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George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly
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George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (1592–March, 1649), eldest son of the 1st Marquess Huntly by Lady Henrietta, daughter of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, was brought up in England as a Protestant, and created earl of Enzie by James I.
On succeeding to his father's title his influence in Scotland was employed by the king to balance that of Argyll in the dealings with the Covenanters, but without success. In the civil war he distinguished himself as a royalist, and in 1647 was excepted from the general pardon; in March 1649, having been captured and given up, be was beheaded by order of the Scots parliament at Edinburgh.
His fourth son Charles (d. 1681) was created earl of Aboyne in 1660; and the eldest son Lewis was proclaimed 3rd marquess of Huntly by Charles II in 1651. But the attainder was not reversed by parliament until 1661.
| Preceded by: George Gordon |
Marquess of Huntly | Followed by: George Gordon |
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.