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Biography of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 1743-1827

Paternal Family Tree: Wyntoun aka Seton

Maternal Family Tree: Anne Armstrong 1544

On 3rd September 1741 [his father] Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon (age 21) and [his mother] Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Gordon. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen (age 62) and [his grandmother] Susan Murray. He the son of [his grandfather] Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon and [his grandmother] Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon. They were fourth cousins.

On 18th June 1743 Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon was born to Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon (age 23) and Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon (age 25).

On 5th August 1752 [his father] Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon (age 32) died. His son Alexander (age 9) succeeded 4th Duke Gordon, 7th Marquess Huntly, 12th Earl Huntley.

Around 1764 Pompeo Batoni (age 55). Portrait of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 20).

On 18th October 1767 Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 24) and Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Gordon. He the son of Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon and Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon (age 49).

On 20th September 1768 [his daughter] Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond was born to Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 25) and [his wife] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 20).

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

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

In 1772 [his daughter] Madelaine Gordon was born to Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 28) and [his wife] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 24).

1774 Angelica Kauffmann (age 32). Portrait of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 30).

On 27th December 1776 [his daughter] Louisa Gordon Marchioness Cornwallis was born to Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 33) and [his wife] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 28).

On 18th July 1781 [his daughter] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford was born to Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 38) and [his wife] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 33).

In 1785 [his son] Alexander Gordon was born to Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 41) and [his wife] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 37).

On 9th September 1789 [his son-in-law] Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond (age 25) and [his daughter] Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond (age 20) were married at Gordon Castle, Fochabers. She the daughter of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 46) and [his wife] 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.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 7th October 1793 [his son-in-law] William Montagu 5th Duke Manchester (age 21) and [his daughter] Susan Gordon Duchess Manchester were married at Edinburgh. She by marriage Duchess Manchester. She the daughter of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 50) and [his wife] 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 son-in-law] Charles Cornwallis 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (age 20) and [his daughter] Louisa Gordon Marchioness Cornwallis (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 51) and [his wife] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 47). He the son of Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis (age 56) and Jemima Tullekin Jones Countess Cornwallis.

In 1799 [his mother] Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon (age 81) died.

On 23rd June 1803 [his son-in-law] John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 36) and [his daughter] Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She the daughter of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 60) and [his wife] 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 8th January 1808 [his son] Alexander Gordon (age 23) died.

On 14th April 1812 [his wife] Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 64) died.

On 11th December 1813 [his son] George Gordon 5th Duke Gordon (age 43) and [his daughter-in-law] 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 Alexander (age 76) succeeded 12th Baron Mordaunt.

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

[his daughter] Susan Gordon Duchess Manchester was born to Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon and Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon.

Royal Ancestors of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 1743-1827

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 1743-1827

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 1743-1827

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess Huntly 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 14th or 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Howard 15th or 22nd Earl of Arundel 5th Earl of Surrey 2nd Earl Norfolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alethea Talbot Countess Arundel, Surrey and Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Gordon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bickerton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Bickerton Duchess Norfolk

Father: Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Howard 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St John Lady Effingham 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Smith

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Smith

GrandMother: Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Fraser

Great x 1 Grandmother: Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth

Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Gordon

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gordon

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Gordon 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen

GrandFather: William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen

Mother: Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Murray 2nd Earl Tullibardine

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Earl Atholl 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Stewart Countess Tullibardine 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duncan Campbell 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Countess Atholl 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sinclair 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Duke Atholl 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Susan Murray 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 10th Earl Angus 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Oliphant Countess Angus 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret aka Mary Feilding 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England