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was killed in a clan fight some time in autumn 1543, but certainly by 23 January 1544; some sources state that he was killed in October 1543 by the Tutor of Appin (a member of the Stewart family), after the Stewarts and their army ate a wedding feast to which the Earl had been invited. Some accounts
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and happened upon a wedding feast. They ate up all the food, drank all the wine, and left within a short while. The Earl pursued them and was slain or mortally wounded by the robbers.
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in 1547, which also may suggest that reached the age of majority at that time, suggesting a birth year of approximately 1529. He inherited the earldom after the death of his father,
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John Graham had a gift of his own ward and marriage in late 1543 or 1544, following the death of his father,
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In October 1548, Earl John Graham married Marion Seton, daughter of the
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being the raiders of the feast. According to most stories, a band of
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at the time of his father's death. He formally acquired the
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William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith
age of majority
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6th Lord Seton
Earl of Sutherland
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