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George Gordon inherited his earldom and estates in 1524 at age 10. As commander of the King's Army he defeated the English at the Battle of Haddon Rig in 1542, was a member of the council of Regency under James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran and Cardinal Beaton and succeeded as Chancellor on the murder of Beaton in 1546.
When George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly was born in 1514, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Gordon of Badenoch, was 35 and his mother, Lady Margaret Stewart, was 17. He married Elizabeth Keith on 27 March 1530, in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
4th earl of Huntly, George Gordon. (1513—1562) magnate. Quick Reference. (1513–62). Gordon's mother was an illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland. Huntly won a success against the English at Hadden Rigg in 1542, was a regent after the death of James V, but was captured by Somerset at Pinkie Cleugh in 1547.
George, fourth Earl of Huntly, was ten years of age when he succeeded his grandfather, Alexander, third Earl, in 1524, his father, Lord Gordon, having died in 1517.
8 de jun. de 2018 · George Gordon Huntly, 4th earl of, 1514–62, Scottish nobleman. He was made lord high chancellor in 1546. Although a Roman Catholic, he led a revolt against Mary Queen of Scots [1] and was killed at the battle of Corrichie.
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.
When George Gordon 4th Earl of Huntly was born on 1 January 1513, in England, United Kingdom, his father, John Gordon of Badenoch, was 34 and his mother, Lady Margaret Stewart, was 15. He married Lady Elizabeth Beatrice Keith Gordon, Countess of Huntly, Gordon on 27 March 1530, in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
