon Dean Of Caithness, Catherine Seton Gordon Huntly, Christian Gordon, George Gordon 2Nd Earl Of Hunndaidh Huntly Chancellor Of Scotland, Lady Christian Gordon, Lady Elizabeth Gordon Countess Of Erroll, William Gordon. Lady Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of Huntly passed away in 1479 in Strathbogie Castle (now Huntly Castle), Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of Huntly was born in 1410 in Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir George Crichton 1St And Last Caithness Lord High Admiral And Janet Borthwick.
  • Lady Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of Huntly married Sir Alexander Seton Gordon 1St Earl Of Huntly Knighted 1439 A Powerful 15Th Century Scottish Magnate Lord Of Badenoch Gordon Strathbogie And Cluny, and had children including Adam Gordon Dean Of Caithness, Catherine Seton Gordon Huntly, Christian Gordon, George Gordon 2Nd Earl Of Hunndaidh Huntly Chancellor Of Scotland, Lady Christian Gordon, Lady Elizabeth Gordon Countess Of Erroll, William Gordon.
  • Lady Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of Huntly passed away in 1479 in Strathbogie Castle (now Huntly Castle), Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Admiral
1382–1454
Birth Location: Cairns, Linlithglow, Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland
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Janet Borthwick
1388–1464
Birth Location: Lochorwart Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
JB

Spouses(s)

Sir Cluny
1410–1470
Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Erroll
1444–1500
Birth Location: Scotland
LE
Lady Gordon
1442–1500
Birth Location: Huntlu, Aberdeen, Scottland
LG
George Scotland
1434–1501
Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
GS
Adam Caithness
1454–1529
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AC
William Gordon
1452–1513
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
WG
Catherine (Huntly)
1446–1500
Birth Location: Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
C(
Christian Gordon
1443–1500
Birth Location: Huntley Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
CG

Lady Huntly's Ancestors

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Lady Huntly
1410–1479
Birth Place: Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir George Crichton, 1st and last Caithness; Lord High Admiral
1382–1454
Cairns, Linlithglow, Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland
Janet Borthwick
1388–1464
Lochorwart Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Stephen Crichton, Baron,) knight
1332–1427
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Catherine Cairnes
1354–
Cairns, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Willem Sanquhar
1305–1390
Isabelle Ross
1310–1334
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Crichton
1278–1355

Lady Huntly's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of) Huntly (26 Jan 1410–9 Jun 1479) m. Sir (Alexander Seton Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly, knighted 1439, a powerful 15th-century Scottish magnate, Lord of Badenoch, Gordon, Strathbogie and) Cluny (Jan 1410–15 Jul 1470)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Gordon, Countess of) Erroll 1444–1500 m. John (Kennedy, 2nd Lord of) Cassilis 1436–1500 m. Sir (Patrick Hepburn, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, 3rd Baron of Hailes, 1st Earl of) Bothwell 1451–1508
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Kennedy, Countess) Rattray 1470–1573 m. Lord (Alexander Stewart, 4th Laird of) Garlies 1481–1513
      1. 1. Alexander (Stewart Plantagenet, 4th Lord of Garlies, Battle of Solway Moss 1542 & captured by) English 1507–1581 m. Margaret Dunbar 1507–1552
        1. 1. Sir (Alexander Stewart, 5th Lord) Garlies 1527–1571 m. Catherine Herries 1533–1593
        2. 2. Margaret Stewart 1535–1598
        3. 3. John Stewart 1540–1637
      2. 2. Christian Stewart 1508–
      3. 3. Euphemia Stewart 1506–1599
      4. 4. Nicola Stewart 1511–
      5. 5. Agnes Stewart 1513–1575
      6. 6. Henry (Stewart, Baron 1st Lord) Methven 1495–1551
      7. 7. Lord (Andrew 'The Good' Stewart, 2nd Lord of Ochiltree, came to relief of Protestants at Perth May) 1559 1521–1591 m. Margaret Hamilton 1505–1544
        1. 1. Andrew (Stewart, Master of Ochiltree, Lord) Ochiltree 1535–1578 m. Margaretha (Margaret Bellenden de) Methven 1545–1627
        2. 2. James (Stewart, Earl of) Arran 1540–1595
        3. 3. Andrew Stewart 1521–1601
    2. 2. Margaret Kennedy 1472–1500 m. Andrew (Stewart, 2nd Lord of) Avondale 1470–1513
      1. 1. Henry (Stewart, Lord) Methven 1495–1551
      2. 2. Sir (James Stewart of) Doune 1506–1544 m. Margaret Lindsay 1500–1577
        1. 1. James (Stewart, 1st Lord of) Doune 1529–1590 m. Lady (Margaret Anne) Campbell 1545–1572
    3. 3. Sir (David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord of Kennedy, Battle of Flodden) Field 1462–1513 m. Agnes (de) Borthwick 1465–1512 m. Margaret (Marion Boyd,) mistress 1477–1559
      1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy, 2nd Earl of) Cassillis 1485–1527 m. Isabel (Isabol) Campbell 1490–1529
        1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy, 3rd Earl of Cassillis, St. Andrews University (Fife, Scotland) under the renowned Scottish humanist George Buchanan,) Protestant 1515–1558 m. Lady (Margaret Margery Sophia Fleming, Countess of) Athoil 1517–1597
      2. 2. Janet Kennedy 1480–1566
    4. 4. Janet (Munro Kennedy, mistress\Queen consort to James IV of) Scotland 1476–1543 m. James (IV Iron stewart) king 1473–1513
    5. 5. Katherine Kennedy 1465–1533
  2. 2. Lady (Christian) Gordon 1442–1500
  3. 3. George (Gordon, 2nd Earl of Hunndaidh & Huntly, Chancellor of) Scotland 1434–1501 m. Annabella (Stewart, Princess of Scotland, Countess of) Huntley 1432–1509 m. Elizabeth (Hay (initially his) mistress) 1445–1509
    1. 1. Alexander (Gordon, 3rd Earl of) Huntly –1524 m. Janet (Jean) Stewart 1468–1510
      1. 1. John (Gordon, Master) Huntly 1496–1517 m. Margaret Stewart, 1497–1531 m. Elizabeth Keith 1513–
        1. 1. George ('Ballad of the Gay Gordons" Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, Earl of) Moray 1513–1562 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Keith 1515–1562
      2. 2. Lady (Jean Clan Gordon, Countess of) Argyll 1479–1530 m. Sir (Colin 'Cailen Malloch' Campbell, 3rd Lord of) Glenorchy 1486–1529
        1. 1. Archibald (II Campbell, 4th Earl of) Argyll 1508–1558 m. Margaretha Graham 1522–1558 m. Lady (Helen Hamilton, 1st wife, Countess) Argyll 1529–1590
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth Seton Gordon, Countess of) Marischal 1462–1525
    3. 3. Admiral (James) Gordon 1456–1558
    4. 4. William (Seton Gordon, Laird of) Gight 1455–1513
    5. 5. Isabel Gordon, 1460– m. Sir (William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll, Knight of Huntly, 4th Lord Hay of Erroll, member of King James III's Privy Council, 1482 peace treay) commiss 1449–1507
      1. 1. Thomas Hay, 1475–1513
        1. 1. George (Hay, 7th Earl of) Erroll 1508–1573 m. Margaret Robertson 1520–
        2. 2. William (Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of) Scotland 1495–1522
    6. 6. Catherine Gordon –1537
  4. 4. Adam (Gordon, Dean of) Caithness 1454–1529 m. May (or Mariote Duffus (or is she of Duffus?); "bastard dochter of Sir John Duffus,) chaplain"; 1455–
    1. 1. George (I Gordon of) Beldorney 1510–1575
  5. 5. William Gordon 1452–1513
  6. 6. Catherine (Seton Gordon) (Huntly) 1446–1500
  7. 7. Christian Gordon 1443–1500

Lady Huntly's Timeline

2 Records

1410
26 Jan 1410
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of Huntly in Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1479
9 Jun 1479
Age 69
Death of Lady Elizabeth Crichton, Countess of Huntly in Strathbogie Castle (now Huntly Castle), Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Strathbogie Castle (now Huntly Castle), Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1410
    Event Place: Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1479
    Event Place: Strathbogie Castle (now Huntly Castle), Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 17; Page: 1199
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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