Earl of Winton
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The title Earl of Winton was once created in the Peerage of Scotland
, and again the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It is presently held by the Earl of Eglinton
.
The title was first bestowed on Robert Seton, 6th Lord Seton. His descendants held it until George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton was convicted of high treason in 1716, when his titles were forfeit. Lord Winton was also condemned to death, but he managed to escape the Tower of London
, and went to Rome, where he later died.
In 1834 there were two claimants: the Earl of Eglinton, and George Seton as a descendant of Sir George Seton of Garleton.
The title had a second creation for the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, a kinsman of the last Earl from the first creation.
History states that George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton, had no children, however he did have a son named Charles Seton born in Northumberland, England. Charles' descendants kept records, rings and a pedigree chart to prove their lineage. A compilation of these documents can be found in books.google.com at the link below.
http://books.google.com/books?id=DluqgSo13e8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=joyce%20lee%20kunz&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q&f=false
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...
, and again the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It is presently held by the Earl of Eglinton
Earl of Eglinton
Earl of Eglinton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.Some authorities spell the title: Earl of Eglintoun In 1859 the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, Archibald Montgomerie, was also created Earl of Winton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords,...
.
The title was first bestowed on Robert Seton, 6th Lord Seton. His descendants held it until George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton was convicted of high treason in 1716, when his titles were forfeit. Lord Winton was also condemned to death, but he managed to escape the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
, and went to Rome, where he later died.
In 1834 there were two claimants: the Earl of Eglinton, and George Seton as a descendant of Sir George Seton of Garleton.
The title had a second creation for the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, a kinsman of the last Earl from the first creation.
Lords Seton (1371)
The Lords Seton were the Premier Barons of Scotland until the creation of the Earldom of Winton in 1600. Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington wrote in his History of the House of Seytoune to the Year 1559, that Sir William Seton, "... 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-Baron's, the Seton's 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. The Complete Peerage cites a jury on which "Sir George de Seton of that Ilk" served on March 22, 1451 (1450/1), and states that "he was created, shortly after that date, a Lord of Parliament as Lord Seton [S]".- Sir William Seton, 1st Lord Seton (d. c. 1410), created 1st Lord Seton in 1371.
- Sir John Seton, 2nd Lord Seton (c. 1441)
- William Seton, Master of Seton (k. 1424 Battle of VerneuilBattle of VerneuilThe Battle of Verneuil was a battle of the Hundred Years' War, fought on 17 August 1424 near Verneuil in Normandy and was a significant English victory.-The black time:...
) - George Seton, 3rd Lord Seton (d. 1478/9),succeeded his grandfather the 2nd Lord, while a minor, became 3rd Lord Seton in 1448.
- John Seton, Master of Seton (d. 1476)
- George Seton, 4th Lord Seton (d. 1507/8), succeeded his grandfather, the 3rd Lord.
- George Seton, 5th Lord SetonGeorge Seton, 5th Lord SetonGeorge Seton III, 5th Lord Seton was a Scottish nobleman. He is sometimes referred to as the 3rd Lord Seton because he was the 3rd Lord Seton with the name of George.He succeeded his father, the 4th Lord, on his death in 1508...
(d. 1513), killed at Flodden. - George Seton, 6th Lord SetonGeorge Seton, 6th Lord SetonGeorge Seton IV, 6th Lord Seton was a Lord of the Parliament of Scotland.He was the son of Jean Hepburn, daughter of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell. His father, the 5th Lord Seton was killed at the battle of Flodden and George's mother survived her husband by 45 years till 1558, managing...
(d. 1549) - George Seton, 7th Lord SetonGeorge Seton, 7th Lord SetonGeorge Seton V, 7th Lord Seton was a Lord of the Parliament of Scotland, Master of the Household of Mary, Queen of Scots and Provost of Edinburgh. He was the eldest son of George Seton, 6th Lord Seton and Elizabeth Hay, a daughter of John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester...
(d. 1586) - Robert Seton, 8th Lord SetonRobert Seton, 1st Earl of WintonRobert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton was one of the Scottish peers who supported Mary, Queen of Scots.-Early years:The son of George Seton, 7th Lord Seton, Robert Seton grew up active in the affairs of his father and of the State. He was educated early in France, and accompanied his father during his...
(d. 1603) (created Earl of Winton in 1600)
Earls of Winton, First Creation (1600)
- Robert Seton, 1st Earl of WintonRobert Seton, 1st Earl of WintonRobert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton was one of the Scottish peers who supported Mary, Queen of Scots.-Early years:The son of George Seton, 7th Lord Seton, Robert Seton grew up active in the affairs of his father and of the State. He was educated early in France, and accompanied his father during his...
(d. 1603) - Robert Seton, 2nd Earl of WintonRobert Seton, 2nd Earl of WintonRobert Seton, 2nd Earl of Winton and 9th Lord Seton was a Scottish Peer.He succeeded his father Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton in March, 1603...
(c. 1583–1634) , resigned the Titles to his brother before 1617 during his own lifetime - George Seton, 3rd Earl of WintonGeorge Seton, 3rd Earl of WintonGeorge Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton was a notable Royalist and Cavalier, the second son of Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton and 6th Lord Seton, by his spouse Margaret, daughter of Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton....
(1584–1650) - George Seton, Lord Seton, Master of Winton (1613–1648)
- George Seton, 4th Earl of WintonGeorge Seton, 4th Earl of WintonGeorge Seton, 4th Earl of Winton was a Scottish Royalist, Privy Councillor, and Sheriff of Haddingtonshire.He was in Europe for his studies, a boy of under ten years of age, when he succeeded his grandfather in the family estates in 1650...
(1642–1704) - George Seton, 5th Earl of WintonGeorge Seton, 5th Earl of WintonGeorge Seton, 5th Earl of Winton was a Scottish nobleman who took part in the 1715 Jacobite Rising supporting "The Old Pretender" James Stuart, was captured by the English, tried and sentenced to death, but who escaped and lived the rest of his in exile.-Early life:Seton was originally brought up...
(d. 1749) (forfeit 1716)
History states that George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton, had no children, however he did have a son named Charles Seton born in Northumberland, England. Charles' descendants kept records, rings and a pedigree chart to prove their lineage. A compilation of these documents can be found in books.google.com at the link below.
http://books.google.com/books?id=DluqgSo13e8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=joyce%20lee%20kunz&source=gbs_slider_thumb#v=onepage&q&f=false