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Alexander "3rd Earl of Huntly" Gordon

(1460 - Abt 21 Jan 1523)

3rd Earl of Huntly

Alexander Gordon, third Earl of Huntly, who commanded the left wing of the Scottish Army at Flodden in 1513, married Joan, daughter of John Stewart, first Earl of Athole by his first marriage to Margaret, daughter of Archibald, fifth Earl of Douglas, and died in 1524.

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From Darryl Lundy's Peerage page on Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly:

http://thepeerage.com/p1340.htm#i13398

Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly [1]
*M, #13398,
*d. 21 January 1523/24
*Last Edited=25 Apr 2011
*Consanguinity Index=0.01%

Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly married by contract, firstly, Lady Jean Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Margaret Douglas, on 14 October 1474.[1]

He married, secondly, Elizabeth Gray, daughter of Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord Gray and Janet Keith, after 27 July 1511.[3]

He died on 21 January 1523/24.[1]

He was the son of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and Lady Elizabeth Hay.[1],[2]
*He was granted Strathavon, Banffshire and the Brae of Lochaber.[1]
*He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Huntly [S., 1445] in June 1501.[1]
*He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland].[1]
*He fought in the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513, where he commanded the Scots left wing.[1]
*He held the office of Member of the Council Regency in 1517.[1]

Child of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly
*1. Janet Gordon+[4]

Children of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly and Lady Jean Stewart
*1. Jean Gordon+[5]
*2. John Gordon, Lord Gordon+[1] d. 1517
*3. Alexander Gordon of Strathavon [6]
*4. William Gordon [6]

Citations
*1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2011. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
*2. [S323] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume 4, page 529. Hereinafter cited as The Scots Peerage.
*3. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1642.
*4. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 222. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
*5. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 199.
*6. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 2012.

3RD EARL OF HUNTLY

Interred in the Convent of Dominican Friars, Pert, Scotland
Commanded the Left Wing of the Scottish Army at the battle of Flodden field

3rd Earl of Huntly

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== Biography ==
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}:He was the son of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and his second wife, Annabella of Scotland.[a]
[[#Richardson4|Richardson - Vol. IV]]: p. 107

[[#GordonFamily1|Gordon - Family Vol I]]:[https://archive.org/details/historyofancient_01gord/page/222/mode/2up?q=keith pp. 222-3] He succeeded his father in June 1501 as the 3rd Earl of Huntly. He acquired considerable grants of land throughout his career and was a favorite of King James IV.
[[#Richardson1|Richardson - Vol. I]]: pp. 241-2 That same year Alexander was given considerable powers in the north of Scotland.
[[#Richardson4|Richardson - Vol. IV]]: p. 44 He witnessed the marriage contract of James IV in 1503 and was engaged in quelling disturbances in the Isles in 1505.
:Alexander fought in the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513, where he commanded the Scots left wing and was one of the fortunate few Scottish noblemen who escaped with their lives. He was a member of the council of Regency in 1517 during the minority of James V of Scotland and was appointed King's Lieutenant over all of Scotland excepting Argyle in 1517–18. Sheriff of Aberdeen & Inverness, Alexander died on 21 Jan 1524 at Perth. The same year he was succeeded by his grandson, George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly.
[[#Richardson1|Richardson - Vol. I]]: pp. 96-7

:husb of dau. Janet: Colin, third Earl of Argyll, was one of the Four Councillors of the Eegency to King James the Fifth, anno 1525, and appointed Lord Lieutenant of the Borders, and Warden of the Marches,
:Lady Janet Gordon, daughter to Alexander, 3rd Earl of Huntly, and by her had issue. 1st. Archibald, his successor, fourth Earl of Argyll.

== Sources ==
* Gordon, William"The History of the Ancient, Noble, and illustrious Family of Gordon, from their first arrival in Scotland, in Malcolm III.'s time, to the year 1690 : together with the history of the most remarkable transactions in Scotland, from the beginnign of Robert I. his reign, to that year 1690", (Edinburgh, Thomas Ruddiman, 1726) Vol. I
* Richardson, Douglas, "Magna Carta Ancestry", 2nd Edition, Vol. I
* Richardson, Douglas, "Magna Carta Ancestry", 2nd Edition, Vol. IV
:See also:* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Alexander_Gordon,_3rd_Earl_of_Huntly|Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly]]

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* Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 98

* Burke's Peerage - Huntly

*http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/gg/gordon02.php

*https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181365755/alexander-gordon
* [http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/huntly1445.htm Cracrofts Peerage - Earl of Huntly]
=== Notes ===
:Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeen & Inverness was born circa 1467. A contract for the marriage of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeen & Inverness and Jean Stewart was signed on 20 October 1474; They had 4 sons (George; John, Lord Gordon; Alexander of Strathoun; & Dr. William, Chancellor of Moray, Bishop of Aberdeen) and 3 daughters (Janet, wife of Colin Cambpell, 3rd Earl of Argyll; Christian, wife of Sir Robert Menzies; & another daughter who married Lord Innermeath). Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeen & Inverness married Elizabeth Gray, daughter of Andrew Gray, 2nd Lord Gray, Sheriff of Forfar, Justice of Scotland and Janet Keith, after 27 July 1511. Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly, Sheriff of Aberdeen & Inverness died on 21 January 1524 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; Buried at Dominican Friars, Perth.

== Acknowledgements ==
=== Magna Carta Project ===
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    Events

    Birth1460Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    BirthAbt 1464
    Marriage20 Oct 1474Jean Stewart Countess of Huntly
    DeathAbt 21 Jan 1523Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Death21 Jan 1524
    Alt name3rd of Huntly
    Alt nameAlexander Gordon
    BurialBlackfriars Dominican Priory Churchyard
    Reference No1977857
    Reference No2005461
    Reference No60

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