Wallace Collection of the wealthiest families in Europe. They owned large properties in England, Wales and Ireland, and increased their wealth through successful marriages. Politically of lesser importance, the 3rd and 4th Marquess and Sir Richard Wallace became leading art collectors of their time. The Wallace Collection, comprising about 5,500 works of art, was bequeathed to the British nation by Lady Wallace in 1897. The state then decided to buy Hertford House to display the collection and it was opened as a museum in 1900. As a museum the Wallace Collection's main strength is perhaps its extraordinary array of 18th-century French art:
Marquess of Huntly Gordon (1864–1943), grandson of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Francis Arthur Gordon (1808–1857), sixth son of the ninth Marquess, was a brigadier-general in the Army. Lord Douglas Gordon, fourth son of the tenth Marquess, was Member of Parliament for Huntingdon. The family seat is Aboyne Castle. The family also previously owned Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire. The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son Alastair Gordon, Earl of Aboyne (b. 1973).<br> The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Cosmo Alistair Gordon, Lord Strathavon (b 2009). Marquess of Huntly Marquess of Huntly (traditionally spelt Marquis in Scotland) (Scottish Gaelic: "Coileach Strath Bhalgaidh") is