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Lord George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon 1513–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1513

Birth Location: Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 April 1593

Death Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Mother: Janet Ogilvy

Spouse(s): Gladys Forbes, Elizabeth Gordon, Marjory Gordon

Children(s): John Gordon, Lady Gordon-Douglas, Alexander GORDON, Janet GORDON, James Haddo), Alexander Gordon

Lord George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was born in 1513 in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of George Gordon And Janet Ogilvy. Lord George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon married Elizabeth Gordon, Gladys Kathleen Forbes, Marjory Gordon, and had children including Alexander Gordon, James Gordon Of Methlick And Haddo, Janet Elizabeth Gordon, John Gordon, Lady Margaret Margaretha Gordon Douglas, Patrick Gordon. Lord George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon passed away in 1593 in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • Lord George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was born in 1513 in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of George Gordon And Janet Ogilvy.
  • Lord George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon married Elizabeth Gordon, Gladys Kathleen Forbes, Marjory Gordon, and had children including Alexander Gordon, James Gordon Of Methlick And Haddo, Janet Elizabeth Gordon, John Gordon, Lady Margaret Margaretha Gordon Douglas, Patrick Gordon.
  • Lord George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon passed away in 1593 in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Lord Gordon's Ancestors

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Lord Gordon
1513–1593
Birth Place: Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Janet Ogilvy
1487–
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Lord Gordon's Descendants

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Lord (George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland) Gordon (01 Jan 1513–4 April 1593) m. Gladys (Kathleen) Forbes (1520–10 Jun 1587) m. Elizabeth Gordon (–10 June 1587) m. Marjory Gordon (1523–)
  1. 1. John Gordon 1570–1610
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret (Margaretha)) Gordon-Douglas 1540–1610
  3. 3. Alexander GORDON 1549–1580
  4. 4. Janet (Elizabeth) GORDON 1530–1577
  5. 5. James (Gordon (of Methlick and) Haddo) 1555–1642
  6. 6. Alexander Gordon 1531–1552

Lord Gordon's Timeline

3 Records

1513
01 Jan 1513
Birth of Lord George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon in Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1555
1555
Age 42
Lord George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon was married in London, Middlesex, , England
London, Middlesex, , England
1593
4 April 1593
Age 80
Death of Lord George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland Gordon in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1593
    Event Place: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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