George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly
| George Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Died | 19 October 1576 Strathbogie |
| Title | 5th Earl of Huntly |
| Tenure | 1565-1576 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Offices | Sheriff of Inverness Lord Chancellor of Scotland |
| Predecessor | George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly |
| Successor | George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Hamilton |
| Parents |
George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly Elizabeth Keith |
George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly (died 19 October 1576, Strathbogie), was Lord Chancellor of Scotland and major conspirator of his time.
Second son of the 4th Earl, he was Sheriff of Inverness from 1556. As Captain of Badenoch, he was in charge of carrying letters send from Edinburgh to Mary of Guise in Inverness from Dunkeld throughout the summer of 1556.Mary, Queen of Scots came north to reduce the power of the Gordons and take Inverness Castle in 1562. The Earl was captured at Corrichie with his other sons, John Gordon and Adam Gordon, and the Earl suddenly died. John, the eldest, was executed three days later. George (called Lord Gordon) was imprisoned at Kinneil House. He was attainted and sentenced to death for treason in 1563. He was then imprisoned at Dunbar castle until the marriage of Queen Mary to Darnley in 1565, when his lands and dignities were nominally restored.
He allied himself with James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, who was married to his sister Jean, and joined Queen Mary at Dunbar after Rizzio's murder in 1566. He became Lord Chancellor of Scotland in 1567, and joined Bothwell in the plot to murder the Regent Moray at Jedburgh. He signed the bond at Craigmillar Castle for Darnley's murder, and accompanied Bothwell and Mary on the visit to Darnley before his murder.
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