Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon

General Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon (c. 1678 – 28 November 1728), styled Earl of Enzie until 1684 and the Marquess of Huntly from 1684 to 1716, was a Scottish peer.

Main article: Jacobite Rising of 1715

He fought with the Jacobites at the battle of Sheriffmuir, with three hundred horsemen and two thousand foot. On 12 February 1716, he surrendered at Gordon Castle, to John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland. He was imprisoned at Edinburgh, but obtained a pardon.

Family

Gordon was the son of George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon.

He married Lady Henrietta Mordaunt (ca. 1688 – 1760), daughter of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, before 13 February 1707; they had children:

• Hon Alexander Gordon (bur. vp. 7 Jan 1711)
• Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon (ca. 1720 – 1752)
• Capt. Lord Charles Gordon Eldest son of the 2nd Duke of Gordon(died 26 Apr 1780)
• Lord Lewis Gordon, a supporter of the Pretender in 1745, fought at the Battle of Culloden and escaped to France (1726 – 15 Jul 1754)
• General Lord Adam Gordon (ca. 1728 – 1801), married Jean Drummond; he then married Jean Murray on 2 September 1767,
• Lady Henrietta Gordon (c. 1708 - 14 February 1789)
• Lady Mary Gordon (died 26 July 1782)
• Lady Anne Gordon (c. 1713 – 25 Jun 1791), married William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen on 9 December 1729, as his third wife, and had issue
• Lady Elizabeth Gordon (ca. 1728 – died 1769), married Rev. John Skelly, and had issue
• Lady Jean Gordon (d. 17 Jan 1792)
• Lady Catherine Gordon (died 21 Jan 1786), married Hon Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss, on 12 September 1745, 2nd son of James, 5th Earl of Wemyss, and had issue
• Lady Charlotte Gordon

External links

•  "Gordon, Alexander (1678?-1728)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by George Gordon	Duke of Gordon 1716–1728	Succeeded by Cosmo George Gordon