Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon

The Duchess of Gordon
Jane, Duchess of Gordon by Sir Joshua Reynolds c.1775-1778
Born
Jane Maxwell

1748 or 1749
Died14 April 1812
Pulteney's Hotel, Piccadilly, London, England
Spouse
(m. 1767; sep. 1805)
Children
Parents
  • Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet
  • Magdalene Blair

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]

  1. ^ The Gordon Highlanders Museum, St Lukes, Aberdeen: History of the Gordons.[full citation needed]