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 [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran [aged 42] and [his grandmother] Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault. He the son of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley [aged 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 [aged 27].

On 28th October 1562 [his grandfather] George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley [aged 48] died. His son [his father] George succeeded 5th Earl Huntley. [his mother] Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley [aged 27] by marriage Countess Huntley.

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 [aged 14] succeeded 6th Earl Huntley.

On 21st July 1581 George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly [aged 19] and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 8] were married. She by marriage Countess Huntley. She the daughter of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 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 [aged 41] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Ludovic [aged 8] succeeded 2nd Duke Lennox, 2nd Earl Lennox.

Before June 1590 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 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 [aged 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 [aged 30] and [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 19]. He married before 1624 his fourth cousin Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly, daughter of Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll and Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll, and had issue.

On 7th February 1592 James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray [aged 27] was murdered. His son [his future son-in-law] James [aged 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 [aged 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 [aged 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 [aged 30] and [his sister-in-law] Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 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 [aged 34] and [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 23]. She married 4th May 1611 her third cousin Alexander Livingston 2nd Earl Linlithgow, son of Alexander Livingston 1st Earl Linlithgow and Helen Hay, and had issue.

Around August 1598 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 23] and Jean Campbell Duchess Lennox [aged 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 [aged 37] was created 1st Marquess Huntly. [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 26] by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

Around 1600 [his daughter] Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas was born to George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly [aged 38] and [his wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 27]. She married before 1634 her half fourth cousin William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas, son of William Douglas 10th Earl Angus and Elizabeth Oliphant Countess Angus, and had issue.

On 2nd October 1607 [his son-in-law] James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray [aged 16] and Anne Gordon Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly [aged 45] and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 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 [aged 30] and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox [aged 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 Elizabeth Gordon [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly [aged 49] and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 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 Elizabeth Gordon [aged 20]. Elizabeth Gordon died in childbirth. He married 30th July 1650 Elizabeth Maule Countess Kinghorne and Linlithgow, daughter of Patrick Maule 1st Earl Panmure and Frances Stanhope, and had issue.

On 16th June 1621 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 46] and Frances Howard Duchess Lennox and Richmond [aged 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.

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

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

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

Before 1634 [his son-in-law] William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas [aged 44] and Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas [aged 33] were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly [aged 71] and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 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 [aged 74] died. His son George [aged 44] succeeded 2nd Marquess Huntly, 7th Earl Huntley. Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

In 1642 [his former wife] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 69] died.

[his daughter] Anne Gordon Countess Moray was born to George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly. She married 2nd October 1607 her half third cousin once removed James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray, son of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray, and had issue.

[his son] John Gordon was born to George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly. He married his third cousin Sophia Hay, daughter of Francis Hay 9th Earl Erroll and Elizabeth Douglas Countess Erroll.