Biography of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly 1562-1636

On 12th March 1558 [his father] George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley and [his mother] Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley (age 23) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran (age 42) and [his grandmother] Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault. He the son of [his grandfather] George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley (age 44). They were second cousins.

In 1562 George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly was born to George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley and Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley (age 27).

After 17th April 1574 [his mother] Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley (deceased) died.

On 19th October 1576 [his father] George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley died. His son George (age 14) succeeded 6th Earl Huntley.

On 21st July 1581 George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 19) and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 8) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntley. She the daughter of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox (age 39) and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. He the son of George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley and Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley. They were third cousin once removed.

On 26th May 1583 [his father-in-law] Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox (age 41) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Ludovic (age 8) succeeded 2nd Duke Lennox, 2nd Earl Lennox.

Before June 1590 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 15) and Sophia Ruthven Duchess Lennox were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. She the daughter of William Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie and Dorothea Stewart Countess Gowrie (age 49). He the son of [his father-in-law] Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. They were third cousins.

In 1592 [his son] George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly was born to George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 30) and [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 19).

On 7th February 1592 James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray (age 27) was murdered. His son [his future son-in-law] James (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Moray.

Moray, in expectation of a summons to the court, had arrived at Donibristle, a house on the Fife coast owned by his mother Margaret Campbell (deceased). The house was suddenly beset by the followers of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 30), who called on him to surrender. He declined to do so, and the house was set on fire. Moray escaped but was subsequently killed.

The next day, the corpses of the earl and of Dunbar, Sheriff of Moray, who had also been killed in the attack, were brought to Leith by the earl's mother Margaret Campbell. She intended to confront King James VI (age 25) and demand that Huntly be brought to justice. The body displayed in the St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh; a 'vendetta portrait' showing his wounds was commissioned.

The body remained on display for five years. He was eventually buried on the orders of King James.

James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray: Before 1591 he was born to James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 2nd October 1607 James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray and Anne Gordon Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly. He the son of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 6th August 1638 James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray died. His son James succeeded 4th Earl Moray.

Margaret Campbell: In 1544 she was born to Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. On 10th January 1563 James Stewart 1st Lord Doune and she were married. There was a masque involving courtiers and musicians dressed in white taffeta as shepherds. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. They were half third cousin once removed. In February 1592 Margaret Campbell died.

In December 1592 John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar (age 30) and [his sister-in-law] Mary Stewart Countess Mar (age 10) were married. She by marriage Countess Mar. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. He the son of John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar. They were third cousin once removed.

Around 1596 [his daughter] Elizabeth Gordon was born to George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 34) and [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 23).

Around August 1598 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 23) and Jean Campbell Duchess Lennox (age 45) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of [his father-in-law] Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. They were second cousin once removed.

On 7th April 1599 George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 37) was created 1st Marquess Huntly. [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 26) by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

Around 1600 [his daughter] Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas was born to George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 38) and [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 27).

In 1603 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 28) was appointed 395th Knight of the Garter by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 36).

On 2nd October 1607 [his son-in-law] James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray (age 16) and [his daughter] Anne Gordon Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 45) and [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 34). He the son of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In 1609 [his brother-in-law] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 30) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 17) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox.

On 4th May 1611 [his son-in-law] Alexander Livingston 2nd Earl Linlithgow and [his daughter] Elizabeth Gordon (age 15) were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 49) and [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 38). He the son of Alexander Livingston 1st Earl Linlithgow and Helen Hay. They were third cousins.

In July 1616 [his grandson] George Livingston 3rd Earl Linlithgow was born to [his son-in-law] Alexander Livingston 2nd Earl Linlithgow and [his daughter] Elizabeth Gordon (age 20). Elizabeth Gordon died in childbirth.

In 1619 [his brother-in-law] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 40) was created 1st Earl March. Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 27) by marriage Countess March.

On 16th June 1621 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 46) and Frances Howard Duchess Lennox and Richmond (age 42) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. He the son of [his father-in-law] Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In 1623 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 48) was created 1st Duke Richmond, 1st Earl Newcastle upon Tyne by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 56). Frances Howard Duchess Lennox and Richmond (age 44) by marriage Duchess Richmond.

Before 1624 [his son] George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly were married. She by marriage Marchioness Huntly. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll (age 48) and Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll. He the son of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 61) and [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 50). They were fourth cousins.

On 16th February 1624 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 49) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Richmond and Earl Newcastle upon Tyne extinct. His brother [his brother-in-law] Esmé (age 45) succeeded 3rd Duke Lennox. Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 32) by marriage Duchess Lennox.

On 30th July 1624 [his brother-in-law] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 45) died. His son James (age 12) succeeded 4th Duke Lennox, 2nd Earl March.

Before 1634 [his son-in-law] William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas (age 44) and [his daughter] Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas (age 33) were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 71) and [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 60). He the son of William Douglas 10th Earl Angus and Elizabeth Oliphant Countess Angus. They were half fourth cousins.

On 13th June 1636 George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 74) died. His son [his son] George (age 44) succeeded 2nd Marquess Huntly, 7th Earl Huntley. [his daughter-in-law] Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

In 1642 [his former wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 69) died.

[his daughter] Anne Gordon Countess Moray was born to George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly.

[his son] John Gordon was born to George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly.