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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.
A political hostess and agricultural reformer, married Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon in 1767. She was a supporter of Pitt and a close friend of Henry Dundas, Lord Melville, such that some bellieved they were lovers.
8 de may. de 2013 · Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon (c1748-1812) by Rachel Knowles. Jane, Duchess of Gordon. from NW Wraxall's Posthumous memoirs (1836) Family background. Jane Maxwell was born in Edinburgh in about 1748 (1), the daughter of Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet of Monreith (2), and his wife Magdalene.
Hace 5 días · About this artwork. Jane Maxwell, the daughter of a minor baronet, married the 4th Duke of Gordon in 1767. The Duke was one of the most eligible men in Britain, known for his good looks and extensive landholdings. Despite an unhappy marriage the duchess had seven children, helped run the vast family estates and became a leader of ...
Jane Gordon (née Maxwell), Duchess of Gordon. (1748 or 1749-1812), Political hostess and agricultural reformer. Sitter in 8 portraits. Like. List Thumbnail. Sort by. Jane Gordon (née Maxwell), Duchess of Gordon. by William Dickinson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds. mezzotint, published 1775.
16 de dic. de 2017 · Publish with us. Policies and ethics. This chapter offers a chronological analysis of the visual culture of domesticity surrounding Jane, Duchess of Gordon (1748–1812). While visual representations of the eighteenth-century marriage union have been extensively considered by art historians, the...
Jane Duchess of Gordon was one of the EIC vessels that were part of the expedition under General Sir David Baird and Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham that would in 1806 capture the Dutch Cape Colony. They would carry supplies and troops to the Cape, and then continue on their voyages.
