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Duke of Gordon - Definition and Overview |
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The title Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of England and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Dukedom was first created for the fourth Marquess of Huntly in 1684. The Dukedom became extinct in 1836. The Duke of Richmond and Lennox was created Duke of Gordon in 1876. Thus, the Duke holds three dukedoms, more than any other person in the realm.
Dukes of Gordon, First Creation (1684)
- George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon (1649-1716)
- Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon (d. 1728)
- Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon (c. 1720-1752)
- Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743-1827)
- George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon (1770-1836)
Dukes of Gordon, Second Creation (1876)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, 1st Duke of Gordon (1818-1903)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, 2nd Duke of Gordon (1845-1928)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, 3rd Duke of Gordon (1870-1935)
- Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, 4th Duke of Gordon (1904-1989)
- Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, 5th Duke of Gordon (b. 1929)
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