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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: Huntly, 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 Huntly

Children(s): Jean Gordon

Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was born in 1513 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of James Gordon (1st Laird of Terpersie) and Margaret Jane Princess of Scotland Stewart Stuart. Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon married Lady Elizabeth Keith Countess of Huntly, and had children including Jean Gordon. Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon passed away in 1562 in Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was born in 1513 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of James Gordon (1st Laird of Terpersie) and Margaret Jane Princess of Scotland Stewart Stuart.
  • Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon married Lady Elizabeth Keith Countess of Huntly, and had children including Jean Gordon.
  • Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon passed away in 1562 in Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Lord Gordon's Ancestors

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Lord Gordon
1513 – 1562
Birth Place: Huntly, 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
1435 – 1501
in Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Annabella Joan Stewart, Princess of Scotland,) Countess
1432 – 1509
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lord Gordon's Descendants

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Lord (George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland) Gordon (01 Jan 1513 – 22 October 1562) m. Lady (Elizabeth Keith Countess of) Huntly (1508 – 22 Oct 1562)
  1. 1. Jean Gordon (1545/46/51 – 14 May 1629) m. Alexander ("John or Johnie") Gordon (June 1552 – 6 December 1594)
    1. 1. George (Gordon Markgraaf van) Huntly (1563 – 13 June 1636) m. Lady (Henrietta of Lennox "Countess; Marchioness of Huntly" Stuart) (Stewart) (7 Apr 1573 – 2 August 1642)
      1. 1. Lady (Mary) Gordon (1610 – 1674) m. William Douglas (1589 – 19 Feb 1660)
        1. 1. Sir (William) DOUGLAS (24 Dec 1634 – 18 April 1694) m. Anna HAMILTON (6 Jan 1632 – 17 Oct 1716)

Lord Gordon's Timeline

3 Records

1513
01 Jan 1513
Birth of Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1544
19 Dec 1544 09 Mar 1544
Age 31
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married
None
1562
22 October 1562
Age 49
Death of Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon in Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1544 09 Mar 1544

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire - Protocol Book of Sir John Christisone, 1518-1551

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1562
    Event Place: Killed in Battle at Corrichie or Raemoir, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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