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George Seton, Lord Seton, Master of Winton (15 May 1613 – 4 June 1648) was a Scottish landowner. He was the eldest surviving son of

George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton (December 1584 – 17 December 1650) 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 Egl ...

and Anna Hay. He continued the family's long-standing

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traditions. Through his father's influence, in 1639 he married Lady Henrietta Gordon, daughter of the

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, with whom he made a great match and by whom he had four sons, of whom

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succeeded his grandfather as fourth

Earl of Winton The title Earl of Winton was once created in the Peerage of Scotland, and again the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is now held by the Earl of Eglinton. The title was first bestowed on Robert Seton, 8th Lord Seton. His descendants held it unt ...

, and the others died young or without issue. Seton showed great military abilities and was firmly attached to the

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cause. The family estates flourished under his

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, his father providing many opportunities to learn and excel at managing the family affairs, during the many troubles of the 17th century. Seton suffered great hardships at the hands of the rebels during the

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, and his father had to sell long-held family estates in

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, that of

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and one at

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, to rescue him from imprisonment. He died at Seton Palace on 4 June 1648, prematurely and unexpectedly of an illness probably caused by his imprisonment, predeceasing his father. Seton's

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appears in a large memorial window to the great

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, as Seton was a prominent companion of that illustrious Royalist commander.

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* 1613 births 1648 deaths Heirs apparent who never acceded British courtesy barons and lords of Parliament

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