Dukes of Gordon

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The Dukes of Gordon were a prominent Scottish noble title historically held by a leading branch of the influential Gordon family, long associated with power and landholdings in the northeast Highlands.

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Label Occurrences
Dukes of Gordon canonical 2

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish duchess ⓘ
Scottish noble title ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
associatedWith British Army ⓘ
Highlands of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Scottish Highlands

Jacobitism ⓘ
coatOfArms Gordon arms with three boars’ heads ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
extinction 1836 extinction of Scottish dukedom ⓘ
1904 extinction of UK dukedom ⓘ
firstHolder George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon ⓘ
hasHolder Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon ⓘ
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon ⓘ
Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon ⓘ
George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon ⓘ
George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon ⓘ
hasMotto Bydand ⓘ
hasSeat Bog o’ Gight ⓘ
Gordon Castle ⓘ
Huntly Castle ⓘ
hasTitleCreation 1684 creation in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
1876 creation in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
heldTitle Duke of Gordon ⓘ
Marquess of Huntly ⓘ
influentialIn northeast Scotland ⓘ
landholdings extensive estates in the northeast Highlands ⓘ
locatedIn Aberdeenshire ⓘ
Moray ⓘ
nobleFamily Clan Gordon ⓘ
Gordon family ⓘ
notableMember Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
powerStatus leading branch of the Gordon family ⓘ
precededBy Marquess of Huntly ⓘ
raised Gordon Highlanders ⓘ
region Scotland ⓘ
northeast Highlands ⓘ
spouse Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon ⓘ
titleHolderOf chiefs of Clan Gordon ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gordon family → notableBranch → Dukes of Gordon ⓘ
Gordon Castle → historicSeatOf → Dukes of Gordon ⓘ