Clan Gordon

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Clan Gordon is a powerful and historically influential Scottish Highland clan, prominent in the northeast of Scotland and long involved in national politics, warfare, and noble titles.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Clan Gordon canonical 16
Gordon clan 1
House of Gordon 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Highland clan
Scottish clan
associatedRiver River Deveron
River Spey
associatedTown Huntly
clanBadge Ivy
clanChief Grantham Charles Gordon-Lennox, 12th Duke of Lennox
Grantham Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Gordon (chief of the name and arms of Gordon)
Grantham Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
clanChiefResidence Goodwood House
clanChiefTitle Duke of Gordon
Marquess of Huntly
surface form: Earl of Huntly

Marquess of Huntly
clanMotto Bydand
clanMottoLanguage Scots
clanMottoMeaning Abiding
clanPipeMusic Cock o’ the North
The Gordon’s March
clanPlantBadge Ivy
clanSlogan An Gordonach
country Scotland
historicalRole Leading Catholic and later Episcopalian clan
Major force in northeast Scottish politics
Powerful noble family in medieval and early modern Scotland
historicSeat Gordon Castle
Huntly Castle
notableConflict Anglo-Scottish border conflicts
Jacobite risings
Scottish Civil War
First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
notableMember Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly
Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon
Marquess of Huntly
surface form: George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly

George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly
origin Lowland origins with later Highland power base
region Northeast of Scotland
religiousAlignment Historically Catholic
Later Episcopalian
tartan Gordon Ancient
Gordon Dress
Gordon Modern
Gordon Weathered
titleHeld Duke of Gordon
Earl of Aberdeen
Marquess of Huntly
surface form: Earl of Huntly

Marquess of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly
surface form: Viscount of Aboyne
traditionalAlly Clan Hay
Clan Seton
traditionalRival Clan Forbes
Clan Keith

Referenced by (18)

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

Marquess of Huntly associatedWith Clan Gordon
Marquess of Huntly clanChiefOf Clan Gordon
this entity surface form: Gordon clan
Marquess of Huntly associatedWith Clan Gordon
this entity surface form: House of Gordon
Earl of Aberdeen associatedWith Clan Gordon
Scottish clans hasPart Clan Gordon
Clan Forbes historicalRival Clan Gordon
Forbes family clanRival Clan Gordon
Gordon family nobleHouseOf Clan Gordon
Huntly Castle associatedWith Clan Gordon
Clan Grant alliedClan Clan Gordon
Gordon Highlanders associatedWith Clan Gordon
Huntly historicallyControlledBy Clan Gordon