Marquess of Huntly
| Marquessate of Huntly | |
|---|---|
Arms: Quarterly: 1st, Azure, three Boars' Heads couped Or, langued Gules (for Gordon); 2nd, Or, three Lion's Heads erased Gules, langued Azure (for Badenoch); 3rd, Or, three Crescents within a Double-Tressure flory counterflory Gules (for Seton); 4th, Azure, three Cinquefoils Argent (for Fraser). Crest: Out of a Ducal Coronet Or, a Stag's Head and Neck affronty proper, attired with ten Tynes Or. Supporters: On either side a Greyhound Argent, gorged with a Collar Gules, charged with three Buckles Or. | |
| Creation date | 17 April 1599 |
| Created by | King James VI |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly |
| Present holder | Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly |
| Heir apparent | Alastair Gordon, Earl of Aboyne |
| Remainder to | the 1st Marquess's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Earl of Huntly Earl of Enzie Earl of Aboyne Lord Gordon of Badenoch Lord Gordon of Strathavon and Glenlivet Baron Meldrum |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat(s) | Aboyne Castle |
| Former seat(s) | Huntly Castle |
| Motto | BYDAND (Remaining) ANIMO NON ASTUTIA (By courage not by stratagem) |
Marquess of Huntly is a title in the Peerage of Scotland that was created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing marquessate in Scotland, and the second-oldest in the British Isles; only the English marquessate of Winchester is older. The Marquess holds the following subsidiary titles: Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet and Earl of Aboyne (1660; Peerage of Scotland), and Baron Meldrum, of Morven in the County of Aberdeen (1815; Peerage of the United Kingdom).