Viscount of Melgum was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Lord John Gordon, second son of

George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly (156213 June 1636) was a Scottish nobleman who took a leading role in the political and military life of Scotland in the late 16th century, and around the time of the Union of the Crowns. Biography The son o ...

and

Henrietta Stewart Henrietta Stewart (1573–1642) was a Scottish courtier. She was the influential favourite of the queen of Scotland, Anne of Denmark. Life Henrietta Stewart was the daughter of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, favourite of James VI of Scotla ...

(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). He was made Lord Aboyne at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. Lord Melgum had no male issue and the titles became extinct on his death in 1630.

Viscounts of Melgum (1627)

*John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Melgum (d. 1630), married Sophia Hay. He died at the fire at

Frendraught Castle Frendraught CastleCoventry, Martin (1997) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Goblinshead. p.184 or House is a 17th-century house, about east of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and west of Largue, on the site of a 13th-century castle. History The ori ...

. His daughter was

Henrietta Gordon Henrietta Gordon (born c. 1628; ''floruit'' 1672) was a Scottish-born courtier, a maid of honour to Princess Henrietta, youngest daughter of Charles I of England. Early life Henrietta Gordon, was the youngest daughter of Lord John Gordon, create ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Melgum Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Scotland Noble titles created in 1627

Viscounts of Melgum (1627)

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