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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 Gordon

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Keith, Lady Forbes

Children(s): Lady Gordon, Jean Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, George Gordon, James Gordon, Duke Gordon, Alexander Gordon

In 1513, Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon entered the world in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James 1St Laird Gordon And Margaret Jane Stewart. Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon married Elizabeth Keith, Lady Katherine Forbes, and had children including Alexander Gordon, Duke Alexander 3Rd Laird Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, George Gordon, James Gordon, Jean Gordon, Lady Margaret Gordon. 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

  • In 1513, Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon entered the world in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to James 1St Laird Gordon And Margaret Jane Stewart.
  • Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon married Elizabeth Keith, Lady Katherine Forbes, and had children including Alexander Gordon, Duke Alexander 3Rd Laird Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, George Gordon, James Gordon, Jean Gordon, Lady Margaret Gordon.
  • 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 Gordon
1470–1558
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
Margaret Stewart
1497–1550
Birth Location: Gb
MS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Keith
1520–1562
Birth Location: Gb
EK
Lady Forbes
1510–1570
Birth Location: Towie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LF

Children(s)

Lady Gordon
1542–1607
Birth Location: Lochinvar, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG
Jean Gordon
1546–1629
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
Elizabeth Gordon
1533–1557
Birth Location: –
EG
George Gordon
1540–1576
Birth Location: Gb
GG
James Gordon
1541–1620
Birth Location: Scotland
JG
Duke Gordon
1549–1580
Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
DG
Alexander Gordon
1532–1609
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
AG

Lord Gordon's Ancestors

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Lord Gordon
1513–1562
Birth Place: Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James 1st Laird Gordon
1470–1558
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Jane) Stewart
1497–1550
Gb
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Gordon's Descendants

1.
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Lord (George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland) Gordon (01 Jan 1513–22 October 1562) m. Elizabeth Keith (1520–1562) m. Lady (Katherine) Forbes (1510–1570)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Gordon 1542–1607 m. Sir (William Douglas of) Hawick 1541–1572
    1. 1. James (Lord Douglas van Drumlanrig) III 1568–1615 m. Mary Fleming 1563–1640
      1. 1. Willem (Douglas Earl van) Queensberry 1585–1638
      2. 2. Sir (James Douglas of Douglas of Mouswald) Douglas 1585–1627
  2. 2. Jean Gordon 1546–1629 m. Earl (James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney, 4th Earl) of 1535–1578 m. Alexander Sutherland 1552–1594
    1. 1. Jean Sutherland 1575–1615 m. Houcheon Mackay 1561–1614
      1. 1. Donald (Mac-Kay Lord Reay van Reay Baron) Reay 1590–1649
    2. 2. William (Hepburn,) Betoun 1561–
    3. 3. Robert Sutherland 1580–1656 m. Agnes Elphinstone 1581–1617
      1. 1. James Sutherland 1617–1686
      2. 2. David Sutherland 1610–1686
      3. 3. Robert Sutherland 1618–1688
      4. 4. Gordan Sutherland 1622–1685
      5. 5. Lucia Sutherland 1628–1649
      6. 6. Jane Sutherland 1618–1619
      7. 7. Ludovick Sutherland 1614–1685
      8. 8. Daug Sutherland 1624–1634
      9. 9. Charles Sutherland 1631–1674
      10. 10. Katherine Gordon 1621–1663
      11. 11. Elizabeth Sutherland 1623–1634
      12. 12. Janet Sutherland 1598–1651
      13. 13. Daughter Sutherland 1619–1619
      14. 14. Jean Sutherland 1636–1676
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gordon 1533–1557
  4. 4. George Gordon 1540–1576
  5. 5. James Gordon 1541–1620
  6. 6. Duke (Alexander 3rd Laird) Gordon 1549–1580
  7. 7. Alexander Gordon 1532–1609

Lord Gordon's Timeline

19 Records

1408
abt 1408
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1494
26 Mar 1494
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
1498
1498
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
1506
Abt 1506
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
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
1520
1520
Age 7
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Kirkpatrick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Kirkpatrick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1523
24 Apr 1523
Age 10
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Abirgeldie Boyne Aberdeen Aberdeen Kinkel Fetterlatter, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Abirgeldie Boyne Aberdeen Aberdeen Kinkel Fetterlatter, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1523
24 Apr 1523
Age 10
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married
None
1526
1526
Age 13
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married
None
1530
1530
Age 17
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1530
27 Mar 1530
Age 17
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1537
1537
Age 24
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Scotland
Scotland
1537
1537
Age 24
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married
None
1544
19 Dec 1544 09 Mar 1544
Age 31
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1544
19 Dec 1544
Age 31
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1555
1555
Age 42
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
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
1822
16 Dec 1822
Age 309
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Gartly,Aberdeen,Scotland
Gartly,Aberdeen,Scotland
1852
31 Dec 1852
Age 339
Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in Erskine,Renfrew,Scotland
Erskine,Renfrew,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1513
    Event Place: Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1544 09 Mar 1544
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1408
    Event Place: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1494
    Event Place: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1506
    Event Place: Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Kirkpatrick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1523
    Event Place: Abirgeldie Boyne Aberdeen Aberdeen Kinkel Fetterlatter, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1523

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1526

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1530
    Event Place: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1537

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1544
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1822
    Event Place: Gartly,Aberdeen,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1852
    Event Place: Erskine,Renfrew,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Logie Wester, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1562
    Event Place: Battle of Corrichie, Raemoir, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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