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Gordon baronets of Cluny, Aberdeen (1625)

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Escutcheon of the Gordon baronets of Cluny[1]

The Gordon baronetcy of Cluny, Aberdeenshire, was created on 31 August 1625 for Alexander Gordon, son of Sir Thomas Gordon and his wife Grizel, daughter of James Stewart, 7th Lord Innermeath. He had served for Aberdeenshire in the Parliament of Scotland from 1612 to 1617.[2]

Gordon of Cluny, Aberdeen (1625)

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The baronetcy became dormant on the death of the 2nd Baronet, and is considered extinct.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Rietstap, J. B. (1965). Armorial général, précédé d'un dictionnaire des termes du blason. Vol. I. London: Heraldry Today. p. 800. ISBN 0900455187.
  2. ^ a b c d Cokayne, George Edward (1902). Complete Baronetage. Vol. II. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. p. 297.
  3. ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 7 July 2024.