Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon

Her Grace

The Duchess of Gordon
Her Grace; The Duchess of Gordon
	Jane, Duchess of Gordon with her eldest son, by Romney c.1778
Born	Jane Maxwell; 1748 or 1749; Myrton Castle, Monreith, Wigtown, Scotland
Died	14 April 1812; Pulteney's Hotel, Piccadilly, London, England
Spouse	Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (m. 1767; sep. 1805)
Children	Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond; George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon; Lady Madelaine Palmer; Susan Montagu, Duchess of Manchester; Louisa Cornwallis, Marchioness Cornwallis; Georgiana Russell, Duchess of Bedford; Lord Alexander Gordon;
Parents	Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet; Magdalene Blair;

Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon (née Maxwell; 1748 or 1749 – 14 April 1812) was a Scottish Tory political hostess. Together with her husband Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon, and son George, Marquess of Huntly (the future 5th Duke of Gordon), she founded the Gordon Highlanders, a British Army infantry regiment which existed until 1994.

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