Earl of Aboyne
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Earl of Aboyne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland
, borne in the Gordon family
(see the Marquess of Huntly
for earlier history of the family).
There is some contemporary evidence that this title was first created for James Gordon, 2nd Viscount Aboyne
during the Civil War
, but this creation is not recorded in peerage sources.
The title was created (or revived) on 10 September 1660 for Lord Charles Gordon
, fourth son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly
, and Viscount Aboyne's younger brother. He was made Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. His great-great-grandson (the titles having descended from father to son), the fifth Earl, succeeded as Marquess of Huntly
in 1836, since when the earldom has been held as a subsidiary title. Earl of Aboyne is now a courtesy title
used by the Heir apparent
to the Marquessate of Huntly.
see Marquess of Huntly
for further succession
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
, borne in the Gordon family
Clan Gordon
Clan Gordon, also known as the House of Gordon, is a Scottish clan. The chief of the clan was the powerful Earl of Huntly, now also Marquess of Huntly.-Origins:...
(see the Marquess of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English marquessate of Winchester being older...
for earlier history of the family).
There is some contemporary evidence that this title was first created for James Gordon, 2nd Viscount Aboyne
James Gordon, 2nd Viscount Aboyne
James Gordon, 2nd Viscount Aboyne was the second son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly, a Scottish royalist commander in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.-Early life:...
during the Civil War
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms formed an intertwined series of conflicts that took place in England, Ireland, and Scotland between 1639 and 1651 after these three countries had come under the "Personal Rule" of the same monarch...
, but this creation is not recorded in peerage sources.
The title was created (or revived) on 10 September 1660 for Lord Charles Gordon
Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne
Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne . The fourth son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Lady Anne Campbell, he was created 1st Earl of Aboyne and 1st Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet by Letters Patent on 10 September 1660...
, fourth son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly , styled Earl of Enzie from 1599 to 1636, eldest son of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly by Lady Henrietta Stewart, daughter of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, was brought up in England as a Protestant, and later created Viscount Aboyne by Charles I.On...
, and Viscount Aboyne's younger brother. He was made Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. His great-great-grandson (the titles having descended from father to son), the fifth Earl, succeeded as Marquess of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English marquessate of Winchester being older...
in 1836, since when the earldom has been held as a subsidiary title. Earl of Aboyne is now a courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
used by the Heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
to the Marquessate of Huntly.
Earls of Aboyne (1660)
- Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of AboyneCharles Gordon, 1st Earl of AboyneCharles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne . The fourth son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Lady Anne Campbell, he was created 1st Earl of Aboyne and 1st Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet by Letters Patent on 10 September 1660...
(d.1681) - Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of AboyneCharles Gordon, 2nd Earl of AboyneCharles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne . The eldest son of Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon, he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Aboyne in March 1681...
(d.1702) - John Gordon, 3rd Earl of AboyneJohn Gordon, 3rd Earl of AboyneJohn Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne was the son of Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Aboyne in April 1702...
(d. 1732) - Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of AboyneCharles Gordon, 4th Earl of AboyneCharles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne . The eldest son of John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne and Grace Lockhart, he succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Aboyne on 7 April 1732...
(1728–1795) - George Gordon, 5th Earl of AboyneGeorge Gordon, 9th Marquess of HuntlyGeorge Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly KT , styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer....
(1761–1853) (succeeded as 9th Marquess of HuntlyMarquess of HuntlyMarquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English marquessate of Winchester being older...
in 1836)
see Marquess of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English marquessate of Winchester being older...
for further succession