Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon
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Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon KT (c. 1720–August 5, 1752), styled Marquess of Huntly until 1728, was a Scottish peer.
Gordon was the son of the 2nd Duke of Gordon and was named after his father's close, Jacobite friend, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. He sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1747 to 1752. In 1748 he was made a Knight of the Thistle.
Gordon married Lady Catherine Gordon (c. 1725–December 10, 1779), daughter of William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen, on 3 September 1741. They had four children:
- Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743–1827)
- Vice-Admiral Lord William Gordon (1744–1823), married Hon. Frances Ingram-Shepheard (daughter of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount of Irvine).
- Lord George Gordon (1751–1793)
- Lady Susan Gordon (c. 1752–1814), married John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland and had issue.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
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| Preceded by Alexander Gordon |
Duke of Gordon 1728–1752 |
Succeeded by Alexander Gordon |
