Poland, Writer
March 31,
1635 – November, 29, 1699.
Patrick Leopold Gordon of Auchleuchries (31 March 1635 in Auchleuchries, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – 29 November 1699 in Moscow, Russia) was a general and rear admiral in Russia, of Scottish origin. He was descended from a family of Aberdeenshire, holders of the small estate of Auchleuchries, near Ellon. The family was connected with the noble branch of Haddo. Gordon assumed the additional Christian name of Leopold when confirmed as a Roman Catholic shortly before his death.
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