Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
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Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was created on 4 January 1916, along with the title Earl of Haddo, for the 7th Earl of Aberdeen.
Sir George Gordon, 3rd Baronet had been created Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount of Formartine, and Lord Haddo, Methlic, Tarves and Kellie on 30 November 1682, all in the Peerage of Scotland. His father had been created a baronet, of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, on 13 August 1642. The 4th Earl was created Viscount Gordon, of Aberdeen on 1 June 1814. The title Earl of Haddo is the courtesy title for the Marquess's eldest son and heir, the eldest son of whom has the courtesy title Viscount of Formartine.
The family seat is Haddo House, Aberdeenshire.
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[edit] Baronets of Haddo (1642)
- Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet (1610–1644)
- Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet (c1632–1665)
- Sir George Gordon, 3rd Baronet (created 1st Earl of Aberdeen in 1682)
[edit] Earls of Aberdeen (1682)
- George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen (1637-1720)
- William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (1679-1745)
- George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen (1722-1801)
- George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860)
- George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen (1816-1864)
- George Hamilton-Gordon, 6th Earl of Aberdeen (1841-1870)
- John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen (1847-1934) (created Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in 1916)
[edit] Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair (1916)
- John Campbell Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847-1934)
- George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1879-1965)
- Dudley Gladstone Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1883-1972)
- David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1908-1974)
- Archibald Victor Dudley Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1913-1984)
- Alastair Ninian John Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1920-2002)
- Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (b. 1955)
His son and heir: George Ian Alastair Gordon, Earl of Haddo (b. May 4, 1983)
[edit] References
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.