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Lord George 4TH EARL OF HUNTLY, HIGH CHANCELLOR AND REGENT OF SCOTLAND GORDON 1513 – 1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1513

Birth Location: Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 October 1562

Death Location: Battle of Corrichie, Raemoir, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: James Terpersie)

Mother: Margaret Scotland,

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The story of Lord George 4TH EARL OF HUNTLY, HIGH CHANCELLOR AND REGENT OF SCOTLAND GORDON began in 1513 in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Lord George 4TH EARL OF HUNTLY, HIGH CHANCELLOR AND REGENT OF SCOTLAND GORDON passed away in 1562 in Battle of Corrichie, Raemoir, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord George 4TH EARL OF HUNTLY, HIGH CHANCELLOR AND REGENT OF SCOTLAND GORDON began in 1513 in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Lord George 4TH EARL OF HUNTLY, HIGH CHANCELLOR AND REGENT OF SCOTLAND GORDON passed away in 1562 in Battle of Corrichie, Raemoir, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Terpersie)
1470 – 1558
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Scotland,
1497 – 1550
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lord GORDON's Ancestors

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Lord GORDON
1513 – 1562
Birth Place: Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James Gordon (1st Laird of Terpersie)
1470 – 1558
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of) Scotland,
1497 – 1550
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
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Lord GORDON's Timeline

2 Records

1513
01 Jan 1513
Birth of Lord George 4TH EARL OF HUNTLY, HIGH CHANCELLOR AND REGENT OF SCOTLAND GORDON in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1562
22 October 1562
Age 49
Death of Lord George 4TH EARL OF HUNTLY, HIGH CHANCELLOR AND REGENT OF SCOTLAND GORDON in Battle of Corrichie, Raemoir, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Battle of Corrichie, Raemoir, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1562
    Event Place: Battle of Corrichie, Raemoir, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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