Earl of Aboyne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, borne in the Gordon family (see the

Marquess of Huntly Marquess of Huntly (traditionally spelled Marquis in Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: ''Coileach Strath Bhalgaidh'') is a title in the Peerage of Scotland that was created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existin ...

for earlier history of the family). There is some contemporary evidence that this title was first created for James Gordon, 2nd Viscount Aboyne during the

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

, but this creation is not recorded in peerage sources. The title was created (or revived) on 10 September 1660 for Lord Charles Gordon, fourth son of

George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (1592March 1649), styled Earl of Enzie from 1599 to 1636, eldest son of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly by Lady Henrietta Stewart, daughter of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, born at Huntly Castl ...

, and Viscount Aboyne's younger brother. He was made Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. His great-great-grandson (the titles having descended from father to son), the fifth Earl, succeeded as

in 1836, since when the earldom has been held as a subsidiary title. Earl of Aboyne is now a courtesy title used by the

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

to the Marquessate of Huntly.

Earls of Aboyne (1660)

Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne (c1638 - March 1681). The fourth son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Lady Anne Campbell, he was created 1st Earl of Aboyne and 1st Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet by Letters Patent on 10 Sept ...

(died 1681) *

Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne (c. 1670 – April 1702). The eldest son of Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon, he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Aboyne in March 1681. At the time of his death in April 1702, he was succee ...

(died 1702) *

John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne (April 1700National Library of Scotland, MS 1338, f. 143. – 7 April 1732) was the son of Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Aboyne in April 1702. On the da ...

(died 1732) * Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne (c. 1726–1794) * George Gordon, 5th Earl of Aboyne (1761–1853) (succeeded as 9th

in 1836) see

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* * Gordon of Gordounston, Robert, ''A Genealogical History of the Earldom of Sutherland'' (Edinburgh 1813), p. 528 (the continuation by Gilbert Gordon of Sallagh, concluded in 1651, provides the most explicit evidence that the 2nd Viscount was "created earl by the king's patent" around 1645). {{DEFAULTSORT:Aboyne Earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland House of Gordon 1660 establishments in Scotland Noble titles created in 1660

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