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Culture, Scotland Lords Temporal, Earl Huntley

Earl Huntley is in Earl.

In 1449 Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley was created 1st Earl Huntley. Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley (age 38) by marriage Countess Huntley.

On 15 Jul 1470 Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley died. His son George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley (age 15) succeeded 2nd Earl Huntley. Anabella Stewart (age 34) by marriage Countess Huntley.

On 18 Aug 1471 George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley (age 16) and Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley (age 21) were married; she having been his mistress. She by marriage Countess Huntley. She the daughter of William Hay 1st Earl Erroll and Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll. He the son of Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley (age 61).

On 08 Jun 1501 George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley (age 46) died. His son Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley succeeded 3rd Earl Huntley. Jean Stewart Countess Huntley (age 40) by marriage Countess Huntley.

After 27 Jul 1511 Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes (age 46) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntley. He the son of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley. They were third cousins.

On 21 Jan 1524 Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley died at Perth [Map]. His grandson George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley (age 10) succeeded 4th Earl Huntley.

On 28 Oct 1562 George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley (age 48) died. His son George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley succeeded 5th Earl Huntley. Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley (age 27) by marriage Countess Huntley.

On 19 Oct 1576 George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley died. His son George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 14) succeeded 6th Earl Huntley.

On 21 Jul 1581 George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 19) and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 8) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntley. She the daughter of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox (age 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 13 Jun 1636 George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 74) died. His son George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly (age 44) succeeded 2nd Marquess Huntly, 7th Earl Huntley. Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

In Mar 1649 George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly (age 57) died. His son Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess Huntly (age 23) succeeded 3rd Marquess Huntly, 8th Earl Huntley.

In 1653 Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess Huntly (age 27) died. His son George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon (age 10) succeeded 4th Marquess Huntly, 9th Earl Huntley.

On 07 Dec 1716 George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon (age 73) died. His son Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon (age 38) succeeded 2nd Duke Gordon, 5th Marquess Huntly, 10th Earl Huntley. Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon by marriage Duchess Gordon.

On 28 Nov 1728 Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon (age 50) died. His son Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon (age 8) succeeded 3rd Duke Gordon, 6th Marquess Huntly, 11th Earl Huntley.

On 05 Aug 1752 Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon (age 32) died. His son Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 9) succeeded 4th Duke Gordon, 7th Marquess Huntly, 12th Earl Huntley.

On 17 Jun 1827 Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 83) died. His son George Gordon 5th Duke Gordon (age 57) succeeded 5th Duke Gordon, 8th Marquess Huntly, 13th Earl Huntley, 13th Baron Mordaunt. Elizabeth Brodie Duchess Gordon (age 32) by marriage Duchess Gordon.

On 28 May 1836 George Gordon 5th Duke Gordon (age 66) died without legitimate issue at Belgrave Square, Belgravia. Duke Gordon, Baron Mordaunt extinct. His fourth cousin once removed George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 74) succeeded 9th Marquess Huntly, 14th Earl Huntley. Catherine Anne Cope Marchioness Huntly by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

On 17 Jun 1853 George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 91) died. His son Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 61) succeeded 10th Marquess Huntly, 15th Earl Huntley, 6th Earl Aboyne. Elizabeth Conyngham Marchioness Huntly by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

On 18 Sep 1863 Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 71) died. His son Charles Gordon 11th Marquess Huntly (age 16) succeeded 11th Marquess Huntly, 16th Earl Huntley, 7th Earl Aboyne. Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly (age 42) by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

On 20 Feb 1937 Charles Gordon 11th Marquess Huntly (age 89) died. His great nephew Douglas Charles Lindsey Gordon 12th Marquess Huntly (age 29) succeeded 12th Marquess Huntly, 17th Earl Huntley, 8th Earl Aboyne.

In 1987 Douglas Charles Lindsey Gordon 12th Marquess Huntly (age 79) died. His son Granville Charles Gomer Gordon 13th Marquess Huntly (age 42) succeeded 13th Marquess Huntly, 18th Earl Huntley, 9th Earl Aboyne.