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Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of Scotland 1535–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

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

Death Date: 19 October 1576

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

Father: William, Sinclair

Mother: Lady Montrose

Spouse(s): Lady Huntly

Children(s): George Huntly

Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of Scotland was born in 1535 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William 4Th Lord Sinclair And Lady Elizabeth Keith Countess Of Montrose. Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of Scotland married Lady Anne Hamilton Of Chatellerault Countess Of Huntly, and had children including George Gordon 6 Th Earl 1St Marquis 0F Huntly. Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1576 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of Scotland was born in 1535 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William 4Th Lord Sinclair And Lady Elizabeth Keith Countess Of Montrose.
  • Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of Scotland married Lady Anne Hamilton Of Chatellerault Countess Of Huntly, and had children including George Gordon 6 Th Earl 1St Marquis 0F Huntly.
  • Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of Scotland passed away in 1576 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Lord Scotland's Ancestors

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Lord Scotland
1535–1576
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William, 4th Lord, Sinclair
1485–1549
Dunross, Shetland, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Keith, Countess of) Montrose
1490–1549
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
HENRY (III Sinclair ^ Sir Knight, 13th Baron of Roslin, 3rd Earl of Caithness, Justicar of Orkney &) Shetland
1459–1513
Roslin Castle, Roslin, Caithness, Northwest Highlands, Scotland
Margaret Hepburn
1456–1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Duncan McIver
1451–1527
Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (*Elizabeth Seton Gordon, Countess Marischal of) Scotland
1462–1525
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lord Scotland's Descendants

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Lord (George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of) Scotland (1535–19 October 1576) m. Lady (Anne Hamilton of Chatellerault, Countess of) Huntly (02 Feb 1541–05 Jan 1576)
  1. 1. George (Gordon 6 th Earl 1st Marquis 0f) Huntly 1562–1636 m. Henrietta (Mary Lennox Stuart (Gordon) Lady, of Lennox,mMarchioness of) Huntly 1573–1642
    1. 1. Lady (Anne Gordon Countess) Hunt 1590–1674 m. Lord (Earl James Andrew Stewart\Stuart-van Moray, Doune, Strathearn, and Abernathy 3rd Earl of Moray,Doune,Strathern & Abernathy-aka "the Bonny Ear) III 1581–1638
      1. 1. James (Thomas) Stuart 1608–1653 m. Margaret Stuart 1607–1683 m. Lady (Margaret) Home 1607–1658 m. Isobel (Nesbit) Kea 1615–1711 m. Mary (Margaretha (Lady (Countess of Moray) Home \) Hume 1607–1668 m. Marion Maculloch 1609–1675
        1. 1. Mary (Ann Stewart Campbell, Countess) Argyll 1629–1668 m. Archibald (VI Campbell Hertog van Argyll Lord Lorne 9th Earl of) Argyll 1629–1685

Lord Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of Scotland in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1576
19 October 1576
Age 41
Death of Lord George Gordon... 5th Earl of Huntly ..Sheriff of Inverness..Lord Chancellor of Scotland in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1576
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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