Swartz/Rand Family Tree » George GORDON 4th Earl of Huntly (1513-1562)

Personal data George GORDON 4th Earl of Huntly 

Source 1
  • He was born on January 1, 1513 in Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 1
  • (FamilySearch ID) : M4ZF-WT6.
  • He died on October 22, 1562 in Corrichie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he was 49 years old.Source 1
  • He is buried on October 28, 1562 in Gordonshall, Elgin, Moray, Scotland.Source 1
  • A child of John GORDON and Margaret STEWART
  • This information was last updated on September 28, 2019.

Household of George GORDON 4th Earl of Huntly

He is married to Elizabeth KEITH.

They got married on March 27, 1530 at Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland, he was 17 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Patrick GORDON  ± 1538-1594
  2. Adam GORDON  1536-1580
  3. James GORDON  1535-1620
  4. George GORDON  ± 1532-1576
  5. Alexander GORDON  1531-1553
  6. Elizabeth GORDON  1530-1557 
  7. John GORDON  ± 1513-1562
  8. Hugh GORDON  1540-1575
  9. John GORDON  ± 1536-1562
  10. Thomas GORDON  1550-1584
  11. Jean GORDON  1546-1629
  12. Margaret GORDON  1542-1606
  13. Robert GORDON  1538-1572
  14. William GORDON  1537-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George GORDON

Alexander GORDON
1460-1524
Janet STEWART
1461-1510
James STEWART
1473-1513
Margaret DRUMMOND
1476-1502
John GORDON
1477-1517

George GORDON
1513-1562

1530

Elizabeth KEITH
????-1562

Patrick GORDON
± 1538-1594
Adam GORDON
1536-1580
James GORDON
1535-1620
George GORDON
± 1532-1576
Alexander GORDON
1531-1553
Elizabeth GORDON
1530-1557
John GORDON
± 1513-1562
Hugh GORDON
1540-1575
John GORDON
± 1536-1562
Thomas GORDON
1550-1584
Jean GORDON
1546-1629
Margaret GORDON
1542-1606
Robert GORDON
1538-1572
William GORDON
1537-????

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  1. "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch , FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, accessed 3 Jun 2019), entry for George Gordon, person ID M4ZF-WT6.

Historical events

Birthday January 1, 1513

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1513: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 27 » Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
    • April 2 » Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now the United States state of Florida.
    • April 30 » Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.
    • August 16 » Battle of the Spurs (Battle of Guinegate): King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.
    • September 9 » James IV of Scotland is defeated and dies in the Battle of Flodden, ending Scotland's involvement in the War of the League of Cambrai.
    • September 25 » Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean.

Day of marriage March 27, 1530

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1530: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 14 » Spanish conquistadores, led by Nuño de Guzmán, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico.
    • June 25 » At the Diet of Augsburg the Augsburg Confession is presented to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany.
    • September 15 »

Day of death October 22, 1562

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1562: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 17 » France grants religious toleration to the Huguenots in the Edict of Saint-Germain.
    • January 18 » Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.
    • March 1 » Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.
    • July 12 » Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
    • December 19 » The Battle of Dreux takes place during the French Wars of Religion.

Day of burial October 28, 1562

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1562: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 17 » France grants religious toleration to the Huguenots in the Edict of Saint-Germain.
    • January 18 » Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.
    • March 1 » Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.
    • July 12 » Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
    • December 19 » The Battle of Dreux takes place during the French Wars of Religion.


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