Person:Elizabeth Keith, Countess of Huntley (1)

Elizabeth Keith, Countess of Huntley
m. 1505
  1. Christian Keith - Aft 1553
  2. William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal1506 - 1581
  3. Elizabeth Keith, Countess of Huntley - 1562
m. 27 Mar 1530
  1. George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly - 1576
  2. James Gordon1541 - 1620
  3. Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell1546 - 1629
  4. Lady Elizabeth Gordon - Bef 1557
Facts and Events
Name Elizabeth Keith, Countess of Huntley
Gender Female
Birth[1] Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, ScotlandDunnottar Castle
Alt Birth? 1515 Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Marriage 27 Mar 1530 Huntly, Aberdeenshire, ScotlandHuntly Castle
to George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly
Unknown[1] fl. bet. 27 Mar 1530 and Mar 1566
Death? 1562 Elgin, Moray, ScotlandGordon Vault, Elgin Cathedral
Reference Number? Q4958466?
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Elizabeth Gordon, Countess of Huntly (fl. 1566), was a Scottish noblewoman and the wife of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, Scotland's leading Catholic magnate during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1562, Elizabeth encouraged her husband to raise forces against Queen Mary which led to his being outlawed, and after his death, his titles forfeited to the Crown. Elizabeth's son Sir John Gordon was executed for having taken part in his father's rebellion.

She succeeded to the title of Countess of Huntly at her marriage on 27 March 1530, but like all Scottish married women in the sixteenth century would never have used her husband's surname. Her daughter, Lady Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell was the first wife of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Elizabeth Keith, Countess of Huntley, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.