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On 13th November 1682 George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen [aged 45] was created 1st Earl Aberdeen.
On 20th April 1720 George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen [aged 82] died. His son William [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Earl Aberdeen. Anne Gordon Duchess Mantua by marriage Duchess Mantua.
On 30th March 1746 William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen [aged 67] died. His son George [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Aberdeen. Catherine Elizabeth Hanson Couness Aberdeen [aged 16] by marriage Countess Aberdeen.
On 13th August 1801 George Gordon 3rd Earl Aberdeen [aged 79] died. His grandson George [aged 17] succeeded 4th Earl Aberdeen. His will provided for his illegitimate son Alexander Gorden Cavalry [aged 20].
On 28th July 1805 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 21] and Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen. She the daughter of John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn [aged 49] and Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
On 8th July 1815 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 31] and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen.
On 14th December 1860 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 76] died. His son George [aged 44] succeeded 5th Earl Aberdeen. Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 46] by marriage Countess Aberdeen.
On 22nd March 1864 George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen [aged 47] died. His son George [aged 22] succeeded 6th Earl Aberdeen.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 27th January 1870 George Hamilton-Gordon 6th Earl Aberdeen [aged 28] drowned. Travelling from Boston to Melbourne on the Hera, Lord Aberdeen was washed overboard during a violent storm and drowned. His brother John [aged 22] succeeded 7th Earl Aberdeen.
In 1877 John Hamilton-Gordon 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 29] and Isabel Marjoribanks Marchioness of Aberdeen and Ternair [aged 19] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen. They had four children. He the son of George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen and Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 62].
On 7th March 1934 John Hamilton-Gordon 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 86] died. His son George [aged 55] succeeded 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 2nd Earl of Haddo in Aberdeenshire, 8th Earl Aberdeen. Mary Florence Clixby Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 77] by marriage Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair.
On 6th January 1965 George Gordon 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 85] died. His brother Dudley [aged 81] succeeded 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 3rd Earl of Haddo in Aberdeenshire, 9th Earl Aberdeen.