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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. [1]
8 de may. de 2013 · A short biography of Jane, Duchess of Gordon, political hostess for the Tories under William Pitt and rival to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
8 de may. de 2013 · The Duchess of Devonshire’s rival Nathaniel Wraxall described her as: “Far inferior to her rival [Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire] in feminine graces, in accomplishments of the mind, and in elegance of manners, the last-mentioned duchess [Jane, Duchess of Gordon] possessed qualities not less useful, - pertinacity which no obstacles could shake, masculine importunity, emancipation from ...
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. Dundas is said to have managed her affairs for her in London while she did the same for him in Scotland.
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.
Hace 3 días · Updated before 2020. artist: Angelica Kauffmann (1741 - 1807) Swiss. title: Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon, about 1749 - 1812. Wife of the 4th Duke of Gordon. date created: About 1772. materials: Oil on canvas. measurements: 91.40 x 70.70 cm; Framed: 109.50 x 89.20 x 6.00 cm. object type: Painting. credit line:
17 de ago. de 2020 · Jane lost a finger in an accident whilst doing this. Edinburgh was the centre of the Scottish Enlightenment, and when she was thirteen Lord Kames, a Scottish judge and firm believer in the education of women, took Jane under his wing, allowing her to visit him to improve her reading, as well as other intellectual skills.
