William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure

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William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure, was a Scottish nobleman and prominent Jacobite who played a leading role in the 1715 uprising against the Hanoverian monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobite
Scottish nobleman
Viscount
alsoKnownAs John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure
surface form: Viscount Kenmure
cause restoration of the Stuart monarchy
country Kingdom of Scotland
historicalPeriod early 18th century
ideology legitimism
royalism
involvedIn Jacobite rising of 1715
ledUprisingIn Scotland
loyalty House of Stuart
monarchOpposed George I of Great Britain
movement Jacobitism
nobleFamily Gordon family
nobleTitle John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure
surface form: Viscount of Kenmure
notableFor participation in the Jacobite rising of 1715
opposedTo House of Hanover
surface form: Hanoverian monarchy
politicalAlignment anti-Hanoverian
pro-Stuart
region Galloway
roleInEvent Jacobite commander in the 1715 rising
socialClass peerage of Scotland
supportedClaimant James Francis Edward Stuart
titleNumber William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure self-linksurface differs
surface form: 6th Viscount of Kenmure

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William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure titleNumber William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 6th Viscount of Kenmure