Alexander Seton, 3rd Earl of Dunfermline
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Alexander Seton, 3rd Earl of Dunfermline (12 June 1642 - btw. 23 August/27 October 1677) was an Earl in the Peerage of Scotland
. He succeeded his father, Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline
, in 1672. Alexander was a younger son, but his older brother Charles had predeceased his father shortly before, in a naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War
. As a peer, he was entitled to sit in the Parliament of Scotland
. He had no children, and upon his death in 1677 the title went to his brother, James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline
. The title became extinct with James, who was outlawed in 1690 after fighting in the Battle of Killiecrankie
, and died without heirs in 1694.
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
. He succeeded his father, Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline
Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline
Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline PC , styled Lord Fyvie until 1622, was a Scottish peer.Seton the son of Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline and Margaret, daughter of James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester and Lady Margaret Kerr...
, in 1672. Alexander was a younger son, but his older brother Charles had predeceased his father shortly before, in a naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War
Third Anglo-Dutch War
The Third Anglo–Dutch War or Third Dutch War was a military conflict between England and the Dutch Republic lasting from 1672 to 1674. It was part of the larger Franco-Dutch War...
. As a peer, he was entitled to sit in the Parliament of Scotland
Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early 13th century, with the first meeting for which a primary source survives at...
. He had no children, and upon his death in 1677 the title went to his brother, James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline
James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline
James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline was a Scottish peer.Seton a younger son of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, and succeeded to the title at the death of his brother, Alexander Seton, 3rd Earl of Dunfermline, at some point in 1677...
. The title became extinct with James, who was outlawed in 1690 after fighting in the Battle of Killiecrankie
Battle of Killiecrankie
-References:*Reid, Stuart, The Battle of Kiellliecrankkie -External links:* *...
, and died without heirs in 1694.