Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon
Deceased Person
1678 – 1728
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Who was Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon?
General Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon, styled Earl of Enzie until 1684 and the Marquess of Huntly from 1684 to 1716, was a Scottish peer.
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.
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