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Sir George Gordon, 2nd Earl Of Huntly - High Chancellor Of Scotland

Sir George Gordon, 2nd Earl Of Huntly - High Chancellor Of Scotland

Male 1430 - 1501  (71 years)

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  • Name George Gordon 
    Prefix Sir 
    Suffix 2nd Earl Of Huntly - High Chancellor Of Scotland 
    Birth 1 Jan 1430  Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation From 1498 to 1501 
    High Chancellor of Scotland 
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    _UID 493517BCCED540D78FBBDD27281286CDE68C 
    Burial 1501  Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Chancel of the Abbey Church Of 
    Death 8 Jun 1501  Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I130258  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2025 

    Father Sir Alexander Seton Gordon, 1st Earl Of Huntly,   b. Jan 1410, Huntley Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1470, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Mother Lady Elizabeth Crichton,   b. 26 Jan 1410, Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1479, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 18 Mar 1440  Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F50367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lady Elizabeth Dunbar, Of Moray 
    Marriage 20 May 1445 
    Annulled Bef Mar 1459 
    Family ID F84960  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 2 Lady Annabella Joan Stewart Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Huntley,   b. 18 Aug 1432, Castle Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1509, Roxburgh Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 10 Mar 1460  Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Banns 
    Annulled 24 Jul 1471 
    Children 
     1. Sir Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl Of Huntly,   b. 1458, Huntley (Aberdeenshire) England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1524, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Ann Gordon,   b. 18 Apr 1455, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1492, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     3. Lady Elizabeth Gordon, Of Loachinvar Countess Of Marischal,   b. 1462, Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1525, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     4. Sir Adam Gordon, Lord Of Aboyne 'Earl Of Sutherland',   b. 14 Oct 1474, Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1538, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F43736  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Family 3 Elizabeth Hay, Of Errol - Countess Of Huntly,   b. Abt 1442, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1509, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Children 
     1. Agnes Gordon,   b. 1472, Huntley Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1525, Findlater Castle, Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    Family ID F71437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Jan 1430 - Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Address:
    Banns - 10 Mar 1460 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jun 1501 - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • On the accession of James IV., in June of that year, he was sworn of his privy council, and empowered to repress disorders in the northern parts of the kingdom during the king’s minority. On 13th May, 1491, he was constituted his majesty’s lieutenant in the northern parts of Scotland beyond the river Northesk. In 1497 George Gordon was appointed High Chancellor of Scotland, the honor probably bestowed at the same time as his daughter Catherine married Perkin Warbeck, an adventurer in favor with King James IV of Scotland. The 2nd Earl completed the building work that his father begun in constructing Huntly Castle. He died at Stirling Castle on 8 June 1501. He married Elizabeth Dunbar, the widow of the Count of Moray, on 20 May 1445. There were no children from the marriage; the two were married for only a short time before he obtained a divorce in order to marry Annabella of Scotland, daughter of James I of Scotland. The couple had at least one daughter, though some sources list them as having as many as six children. The Earl obtained an annulment on 24 July 1471 on the basis of Annabella of Scotland's consanguinity with Elizabeth Dunbar. He then married his mistress, Elizabeth Hay, on 12 May 1476.