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

Birth Date: 1 January 1513

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 October 1562

Death Location: Battle of Corrichie, Aberdeen, Scotland

Father: Admiral Terpersie)

Mother: Margaret Scotland,

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Keith, Elizabeth Huntly, Lady Forbes, Elisabeth Keith

Children(s): Lord Scotland, Jane Gordon, James, Gordon, Alexander Lesmoir), William Gordon, John Huntly), Jean Keith, Sir Gordon, Sir Ellon, Lady Gordon, Robert Gordon, Thomas Huntly, Lorde Edinburgh, James, Gordon, Lady Atholl), Jean Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Earl Gordon, George Gordon, Dame Kilquhanity

In 1513, Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon entered the world in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Admiral James Gordon 1St Laird Of Terpersie And Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart Illegitimate Princess Daughter Of King James Iv Of Scotland. Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon married Elisabeth Keith, Elizabeth Beatrice Keith, Elizabeth Keith Countess Huntly, Lady Katherine Forbes, and had children including Alexander Gordon Of Lesmoir, Alexander Gordon, Dame Margaret Gordon Of Huntly Lady Of Kilquhanity, Earl Gordon, George Gordon, James Jesuit Priest Gordon, Jane Gordon, Jean Gordon, Jean Keith, John Gordon 4Th Eatl Of Huntly, Lady Elizabeth Gordon Countess Atholl, Lady Margaret Gordon, Lord George Gordon 5Th Earl Of Huntly Sheriff Of Inverness Lord Chancellor Of Scotland, Lorde Alexander Gordon Baron Gordon Of Edinburgh, Robert Gordon, Sir Adam Gordon, Sir Patrick Gordon Baron Gordon Of Ellon, Thomas Gordon Of Huntly, William Gordon. Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon passed away in 1562 in Battle of Corrichie, Aberdeen, 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 Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Admiral James Gordon 1St Laird Of Terpersie And Margaret Jane Stewart Stuart Illegitimate Princess Daughter Of King James Iv Of Scotland.
  • Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon married Elisabeth Keith, Elizabeth Beatrice Keith, Elizabeth Keith Countess Huntly, Lady Katherine Forbes, and had children including Alexander Gordon Of Lesmoir, Alexander Gordon, Dame Margaret Gordon Of Huntly Lady Of Kilquhanity, Earl Gordon, George Gordon, James Jesuit Priest Gordon, Jane Gordon, Jean Gordon, Jean Keith, John Gordon 4Th Eatl Of Huntly, Lady Elizabeth Gordon Countess Atholl, Lady Margaret Gordon, Lord George Gordon 5Th Earl Of Huntly Sheriff Of Inverness Lord Chancellor Of Scotland, Lorde Alexander Gordon Baron Gordon Of Edinburgh, Robert Gordon, Sir Adam Gordon, Sir Patrick Gordon Baron Gordon Of Ellon, Thomas Gordon Of Huntly, William Gordon.
  • Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon passed away in 1562 in Battle of Corrichie, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Admiral Terpersie)
1500–1558
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AT
Margaret Scotland,
1497–1537
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Keith
1510–1559
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
EK
Elizabeth Huntly
1515–1562
Birth Location: DUNOTTAR, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EH
Lady Forbes
1510–1587
Birth Location: Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LF
Elisabeth Keith
1510–1565
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Schotland
EK

Children(s)

Lord Scotland
1535–1576
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS
Jane Gordon
1541–1620
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JG
James, Gordon
1535–1620
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JG
Alexander Lesmoir)
1532–1609
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AL
William Gordon
1537–1620
Birth Location: Scotland
WG
John Huntly)
1533–1562
Birth Location: Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
JH
Jean Keith
1551–1629
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland
JK
Sir Gordon
1536–1580
Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
SG
Sir Ellon
1538–1594
Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
SE
Lady Gordon
1541–1606
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LG
Robert Gordon
1537–1572
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
RG
Thomas Huntly
1550–1584
Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
TH
Lorde Edinburgh
1531–1553
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LE
James, Gordon
1541–1620
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JG
Lady Atholl)
1530–1557
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LA
Jean Gordon
1546–1629
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JG
Alexander Gordon
1549–1580
Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AG
Earl Gordon
1540–1557
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EG
George Gordon
1535–1576
Birth Location: Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
GG
Dame Kilquhanity
1543–1606
Birth Location: Huntly (Aberdeenshire) Scotland
DK

Lord Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Lord Gordon
1513–1562
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Admiral James Gordon (1st Laird of Terpersie)
1500–1558
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret (Jane Stewart Stuart, illegitimate Princess daughter of King James IV of) Scotland,
1497–1537
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Gordon
1475–1508
Tillytemount, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabel Innes
1450–1509
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Gordon's Descendants

1.
LG
Lord (George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland) Gordon (1 January 1513–22 October 1562) m. Elizabeth (Beatrice) Keith (1510–22 Oct 1559-62) m. Elizabeth (Keith Countess) Huntly (1515–22 October 1562) m. Lady (Katherine) Forbes (1510–10 Jun 1587) m. Elisabeth Keith (1510–1565)
  1. 1. Lord (George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of) Scotland 1535–1576 m. Lady (Anne Hamilton, Countess of) Huntly 1535–1574 m. Lady (Anne Hamilton of Chatellerault, Countess of) Huntly 1535–1574 m. Christian (Agnes Fraizer, Fraser) Gordon 1544–1588 m. Agnes (Fraser) Gordon 1524–1580 m. Anne Hamilton 1541–1576 m. Lady (Anne Campbell Hamilton) CHATELLERAULT 1541–1576 m. Lady (Anne Hamilton, Countess of) Huntly 1535–1574 m. Mary (Agnes Beaton van) Bethune 1540–1583
    1. 1. Lord (George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, 6th Earl of) Huntly 1562–1636 m. Henrietta (Gabrielle Stewart) Lennox 1573–1642
      1. 1. George (Gordon, 2nd Marquis of Huntly; 2nd Viscount of Aboyne; Chief of his) Clan 1592–1649 m. Lady (Mary Anne) Campbell 1593–1638 m. Lady (Margaret Bannerman) Gordon 1585–1644 m. Elizabeth (Isobell) Cheyne 1575–1634
        1. 1. George (Gordon, 8th Laird of) Hallhead 1615–1645 m. Janet\Jonett Kinloch\Kynloche 1614–1679 m. Jonet Kinloch 1614– m. Lucretia (Irvine of) Fedderate 1625–1697 m. Effie Gray 1612–
        2. 2. Lord (Lodowick "Louis" Gordon, 3rd Marquess of) Huntley 1626–1653
        3. 3. Lady (Anne Gordon, Countess of) Perth 1617–1655
        4. 4. Catharina Gordon 1635–1693 m. Johan (Andreas Morsztyn Graf van) Château-Villain 1621–1693
        5. 5. Karel (Lord Gordon van Strathaven en Glenlivet Earl van) Aboyne 1630–1681
        6. 6. Lady (Mary Marie) Gordon 1628–1656
        7. 7. Henrietta Gordon 1618–1651
        8. 8. James (Gordon Viscount) Aboyne 1608–1649 m. Jane –1640
        9. 9. Henry Gordon 1616–1670
        10. 10. Lodowick Gordon 1609–1649
        11. 11. George (Gordon 3rd Marquess of Huntly) Gordon 1608–1645
        12. 12. Jean (Lady Huntly) Gordon 1615–1656
        13. 13. Anne Gordon 1618–1667
        14. 14. Sir (John) Gordon 1609–1644
        15. 15. Mary Gordon 1601–1660
        16. 16. Lawrence Gordon 1589–
        17. 17. Francis Gordon 1593–1620
        18. 18. Elizabeth Gordon 1596–1616
        19. 19. Alan Gordon 1599–1640
        20. 20. Adam Gordon 1595–1644
        21. 21. Mary Gordon 1610–1674
        22. 22. Charles GORDON 1638–1681
        23. 23. Henry ((Harry) (twin)) Gordon 1632–1670
        24. 24. Henry GORDON 1634–1658
        25. 25. James Gordon 1637–1649
        26. 26. Catherine Gordon 1633–1693
        27. 27. Lord (Carl) Gordon 1630–1681
        28. 28. Lewis (Gordon Markgraaf van) Huntly 1626–1653
        29. 29. Walter Gordon –1612
        30. 30. Patrick (6th of Hallhead) Gordon –1620
      2. 2. George (Gordon, Lord, 2nd Marquess of Huntly Gordon, Earl of Enzie) (1599-1636) 1585–1649
      3. 3. John Huntley 1588–1628
      4. 4. Anna Gordon 1590–1673
      5. 5. Johanna Gordon 1615–1668
      6. 6. Elisabeth Gordon 1590–1616
      7. 7. Laurence (Stuart) Gordon 1593–1630
      8. 8. Lady (Anne, Dame of Morton & Duchess of Queensbury, Keith (Gordon)) **(10g) 1588–1674
      9. 9. Lewis (Lord 3rd Marquis of Huntly) Gordon 1615–1653
      10. 10. James (Erskine Earl van) Buchan 1600–1634
      11. 11. Francis (Gordon Lord) Melgum 1593–1630
      12. 12. Adam Gordon 1591–1649
      13. 13. Mary (Ann Gordon (Gordan) Marchioness of) Douglas 1610–1674
      14. 14. Elizabeth (Gordon of) Huntley 1596–1616
      15. 15. Lady (Mary Gordon of) Huntly 1589–1674
      16. 16. John, (1st & Last Viscount Melgum and Lord Aboyne,) Gordon 1599–1630
      17. 17. John (Gordon) Huntly 1590–1649
    2. 2. John Gordon 1571–
    3. 3. Alexander (Gordon of) Strathaven 1565–1622
    4. 4. Jean Gordon –1576
    5. 5. Lady (Jean) Gordon 1559–1615
    6. 6. William Gordon 1567–
    7. 7. Christine (Seaton) Gordon 1552–1611
    8. 8. James Gordon 1555–1642
    9. 9. Elizabeth Gordon 1575–
    10. 10. Katherine Gordon 1550–1644
    11. 11. George (Gordon 6 th Earl 1st Marquis 0f) Huntly 1562–1636
    12. 12. John Gordon 1567–1622
    13. 13. Lady (Jane Gordon "Duchess of Sutherland" Gordon, Duchess of) Sutherland 1574–1615
    14. 14. Charles (Earl of Aboyne) Gordon 1587–1680
    15. 15. Alexander (Gordon of Dippil Duke, Laird of) Johnsleys 1578–1636
    16. 16. George (Gordon 6th Earl of Huntly,- 1st Marquess of) Huntly 1562–1680
    17. 17. James ((Hey) Gordon of Methlick and) Haddo 1555–1596
    18. 18. William (of Penninghame) Gordon 1608–1660
    19. 19. John (13th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon 1576–1615
    20. 20. Katherine (Gordon of) Lesmoir 1550–1644
    21. 21. James Gordon 1574–1615
    22. 22. George (Gordon 3rd of) Cochlarachie 1560–1633
    23. 23. Lady (Margaret\Margorey) Gordon 1560–1650
    24. 24. Sir (Alexander Gordon I of) Navisdale 1585–1622
    25. 25. Alexander Gordon 1587–1636
    26. 26. Mary Getty 1582–1605
    27. 27. Hon. (Sir Robert Gordon M.A. 1615 (on King's viait). 4th s. of Alexander, Earl of Sutherland. of Gordonstown Gentleman of span class="tou-node" id="tou-5.0-658d87e4-daf4-4830-9e31-b7316e75b4c7" lang="de"\span Chamber) t 1580–1656
    28. 28. Lady (Anne) Gordon 1590–1674
    29. 29. Lady (Jane Gordon) Sutherland 1574–1615
    30. 30. James Gordon 1568–
    31. 31. Lady (Margaret) Gordan 1580–1605
    32. 32. Agnes (Gordon of) Abergeldie 1579–1634
    33. 33. Adam (Gordon) Sutherland 1584–1615
  2. 2. Jane Gordon 1541–1620
  3. 3. James, (Jesuit Priest,) Gordon 1535–1620
  4. 4. Alexander (Gordon (of) Lesmoir) 1532–1609
  5. 5. William Gordon 1537–1620
  6. 6. John (Gordon(4th Eatl of) Huntly) 1533–1562
  7. 7. Jean Keith 1551–1629
  8. 8. Sir (Adam) Gordon 1536–1580
  9. 9. Sir (Patrick Gordon, Baron Gordon of) Ellon 1538–1594
  10. 10. Lady (Margaret) Gordon 1541–1606
  11. 11. Robert Gordon 1537–1572
  12. 12. Thomas (Gordon of) Huntly 1550–1584
  13. 13. Lorde (Alexander Gordon, Baron Gordon of) Edinburgh 1531–1553
  14. 14. James, (Jesuit Priest,) Gordon 1541–1620
  15. 15. Lady (Elizabeth Gordon (Countess) Atholl) 1530–1557
  16. 16. Jean Gordon 1546–1629
  17. 17. Alexander Gordon 1549–1580
  18. 18. Earl Gordon 1540–1557
  19. 19. George Gordon 1535–1576
  20. 20. Dame (Margaret Gordon, of Huntly, Lady of) Kilquhanity 1543–1606

Lord Gordon's Timeline

3 Records

1513
1 January 1513
Birth of Lord George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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
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, Aberdeen, Scotland
Battle of Corrichie, Aberdeen, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1513
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1523
    Event Place: Abirgeldie Boyne Aberdeen Aberdeen Kinkel Fetterlatter, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1562
    Event Place: Battle of Corrichie, Aberdeen, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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