Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne

Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne (c1638 - March 1681). The fourth son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Lady Anne Campbell, he was created 1st Earl of Aboyne and 1st Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet by Letters Patent on 10 September 1660. On his death in 1681 he was succeeded in the earldom and lordship by his son.

Family

He married firstly, Margaret Irvine, daughter of Alexander Irvine, c1662, and had issue:

His first wife died in 1662.

He married secondly, Elizabeth Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne and Lady Elizabeth Maule, on 28 August 1665, and had issue:

Notes

    References

    Peerage of Scotland
    Preceded by
    New Creation
    Earl of Aboyne
    1660–1681
    Succeeded by
    Charles Gordon


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