Jean (Gordon) Gordon Countess of Sutherland (abt. 1546 - abt. 1629)

Born about 1546 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Died about 14 May 1629 at about age 83 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Biography of Jean Gordon

• Lady Jean Gordon was the daughter of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Keith.

• She married, firstly, James Hepburn, 1st and last Duke of Orkney, son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair, on 24 February 1565/66. She and James Hepburn, 1st and last Duke of Orkney were divorced on 3 May 1567 on the grounds of adultery with one of her maids.

• She married, secondly, Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland, son of John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland and Lady Elizabeth Stuart, on 13 December 1573 at Strathbogie, Scotland.1 She married, thirdly, Alexander Ogilvy of Boyne.She died on 14 May 1629.

• She was also known as Jane Gordon. As a result of her marriage, Lady Jean Gordon was styled as Countess of Bothwell on 24 February 1565/66. From 24 February 1565/66, her married name became Hepburn. From 13 December 1573, her married name became Gordon. Her married name became Ogilvy.

Children of Lady Jean Gordon and Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland

• Lady Jane Gordon b. 1 Nov 1574
• John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland+ b. 20 Jul 1576, d. 11 Sep 1615
• Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Bt.+ b. 14 May 1580, d. Mar 1654
• Mary Gordon b. 14 Aug 1582, d. 1605
• Sir Alexander Gordon b. 5 Mar 1585

Sources

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p10836.htm#i108352

• Source: S1924 Abbreviation: The Scottish Clan Chiefs - Volume 1: The Chiefs of Clan Mackay and their Cadets Title: John Lawrence Cairns-Smith-Barth, The Scottish Clan Chiefs - Volume 1: The Chiefs of Clan Mackay and their Cadets (Victoria, Australia, Grub Street Bookshop, December 1999) Note: 3 CONT Book Repository: #R53
• Repository: R53 Name: Margaret Stokes Address: Margaret Stokes74 South Beach Road CONT Somers Address 1: Margaret Stokes74 South Beach Road Address 2: Somers Note: milamba@@milamba.com CONT http://www.milamba.com/
• Source: S1937 Abbreviation: Burkes Peerage & Baronetage Title: Multiple, Burkes Peerage & Baronetage (Burke's Peerage & Baronetage 106th Edition, Burke's Landed Gentry 19th Edition) Note: Available, by subscription, online at http://www.burkes-peerage.net CONT 3 CONT Book

• Wikipedia: Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Sheri Sturm for starting this profile.

• Thank you to R Bain for creating WikiTree profile Gordon-2483.
• Thank you to Sir William Arbuthnot for creating Gordon-2677