 II., by charter'dated 28th April, 1451, not in recompense for his services at the Battle of Brechin, as is generally stated, but upwards of a year before that event. The great family of Gordon and Huntly originally came from near the Borders. They obtained...  Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness - 151 ページInverness Gaelic Society 著 - 1891全文表示 - この書籍について
 | Spalding Club, Aberdeen - 1847
...without any mark of illegitimacy ; and of those the ancient Gordons are descended. Elizabeth's son (11) Alexander, assumed the name of Gordon, and was created Earl of Huntly, anno M.CCCC.XLIX. He did the most significant service to King .James II. by defeating the Earl of Crawford... | |
 | Gaelic Society of Inverness, Inverness Gaelic Society - 1891
...father, were therefore the successors of the Comyns as Lords of Badenoch." The Lordship of Badenoch was finally granted to Alexander, Earl of Huntly,...(Shaw's Moray). The Gordons were so preeminent in Northem politics that their head was nicknamed "Cock of the North." In 1599, Huntly was created a Marquis,... | |
 | 1890
...Lordship of Badenoeh was finally granted to Alexander, Earl of Huntly, by James II., by charter'dated 28th April, 1451, not in recompense for his services...that their head was nicknamed "Cock of the North." In Io99, Huntly was created a Marquis, and in 1684 the title was advanced to that of Duke of Gordon. George,... | |
 | Peter Handyside MacKerlie - 1906
...for it is not clear as to the date, then married Janet, eldest daughter of Alexander Seton, who had assumed the name of Gordon, and was created Earl of Huntly in 1449. By his marriage he had issue — Janet, married James, son of the first Lord Crichton, who got with... | |
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