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Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquis of Huntly (born 4 February 1944), styled Earl of Aboyne until 1987, is a Scottish peer and the Premier Marquess of Scotland. He was a hereditary member of the House of Lords from 1987 to 1999.
Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland that was created on 17 April 1599 [1] for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles; only the English marquessate of Winchester is older.
30 de jul. de 2013 · Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly was born on 4 February 1944. 1 He is the son of Douglas Charles Lindsey Gordon, 12th Marquess of Huntly and Hon. Mary Pamela Berry. 1,2 He married, firstly, Jane Elizabeth Angela Gibb, daughter of Lt.-Col. Alistair Monteith Gibb and Hon. Daisy Yoskyl Consuelo Pearson, on 29 ...
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Origins
The first Gordon on record is Richard of Gordon, previously of Swinton, said to have been the grandson of a famous Norman knight who slew some monstrous animal in the Merse during the time of King Malcolm III of Scotland. This Richard was Lord of the Barony of Gordon in the Merse. Richard de (of) Gordon probably died around 1200. Between 1150 and 1160 he granted from his estate a piece of land to the Monks of St. Mary at Kelso, a grant which was confirmed by his son Thomas Gordon. Other notab...
Wars of Scottish Independence
During the Wars of Scottish Independence Sir Adam Gordon, who had supported William Wallace, renounced his subsequent acceptance of the claims of Edward I of England and became a staunch supporter of Robert the Bruce. Adam was killed leading the Clan Gordon at the Battle of Halidon Hillin 1333 but his son Sir Alexander Gordon escaped and was the first Gordon to be designated "of Huntly". Chief Sir John Gordon was killed leading the clan at the Battle of Otterburn where the English were defeat...
15th century and clan conflicts
The Battle of Arbroath was fought in 1445 where Patrick Gordon of Methlic, a cousin of the Earl of Huntly, was killed fighting the Clan Lindsay. From this Patrick Gordon the Earls of Aberdeendescend. In 1449 Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Huntly, the eldest son of Elizabeth Gordon and Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon, changed the family name from Seton to Gordon.c.1457.His male heirs through his third wife Elizabeth Crichton continued to bear the name of Gordon and were chiefs of Clan Gordon. The c...
The Chief of Clan Gordon is Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Enzie, Earl of Aboyne, Lord Gordon of Badenoch, Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet, Baron Meldrum o...The Chief of Clan Gordon is known as: The Cock o' the North.Chief's Arms: Quarterly, 1st Azure three boars’ heads couped Or langued Gules (for Gordon), 2nd, Or three lions heads erased Gules langued Azure (for Lordship of Badenoch), 3rd, Or three crescents...Clan Gordon has several recognized tartans, most of them predominantly green-blue-and-black, but also including dress patterns, some red-based ones, and some variants for specific branches of the clan. The main Gordon tartan is based on that originally used by the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot; the clan version has thinner black bands,...
Castles that have been owned by the Clan Gordon include, amongst many others: 1. Gordon Castle, which once stood to the north of the village of Gordon, Scottish Borders, in Berwickshire was an old stronghold, although its exact location is not certain. The Gordons held the castle from the twelfth century, but as a result of supporting Robert the Br...
Granville Charles Gordon, 13th Marquis of Huntly, became Chief of the Clan Gordon in 1987. The Gordon chief is known as the Cock o' the North, which is also the clan march. Clan Plant Badge: Rock Ivy.
Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly , styled Earl of Aboyne until 1987, is a Scottish peer and the Premier Marquess of Scotland.
13 January 1988 - 11 November 1999. House membership. The Marquess of Huntly's full title is The Most Hon. the Marquess of Huntly. His name is Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, and he was excluded from the House of Lords on 11 November 1999.
