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Alexander Seton (other)
Alexander Seton may refer to: * Alexander Seton (Governor of Berwick) (fl. 1311 – 1340) * Alexander Seton (d. 1332), nobleman * Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon (died 1440) * Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline (1555–1622) * Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston (1620–1691) * Alexander Seaton (before 1626 – after 1649, also spelled Seton) * Alexander Seton, 3rd Earl of Dunfermline (1642–1677), grandson of the 1st Earl * Sir Alexander Seton, 1st Baronet Sir Alexander Seton of Pitmedden, 1st Baronet, Lord Pitmedden (c. 1639 – 29 May 1719) was a Scottish advocate, a Senator of the College of Justice, a Lord of Justiciary, and a Commissioner. Early life Seton was the youngest son of John S ... (1639?–1719) * Alexander Seton (priest) (died 1797), Archdeacon of Aghadoe {{hndis, name=Seton, Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Seton (Governor Of Berwick)
Sir Alexander Seton, also known as Alexander de Seton ( fl. 1311 – {{circa, 1348) was the Governor (sometimes referred to as the Keeper or the Captain) of Berwick. Life Alexander Seton took part in Edward Bruce's 1315 campaign in Ireland. He signed the Declaration of Arbroath of 1320 asserting the independence of Scotland. Berwick-upon-Tweed {{Campaignbox Second War of Scottish Independence In 1327 he was said to be appointed keeper of Berwick-upon-Tweed. For how long is unclear as on 21 March King Robert applied for a Safe-Conduct for him to go to England for negotiations. In 1331 Sir Robert de Lawedre of The Bass was Keeper of the Scottish Marches and Custodian of the Castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed, receiving a fee attributed to those positions, at Pentecost, of £33.6s.8p. He is also described as Sheriff of Berwick, for which he received a further payment. He was still holding those positions the following year as mentioned by the historian of the town. In March 1333 Edward Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Seton (d
Alexander Seton may refer to: * Alexander Seton (Governor of Berwick) (fl. 1311 – 1340) * Alexander Seton (d. 1332), nobleman * Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon (died 1440) * Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline (1555–1622) * Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston (1620–1691) * Alexander Seaton (before 1626 – after 1649, also spelled Seton) * Alexander Seton, 3rd Earl of Dunfermline (1642–1677), grandson of the 1st Earl * Sir Alexander Seton, 1st Baronet Sir Alexander Seton of Pitmedden, 1st Baronet, Lord Pitmedden (c. 1639 – 29 May 1719) was a Scottish advocate, a Senator of the College of Justice, a Lord of Justiciary, and a Commissioner. Early life Seton was the youngest son of John S ... (1639?–1719) * Alexander Seton (priest) (died 1797), Archdeacon of Aghadoe {{hndis, name=Seton, Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon
Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon († 1440 or 1441) was a Scottish baron, Lord of Parliament and progenitor of the Gordon Earls and Marquesses of Huntly. Life Alexander Seton was the second son of Sir William Seton of Seton and his wife, Janet Fleming.A manuscript in the British Museum styles Sir William Seaton as "''Wilhelmus primus dominus Seton''" and other documents confirm this title. The date of this creation of the premier baronage of Scotland, is dated to sometime before 1393. A singular mistake in this record has Sir William Seaton marrying Catherine, daughter of Sir William St. Clair of Herdmanston. The Complete Peerage ol. vi, p. 1, footnote (a)corrects this to Janet Fleming, daughter of Sir David Fleming of Gibbar & Cumbernauld. They had two sons, John, who succeeded his father—it was he who married Catherine Sinclair (St. Clair)—and Alexander who married Elizabeth Gordon, heiress of Gordon. The Gordons were originally from Normandy, the founder of the family comin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl Of Dunfermline
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline (1555–1622) was a Scottish lawyer, judge and politician. He served as Lord President of the Court of Session from 1598 to 1604, Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1604 to 1622 and as a Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland. Early life Born at Seton Palace, East Lothian, he was the son of George Seton, 7th Lord Seton, and Isobell Hamilton. The Setons remained a Roman Catholic family after the Scottish Reformation of 1560, and continued to support Mary, Queen of Scots, after her abdication and exile in England. Alexander Seton was educated at the German and Roman College in Rome from June 1571 to December 1578. Alexander was noted learning Italian and science (philosophy) in Rome by Baptista da Trento in 1577 in a letter describing plots to marry Elizabeth I of England to the Earl of Leicester and re-instate Mary in Scotland. The family historian Viscount Kingston heard that he was skilled in mathematics, heraldry and arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount Of Kingston
Sir Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston (13 March 1620 – 21 October 1691), a Cavalier, was the first dignity Charles II conferred as King. Family Alexander was the son of George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton (1584–1650) by Anna Hay, daughter to Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll (d.1631). Child Knight At the early age of twelve, he received King Charles I on a visit to Seton Palace, delivering himself of a Latin oration at the iron gates of the palace in the presence of His Majesty. There and then the King conferred upon him the honour of knighthood, remarking as he did so: "Now, Sir Alexander, see that this does not spoil your school; by the appearance you will be a scholar." Excommunication After extensive travels in foreign lands Sir Alexander came home in 1640. But, refusing to sign the Covenant in 1643, he was excommunicated in Tranent Church, and had to flee to France. Cavalier Upon returning he was entrusted with important State business by King Charles II, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Seaton
Alexander Seaton or Seton (before 1626 – after 1649) was a Scottish soldier in Danish service during the Thirty Years' War. He briefly served as a governor in the Battle of Stralsund and as an admiral in the Torstenson War. Biography Neither the place nor the date of Alexander Seaton's birth are recorded. Though his parents remain unknown, it has been proposed that either Alexander Seton of Lathrisk or George Seton of Cariston be his father. Alexander Seaton entered the service of Christian IV of Denmark, and advanced to the rank of a captain of infantry on 8 April 1626. Upon request by the Danish king, the Scottish Privy Council allowed Seaton to levy 500 Scottish soldiers on 30 June. On 28 February 1627, he advanced to the rank of a lieutenant colonel. In September, he was wounded in battle near Oldenburg, while securing Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar's rear against Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly's forces during the Battle of Heiligenhafen.The battle took place between 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Seton, 3rd Earl Of Dunfermline
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. References 1642 births 1677 deaths Date of death unknown Earls of Dunfermline Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Alexander Seton, 1st Baronet
Sir Alexander Seton of Pitmedden, 1st Baronet, Lord Pitmedden (c. 1639 – 29 May 1719) was a Scottish advocate, a Senator of the College of Justice, a Lord of Justiciary, and a Commissioner. Early life Seton was the youngest son of John Seton of Pitmedden who commanded a detachment of Royalist troops at the battle of the Bridge of Dee in 1639, and, while riding along the riverside with Lord Aboyne, was shot through the chest by a cannonball, and died at the age of 29. John Seton's two sons were both infants at the time. With their mother, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Samuel Johnston, 1st Baronet of Elphinston, they were driven from their house which was plundered, and the whole rents of their estate seized by the Covenanters. Their mother remarried, the Earl of Harfell, and the boys were taken in by their kinsman, George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton, who later enrolled them both at the University of Aberdeen. James Seton of Pitmedden, the elder brother, became an officer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
