GORDON, George 9th Earl and 4th Marquis of Huntly, 1st Duke of Gordon ¹

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Granted: by King Charles II, 1662, Huntly estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ¹

2. Went abroad: to be educated, About 1668, France and Italy. ¹

3. Served: in army, 1673, of France. ¹

4. Served: with Prince of Orange, 1675, in Flanders. ¹

5. Ratification: of the marquisate and other honours, 1681, of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ¹

6. Created: Duke of Gordon, 1 November 1684. ¹

7. Granted: barony, 1686, of Mellerstaines, Berwickshire, Scotland. ¹

8. Created: Knight of the Order of the Thistle, 29 May 1687. ¹

9. Held: castle, from 1688 until 13 June 1689, at Edinburgh, Scotland. ¹

George married Elizabeth HOWARD, daughter of Henry HOWARD 6th Duke of Norfolk and Earl of Norwich and Anne SOMERSET, in October 1676.¹ (Elizabeth HOWARD was born about 1655, died on 16 July 1732 in Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, Scotland ¹ and was buried in 1732 in Elgin Cathedral, Moray Scotland ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"The Duke of Gordon married, in October 1676, Elizabeth Howard, second daughter of Henry, Duke of Norfolk and Earl of Norwich, with a portion of £1200 a year. The marriage does not appear to have been a happy one, as the Duchess retired to a convent in Flanders before 1697, in which year the Duke raised an action of adherence against her. She ultimately obtained a decree of separation from him in 1707. Her name was at one time prominently brought into notice by her presenting to the Faculty of Advocates a medal with the head of the Pretender on one side and a representation of the British Isles on the other,with the motto Reddite. It was at first, by the influence of James Dundas of Arniston, received with thanks, but afterwards, on the Government taking notice of the incident, rejected with a resolution protesting the devotion of the Faculty to the reigning sovereign. The Duchess survived her husband many years, and died at the Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, 16 July 1732. Testament confirmed 17 December 1733. She was buried in Elgin Cathedral. By her the Duke had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) ¹