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Biography of George Gordon 5th Duke Gordon 1770-1836

Paternal Family Tree: Wyntoun aka Seton

On 18th October 1767 [his father] Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 24) and [his step-mother] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Gordon. He the son of [his grandfather] Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon and [his grandmother] Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon (age 49).

On 2nd February 1770 George Gordon 5th was born to [his father] Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 26).

Around 1778 George Romney (age 43). Portrait of [his step-mother] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 30) and her son George Gordon 5th (age 7).

On 9th September 1789 [his brother-in-law] Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond (age 25) and [his half-sister] Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond (age 20) were married at Gordon Castle, Fochabers. She the daughter of [his father] Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 46) and [his step-mother] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 41). They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 7th October 1793 [his brother-in-law] William Montagu 5th Duke Manchester (age 21) and [his half-sister] Susan Gordon Duchess Manchester were married at Edinburgh. She by marriage Duchess Manchester. She the daughter of [his father] Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 50) and [his step-mother] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 45). He the son of George Montagu 4th Duke Manchester and Elizabeth Dashwood Duchess Manchester (age 53).

On 17th April 1795 [his brother-in-law] Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (age 20) and [his half-sister] Louisa Gordon Marchioness Cornwallis (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 51) and [his step-mother] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 47). He the son of Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis (age 56) and Jemima Tullekin Jones Countess Cornwallis.

On 23rd June 1803 [his brother-in-law] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 36) and [his half-sister] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She the daughter of [his father] Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 60) and [his step-mother] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 55). They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 5th October 1805 Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis (age 66) died at Gauspur, Ghazipur. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 30) succeeded 2nd Marquess Cornwallis, 3rd Earl Cornwallis, 7th Baron Cornwallis. [his half-sister] Louisa Gordon Marchioness Cornwallis (age 28) by marriage Marchioness Cornwallis.

On 29th December 1806 Charles Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond (age 71) died at Goodwood West Sussex. He was buried at Chichester Cathedral [Map]. His nephew [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 42) succeeded 4th Duke Richmond, 4th Earl March, 4th Baron Settrington. [his half-sister] Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond (age 38) by marriage Duchess Richmond.

On 11th December 1813 George Gordon 5th (age 43) and Elizabeth Brodie Duchess Gordon (age 19) were married. She brought £100,000 to the marriage and inherited more then £100,000 when her father died. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 70).

On 22nd June 1819 Mary Anastasia Grace Mordaunt 11th Baroness Mordaunt (age 80) died. Her second cousin [his father] Alexander (age 76) succeeded 12th Baron Mordaunt.

On 17th June 1827 [his father] Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 83) died. His son George (age 57) succeeded 5th Duke Gordon, 8th Marquess Huntly, 13th Earl Huntley, 13th Baron Mordaunt. [his wife] Elizabeth Brodie Duchess Gordon (age 32) by marriage Duchess Gordon.

On 26th August 1828 [his half-sister] Susan Gordon Duchess Manchester died.

Before 1830. Thomas Lawrence (age 60). Portrait of George Gordon 5th (age 59).

On 28th May 1836 George Gordon 5th (age 66) died without legitimate issue at Belgrave Square, Belgravia. Duke Gordon, Baron Mordaunt extinct. His fourth cousin once removed George (age 74) succeeded 9th Marquess Huntly, 14th Earl Huntley.

Before 3rd October 1860. Alfred Edward Chalon (age 80). Portrait of George Gordon 5th .

On 31st January 1864 [his former wife] Elizabeth Brodie Duchess Gordon (age 69) died.

Royal Ancestors of George Gordon 5th

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of George Gordon 5th

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess Huntly 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Gordon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bickerton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Bickerton Duchess Norfolk

GrandFather: Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Smith

Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Fraser

Great x 2 Grandmother: Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth

Father: Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Gordon 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen

GrandMother: Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Earl Atholl 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Countess Atholl IA3SNmt3 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Duke Atholl 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Susan Murray 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret aka Mary Feilding 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

George Gordon 5th Duke Gordon 9 x Great Grand Son of