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Patrick Gordon

1635 - 1699

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Patrick Leopold Gordon of Auchleuchries (31 March 1635 – 29 November 1699) was a general and rear admiral in Russia, of Scottish origin. He was descended from a family of Aberdeenshire, holders of the estate of Auchleuchries, near Ellon. The family was connected with the noble branch of Haddo. As a result of his distinguished service for Sweden, Poland and Russia he rose in ranks from trooper to full general, and became a principal advisor and close friend of Tsar Peter the Great. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Gordon is the 1,433rd most popular military personnel (up from 1,522nd in 2019), the 2,772nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,577th in 2019) and the 67th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Patrick Gordon ranks 1,433 out of 2,058. Before him are Vladimir Kappel, Kurt Feldt, Sayf al-Din Khushqadam, Valentin Varennikov, José Millán-Astray, and Victor Capesius. After him are Germanus, Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra, Louis Faidherbe, Paul Bader, Conrad Albrecht, and Sergey Surovikin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1635, Patrick Gordon ranks 16. Before him are Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy, Philippe Quinault, Frans van Mieris the Elder, Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, and Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma. After him are Francis Willughby, and George Etherege. Among people deceased in 1699, Patrick Gordon ranks 11. Before him are Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Mattia Preti, Hortense Mancini, Marco d'Aviano, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, and Lucrezia Barberini. After him are Mary Beale, François Le Fort, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, and Simon Arnauld, Marquis de Pomponne.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Patrick Gordon ranks 2,773 out of 8,785. Before him are Marion Chesney (1936), Arthur Wynne (1871), William Stukeley (1687), Phil Read (1939), Gerald of Wales (1146), and Steve Jackson (1951). After him are John Gilbert Baker (1834), Peggy Ashcroft (1907), Jojo Moyes (1969), Jimmy Somerville (1961), James Quibell (1867), and Hugh Bonneville (1963).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Patrick Gordon ranks 67. Before him are John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), Edward Vernon (1684), Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), John Paul Jones (1747), and Henry Tandey (1891). After him are George Rooke (1650), John Alcock (1892), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), Max Horton (1883), Trafford Leigh-Mallory (1892), and Ronald Speirs (1920).

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