House of Gordon
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The House of Gordon is a prominent Scottish noble family historically associated with the Earls and Marquesses of Huntly and influential in the politics of northeast Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Gordon canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish noble family ⓘ |
| allegiance |
House of Stuart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Jacobite risings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanAnimal | Stag ⓘ |
| clanBattleCry | A Gordon! A Gordon! ⓘ |
| clanChiefTitle | Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanMotto | Bydand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanName | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanPlantBadge |
Broom
ⓘ
Ivy ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | Azure, three boars’ heads couped or armed proper ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalRank | great magnates of the Scottish nobility ⓘ |
| hasCadetBranch |
Gordons of Aboyne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordons of Gight NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordons of Haddo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Duke of Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
influential in Scottish Highlands politics
ⓘ
influential in politics of northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| influenced |
politics of Aberdeenshire
ⓘ
politics of Moray ⓘ |
| language |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| nobleFamilyOf | Clan Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeat |
Aboyne Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fyvie Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntly Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Jacobite in 18th-century uprisings
ⓘ
Royalist in Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| region | northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Badenoch NERFINISHED ⓘ Strathbogie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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