Marquess of Huntly
The title Marquess of Huntly was created in the Peerage of Scotland on April 17, 1599, making it the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles, only the English Marquessate of Winchester being older.
The title Earl of Huntly was originally created for Alexander Gordon in 1445. Gordon's descendant, the sixth Earl, was created Marquess of Huntly in 1599, with the subsidiary titles of Earl of Enzie and Lord Gordon of Badenoch.
The fourth Marquess was made Duke of Gordon on November
3, 1684, and a new creation was made of most of his subsidiary titles, re-creating him as
Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Huntly and Enzie, and also Viscount of Inverness, and Lord Strathaven, Balmore, Auchindoun,
Garthie and Kincardine, all in the Peerage of Scotland. These titles all became extinct upon the death of the fifth duke. The
older titles were claimed by the Earl of Aboyne, who brought to the Marquessate the
subsidiary titles of Earl of Aboyne and Lord Gordon of Strahaven and Glenlivet (both in the Peerage of Scotland,
1660). On August 11, 1815, George Gordon, Earl of Aboyne was created Baron Meldrum, of
The family seat is Aboyne Castle. The Earls and Marquesses have also been Chiefs of Clan Gordon.
Earl of Huntly (1445)
- Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (d. 1470)
- George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly (d. 1502)
- Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (d. 1524)
- George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly (1514–1562) (forfeit 1563)
- George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly (d. 1576) (restored 1565)
- George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly (1562–1636) (became Marquess of Huntly in 1599)
Marquesses of Huntly (1599)
- George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly (1562–1636)
- George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (1592–1649)
- Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly (c. 1626–1653)
- George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly (1649–1716), became Duke of Gordon in 1684
- Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon, 5th Marquess of Huntly (d. 1728)
- Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon, 6th Marquess of Huntly (c. 1720–1752)
- Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, 7th Marquess of Huntly (1743–1827)
- George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon, 8th Marquess of Huntly (1770–1836)
- George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly (1761–1853)
- Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (1792–1863)
- Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly (1847–1937)
- Douglas Gordon, 12th Marquess of Huntly (1908–1987)
- Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly (b. 1944)
His son and heir: Alastair Granville Gordon, Earl of Aboyne (b. July 26 1973)
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