Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
Marquessate of Aberdeen and Temair | |
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Heir apparent | Ivo Gordon, Earl of Haddo |
Subsidiary titles | Earl of Aberdeen Earl of Haddo Viscount of Formartine Viscount Gordon Lord Haddo, Methlic, Tarves and Kellie Baronet ‘of Haddo’ |
Status | Extant |
Motto | FORTUNA SEQUATUR (Let fortune follow) |
Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, in the County of Aberdeen, in the County of Meath and in the County of Argyll, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 4 January 1916 for John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen.
Family history
Baronetcy of Haddo
The Gordon family descends from
Earldom of Aberdeen
The second Baronet died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He was a noted advocate and served as Lord President of the Court of Session and as Lord Chancellor of Scotland. On 30 November 1682 he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie, Viscount of Formartine and Earl of Aberdeen.[1] He was succeeded by his only surviving son, the second Earl. He sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish representative peer from 1721 to 1727. On his death the titles passed to his eldest son from his second marriage, the third Earl. He was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1747 to 1761 and from 1774 to 1790.[2]
Lord Aberdeen, Prime Minister
The third earl was succeeded by his grandson, the
When Lord Aberdeen died, the titles passed to his eldest son from his second marriage to Harriet Douglas, the fifth Earl. He sat as Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeenshire. His eldest son, the sixth Earl, was a sailor and adventurer. He was accidentally drowned off the coast of America in 1870, without marrying or having children.[5]
Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
The sixth earl of Aberdeen was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Earl.
He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Marquess, who was a member of the
Other family members
Numerous other members of the Gordon family have also gained distinction. The Hon. William Gordon (died 1816), eldest son from the third marriage of the second Earl, was a general in the Army. The Hon. Cosmo Gordon, second son from the third marriage of the second Earl, was a colonel in the Army. The Hon.
The Hon.
The family seat is Haddo House, Aberdeenshire. The title Earl of Haddo is the courtesy title for the Marquess's eldest son and heir, the eldest son of whom uses the courtesy title Viscount of Formartine. The Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair are related to the Marquesses of Huntly. Sir John Gordon (died c. 1395) of Strathbogie, ancestor of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, was the brother of Elizabeth Gordon. She married Sir Alexander Seton (died 1438) and was the mother of Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (ancestor of the Marquesses of Huntly).
Gordon baronets, of Haddo (1642)
- Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet (1610–1644)
- Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet (c. 1632–1665)
- Sir George Gordon, 3rd Baronet (1637–1720) (created Earl of Aberdeen in 1682)
Earls of Aberdeen (1682)
- Other titles (1st Earl onwards): Viscount of Formartine (Sc 1682), Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie (Sc 1682)
- Other titles (4th Earl onwards): Viscount Gordon (UK 1814)
- George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen (1637–1720)
- George Gordon, Lord Haddo (1674-d. between 1694–1708)
- William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (1679–1745)
- George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen, (1722–1801)
- George Gordon, Lord Haddo (1764–1791)
- George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784–1860) (created Viscount Gordon in 1814)
- George John James Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen (1816–1864)
- George Hamilton-Gordon, 6th Earl of Aberdeen (1841–1870)
- John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen (1847–1934) (created Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in 1916)
Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair (1916)
- Other titles (1st Marquess onwards): Earl of Haddo (UK 1916), Viscount Gordon (UK 1814), Viscount of Formartine (Sc 1682), Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie (Sc 1682)
- John Campbell Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, (1847–1934)
- George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1879–1965)
- Dudley Gladstone Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1883–1972)
- David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1908–1974)
- Archibald Victor Dudley Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1913–1984)
- Alastair Ninian John Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1920–2002)
- Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1955–2020)
- George Ian Alastair Gordon, 8th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (b. 1983)
Present peer
George Ian Alastair Gordon, 8th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (born 4 May 1983) is the son of the 7th Marquess and his wife Joanna Clodagh Houldsworth. Styled formally as Viscount Formartine from 1984, he was educated at Harrow School.[10]
He was styled as Earl of Haddo between 2002 and 12 March 2020, when he succeeded his father as Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Earl of Haddo, Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount of Formartine, Viscount Gordon of Aberdeen, Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie, and also as a baronet (Gordon, of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, 1642).[10]
As Lord Haddo he married Isabelle Coaten, daughter of David Coaten, and they have four children
- Ivo Alexander Ninian Gordon, Earl of Haddo (born 2012), heir apparent
- Lord Johnny David Nehemiah Gordon (born 2014)
- Lady Christabel Alexandra Lully Gordon (born 2016)
- Lord Louis George Solomon Gordon (born 2018)
Succession and family tree
Line of succession (simplified)[11]
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There are further heirs to the subsidiary Earldom of Aberdeen, including the Duff-Gordon baronets, who are descended from Lord Rockville, a younger son of the second earl. |
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See also
References
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 14.
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 15.
- ^ "No. 16909". The London Gazette. 18 June 1814. p. 1255.
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 16.
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 17.
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 18.
- ^ a b c Cokayne 1940, p. 209.
- ^ "No. 29427". The London Gazette. 4 January 1916. p. 179.
- ^ a b Montague-Smith 2008.
- ^ a b Burke's Peerage, 1999, volume 1, page 9
- ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
Works cited
- Cokayne, George E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. I, Ab-Adam to Basing. London: St. Catherine Press. pp. 14–18.
- Cokayne, George E. (1940). Doubleday, H. A.; Howard de Walden, Lord (eds.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. XIII, Peers Created 1901 to 1938. London: St. Catherine Press. pp. 3–4.
- Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "Aberdeen And Temair, Marquess of (Gordon) (Marquess UK 1916 Earl S 1682, Bt S 1642)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
Further reading
- Cokayne, George E. (1998). Hammond, Peter W. (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. XIV, Addenda and Corrigenda. London: Sutton Publishing. pp. 4–6.
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London, UK: Dean & son, limited. p. 19.