Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne (c1638 - March 1681). The 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 Lady Anne Campbell, he was created 1st Earl of Aboyne and 1st Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet by
Letters Patent on 10 September 1660. At the time of his death in March 1681, he was succeeded in the earldom and lordship by his son.
Family
He married firstly, Margaret Irvine, daughter of Alexander Irvine, c1662, and had issue:
*Lady Ann Gordon (d. c1665)
His first wife died in 1662.
He married secondly, Elizabeth Lyon, daughter of
John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created as Earl of Kinghorne in the Peerage of Scotland in 1606 for Patrick Lyon. In 1677, the designation of the earldom c ...
and Lady Elizabeth Maule, on 28 August 1665, and had issue:
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Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne (c1670-1702)
*Hon. George Gordon
*Hon. John Gordon (d.1762)
*Lady Elizabeth Gordon, married
John Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Cromartie
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
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* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
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(1685)
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (2003 edition). London: Pan Macmillan, 2003.,
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Cracroft's Peerage
1638 births
1681 deaths
Earls of Aboyne
17th-century Scottish peers
Peers of Scotland created by Charles II
Younger sons of marquesses
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