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Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, KT (18 June 1743 – 17 June 1827), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the "greatest subject in Britain", and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the traditional epithet attached to the chief of the Gordon clan .
Feb 20, 2024 · Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon was born on 18 June 1743 at Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Morayshire, Scotland G. 3 He was the son of Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon and Lady Catherine Gordon. 4 He married, firstly, Jane Maxwell, daughter of Sir William Maxwell of Monreith, 3rd Bt. and Magdalen Blair, on 23 October 1767 at ...
Alexander Gordon, who became the 4th Duke of Gordon at the age of nine, went on a Grand Tour of Europe to complete his education. This portrait of him was painted in Rome by Batoni, the fashionable portrait painter popular with the British aristocracy in Italy.
Alexander Gordon KT aka IVth Duke of Gordon. Born 18 Jun 1743 in Bellie, Moray, Scotland. Ancestors. Son of Cosmo George Gordon and Catherine Gordon. Brother of William Gordon and Susan (Gordon) Woodford. Husband of Jane (Maxwell) Gordon — married 23 Oct 1767 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland.
Updated before 2020. artist: Angelica Kauffmann (1741 - 1807) Swiss. title: Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, 1743 - 1827. Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland. date created: Dated 1774. materials: Oil on canvas. measurements: 91.40 x 71.40 cm; Framed: 108.00 x 86.50 x 5.30 cm. object type: Painting. credit line:
Apr 27, 2022 · Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon KT (18 June 1743 – 17 June 1827), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, described by Kaimes as the "greatest subject in Britain", and was also known as the Cock o' the North, the traditional epithet attached to the chief of the Gordon clan.
Alexander Gordon was born at Gordon Castle in 1743 and succeeded his father as 4th Duke of Gordon. He was educated at Eton and afterwards entered the Army, becoming a Colonel in 1793.
