The title Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of Scotland and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ...

The Dukedom, named for the Gordon family, was first created for the fourth Marquess of Huntly on November 3, 1684; he was simultaneously created with the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Huntly and Enzie (all three of which he already held by an older creation), Viscount of Inverness (c.f. Earl of Inverness), and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun, Garthie and Kincardine. On July 2, 1784, the fourth Duke was created Earl of Norwich and Baron Gordon of Huntly, in the Peerage of Great Britain. The principal family seat was Gordon Castle. The Dukedom became extinct in 1836, with all the titles created in 1684 and 1784. Clan Gordon Crest Clan Gordon, also known as the House of Gordon, is a traditional Scottish clan name and it is now a common forename. ... The title Marquess of Huntly was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1599, making it the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English Marquessate of Winchester being older. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... The title of Earl of Inverness has been created several times in the Peerage of the Peerage of the United Kingdom, each time as a subsidiary title for a member of the royal family. ... Common Green, the centre of Strathaven Strathaven (Gaelic: Srath Aibhne) (pronounced: Straven , meaning: valley of the Avon) is a small town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Balmore is a hamlet in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, located 1 km West of Torrance and 5km East of Milngavie. ... The Auchindoun is a location set in Blizzard Entertainments video game and book series, Warcraft. ... Kincardine or Kincardine-on-Forth is a small town located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander Gordon (1743 - 1827), 4th Duke of Gordon was a Scottish nobleman. ... The title of Earl of Norwich was created several times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain. ... The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... Gordon Castle near Fochabers in Moray, Scotland, historically the principal seat of the Dukes of Gordon, was one of the largest country houses ever built in Scotland. ...

Most of the Gordon estates passed to the son of the 5th Duke's eldest sister, the English nobleman Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, whose main seat was Goodwood House in Sussex. ^[1]In 1876 he was created 1st Duke of Gordon in the second creation. Thus, the Duke holds four dukedoms (including the titular Aubigny-sur-Nère; see Duke of Aubigny), more than any other person in the realm. Aubigny is in the defunct Peerage of France and it should be noted that the central arms of the Duke are based on the original Jacobean ones for the Union of the Crowns, with the inherited but inactive English claims to the French throne also represented prominently. Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox (3 August 1791 – 21 October 1860) was an English politician and a prominent Conservative. ... Goodwood House is a country house in West Sussex in southern England. ... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Aubigny-sur-Nère is one of the communes of the Cher département and in the Arrondissement of Vierzon. ... Ducs dAubigny have had their origins in Aubigny-sur-Nère from the 15th century, which was an important honour throughout the Auld Alliance and Ancien Régime. ... The Peerage of France (French: ) was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. ... The term Jacobean refers to a period in English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603 – 1625). ... The Union of the Crowns refers to the accession of James VI, King of Scots, to the thrones of England and Ireland, in March 1603. ... The English claims to the French throne have a long and rather complex history between the 1340s and the 1800s. ...

Dukes of Gordon, First Creation (1684)

• George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon (1649–1716)
• Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon (d. 1728)
• Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon (c. 1720–1752)
• Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743–1827)
• George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon (1770–1836)

Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... Sir George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon KT (1643–December 7, 1716) was the son of Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... General Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon (c. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala The founding of the University of Havana (Universidad de la Habana), Cubas most well-established university. ... Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon (c. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander Gordon (1743 - 1827), 4th Duke of Gordon was a Scottish nobleman. ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... George Gordon (1770 - 1836), 5th Duke of Gordon, 8th Marquess of Huntly was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician. ... For the village in Queensland, see 1770, Queensland. ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Dukes of Gordon, Second Creation (1876)

• Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, 1st Duke of Gordon (1818–1903)
• Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond, 7th Duke of Lennox, 2nd Duke of Gordon (1845–1928)
• Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon (1870–1935)
• Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon (1904–1989)
• Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox, 5th Duke of Gordon (b. 1929)

Heir Apparent: Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara (b. January 8, 1955)
Lord March's Heir Apparent: Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington (b. December 20, 1994) Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... His Grace The Duke of Richmond and Lennox Charles Henry Gordon_Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Gordon (February 27, 1818 - September 27, 1903) was a British politician. ... Year 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox and 2nd Duke of Gordon, KG, GCVO (27 December 1845 – 18 January 1928) was a British politician and peer. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon DSO MVO (30 December 1870 – 7 May 1935) was a British Peer, the son of the 7th Duke by his partially Sephardic Jewish first wife, Amy Mary Ricardo. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon (February 5, 1904–November 2, 1989) was the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox and 5th Duke of Gordon (19 September 1929) is a British Peer. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara (born 8 January 1955) is the heir apparent of the 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox and 5th Duke of Gordon. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

References

1. ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical, edited by Francis H. Groome, 1882-85, online at www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz

See also

• The Gordon Highlanders
• Gordon Riots

The Gordon Highlanders was a British Army infantry regiment from 1881 until 1994. ... The Gordon Riots is a term used to refer to a number of events in a predominantly Protestant religious uprising in London aimed against the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 1778, relieving his Majestys subjects, of the Catholic Religion, from certain penalties and disabilities imposed upon them during the reign...

External links

• An Online Gotha - Dukes of Richmond, Lennox & Gordon

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.