George Gordon of Gight
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George Gordon was the maternal grandfather of poet
George Gordon Byron and a descendant of King James I
of Scotland and of Cardinal Beaton. He was son of Alexander Gordon (25 May 1716 – 24 January 1760) and Margaret Duff (20 December 1720 – 13 November 1801). He married Catherine Innes and had a daughter Catherine (Lord Byron's mother). He lived his life on the Gight Estate
, Scotland and died in Bath, England.
Poetry
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George Gordon Byron and a descendant of King James I
James I of Scotland
James I, King of Scots , was the son of Robert III and Annabella Drummond. He was probably born in late July 1394 in Dunfermline as youngest of three sons...
of Scotland and of Cardinal Beaton. He was son of Alexander Gordon (25 May 1716 – 24 January 1760) and Margaret Duff (20 December 1720 – 13 November 1801). He married Catherine Innes and had a daughter Catherine (Lord Byron's mother). He lived his life on the Gight Estate
Gight
Gight is the name of an estate in the parish of Fyvie in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is best known as the location of the 16th-century Gight Castle, ancestral home of Lord Byron. The Gight Woods are presently a protected natural forest....
, Scotland and died in Bath, England.