Family
He married firstly, Lady Margaret Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway and Lady Catherine Cochrane, on 22 April 1759, and had issue:
- Lady Catherine Gordon (died in infancy)
- George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly (1761–1853)
- Lady Margaret Gordon (c. 1763–86), married William Beckford (1783)
His first wife died on 12 August 1762.
He married secondly, Lady Mary Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton and Agatha Halyburton, on 13 April 1774, and had issue:
- Lord Douglas Gordon (1777–1841)
Read more about this topic: Charles Gordon, 4th Earl Of Aboyne
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