vincingly routed. In 1680 he was despatched to London to influence the king against the indulgent method adopted by the Duke of Monmouth with the extreme Cove... ed a royal grant of the barony of the outlawed Macdougal of Freuch, and the grant was after some delay... ndee. In 1688 he was second in command to General Douglas in the army which had been ordered to Englan
====== George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon ======
===== Offices Held =====
* Constable of Edinburgh Castle
===== Repu... s risen from being the Marquis of Huntly to a Dukedom (in 1684 on Claverhouse's recommendation).
He ... resign as the Governor of Edinburgh Castle as he does not relish the intrigues and conflicts of Scott
recover his father's estates and restore the Earldom of Argyll which was attainted when his father su... ng James VII's favour). However, after failing to do so, he supported William and Mary's quest for the
on last met in December 1688 //**[1]**//
* [[Gordon]], Constable of Edinburgh Castle //**[2]**//
* [[Tweedale]], a good friend of the Duke of Gordon and historically chosen as the interlocutor betw
