Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly

Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1524) was a Scottish nobleman. He was a member of Parliament, a member of the Privy Council, a regent and Lieutenant of the kingdom.

Biography He was the son of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and his second wife, Princess Annabella of Scotland, the youngest daughter of King James I of Scotland.

As a favorite of King James IV of Scotland, he acquired considerable grants of land throughout his career. In 1500, he was made hereditary sheriff of Inverness, giving him considerable powers throughout the north of Scotland. A year later, in June 1501, he succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Huntly.

Alexander died on 21 January 1524 at Perth, The same year he was succeeded by his grandson, George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly.

Family Alexander Gordon married by contract on 20 October 1474, Lady Jean Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl and Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas. Alexander and Jean had the following children:

George Gordon, who was contracted to marry either Katherine or Elizabeth Campbell, daughters of Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll, and who seems to have died young Hon. John Gordon, Lord Gordon (died 1517), Hon. William Gordon, Bishop of Aberdeen