Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl of Huntly was born in December 1460, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Sir George Gordon 2nd Earl of Huntly - High Chancellor of Scotland, was 30 and his mother, Lady Annabella Stewart Princess of Scotland, was 28. He married Lady Jean Stewart Countess of Huntly on 20 October 1474, in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1501. He died on 21 January 1524, in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, at the age of 63, and was buried in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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- Alexander Gordon, "Find A Grave Index"
- Alexander GOrdon, 3rd Earl of Huntly
- Alexander Gordon, "Find A Grave Index"
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Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Gordon in Berwickshire, named with Welsh gor ‘spacious’ + din ‘fort’.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Gourdon in Saône-et-Loire, so called from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gordus + the locative suffix -o, -ōnis.
English (of Norman origin): alternatively, said to be a nickname from a diminutive of Old French gourd ‘heavy, dull, sluggish’ (compare 8 below).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly
Biography He was the son of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and his second wife, Annabella of Scotland. He succeeded his father in June 1501 as the 3rd Earl of Huntly. He acquired considerable gr …
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