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79:... was the 'First creatit and made Lord of Parliament in Scotland, and he and his posteritie to have ane voit yairin and be callit Lords' by King Robert II, where there were no Lords of Parliament before that time. Noted accordingly in the records of the Scottish parliament, held at Scone 26 March 1371, at the coronation of Robert II, William de Seton is named among the "Nobiles Barones", as 'Dominus de Seton'. As Knight-Barons, the Setons had previously sat in the original parliaments of Scotland from the earliest times, including those of David I, King Balliol, Robert I and David II. Anderson states George Seton accompanied Chancellor Crichton to France & Burgundy in 1448 and 'was soon afterwards created a peer of parliament'," which referred to the young Seton having finally come of age and being given his family's seat held by his grandfather, and not of the creation. 894: 1055: 1291: 630: 644: 487: 430: 49:
The title was first bestowed upon Robert Seton, 8th Lord Seton. His descendants held it until George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton, was convicted of high treason in 1716, resulting in the forfeiture of his titles. Lord Winton was also condemned to death, but he managed to escape the
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The following is a list of the paternal ancestors of the Lords Seton, noting that the surname was originally Seton before changing to Wintoun, and then reverting to Seton with the 1st Lord Seton.
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cites a jury on which "Sir George de Seton of that Ilk" served on 22 March 1451 (1450/1) and states that "he was created, shortly after that date, a Lord of Parliament as Lord Seton ".
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The Lords Seton were the Premier Lords of Parliament of Scotland until the creation of the Earldom of Winton in 1600. Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington wrote in his
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The History of the House of Seytoun to the Year MDLIX", Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington, Knight, with the Continuation
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The title had a second creation for the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, a kinsman of the last Earl from the first creation.
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In 1834, there were two claimants: the Earl of Eglinton and George Seton as a descendant of Sir George Seton of
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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and fled to Rome, where he later died. The family resided at
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An Old Family, History of the Setons of Scotland and America
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A History of the Family of Seton during Eight Centuries
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Margaret de Seton (b.c. 1325) (married Alan de Wyntoun)
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Extant earldoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
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Sir Alexander IV Seton, Knight (b.c. 1266 and d. 1350)
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An Old Family: Or, The Setons of Scotland and America
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E., and White, Geoffrey H., editor, 171:Christopher de Seton, Knight (b.1240 and d.1307) 159:Alexander II Setoun de Wintoun, Knight (b.1164) 117:Alexander II Setoun de Wintoun, Knight (b.1164) 77: 150:Walter "Dougall" de Seton (b.c 1060, Scotland) 108:Walter "Dougall" de Seton (b.c 1060, Scotland) 1708:Earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1693:Forfeited earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland 458: 135:of Seton (b.1291) (married Margaret de Seton) 8: 27:Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1683:Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland 465: 451: 443: 295:George Seton, Lord Seton, Master of Winton 266:(d. 1603) (created Earl of Winton in 1600) 210:Sir John Seton, 2nd Lord Seton (c. 1441) 145:Maternal ancestors of the 1st Lord Seton 100:Paternal ancestors of the 1st Lord Seton 333: 316:Earls of Winton, Second Creation (1859) 271:Earls of Winton, First Creation (1600) 120:Alan Lord Wintoun of Soltre (d.c.1214) 162:Adam de Seton (b.c. 1190 and d. 1249) 7: 25: 1289: 1053: 892: 642: 628: 485: 428: 357:, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.viii: 437 309:George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton 303:George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton 289:George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton 283:Robert Seton, 2nd Earl of Winton 277:Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton 370:, London, 1949, vol. xi, p. 633 412:; Brentano's, New York, 1899. 214:William Seton, Master of Seton 42:. It is currently held by the 1: 248:(d. 1513), killed at Flodden. 205:William Seton, 1st Lord Seton 168:Christopher de Seton (d.1298) 165:Christopher de Seton (d.1269) 153:Alexander de Seton (b.c.1087) 111:Alexander de Seton (b.c.1087) 40:Peerage of the United Kingdom 1703:Noble titles created in 1859 1698:Noble titles created in 1600 264:Robert Seton, 8th Lord Seton 258:George Seton, 7th Lord Seton 252:George Seton, 6th Lord Seton 246:George Seton, 5th Lord Seton 240:George Seton, 4th Lord Seton 226:George Seton, 3rd Lord Seton 232:John Seton, Master of Seton 156:Philip de Seton (b.c. 1135) 1734: 114:Philip de Seton (b.c.1135) 1660: 626: 426:, Brentano's, 1899, p. 51 383:. 2 vols. 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Index

Earls of Winton
Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earl of Eglinton
Tower of London
Winton Castle
Garleton, East Lothian
Alan de Wyntoun
William Seton, 1st Lord Seton
William Seton, Master of Seton
Battle of Verneuil
George Seton, 3rd Lord Seton
John Seton, Master of Seton
George Seton, 4th Lord Seton
George Seton, 5th Lord Seton
George Seton, 6th Lord Seton
George Seton, 7th Lord Seton
Robert Seton, 8th Lord Seton
Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton
Robert Seton, 2nd Earl of Winton
George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton
George Seton, Lord Seton, Master of Winton
George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton
George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton
Earl of Eglinton
Seton, Robert. An Old Family: Or, The Setons of Scotland and America, Brentano's, 1899, p. 51
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