Alan de Wyntoun (died c. 1347) was a Scottish soldier and crusader.
Life
Wyntoun was the son of Alan de Winton and Margaret de Bothwell. Alan abducted Margaret de Seton for the purposes of forcing her to marry him. This marriage led to a sanguinary contest with rival and disappointed suitors, called ‘the Wyntoun’s war". Upon the entering into the
Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
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, of his father-in-law, Alan became known as Lord of Seton,
jure uxoris
''Jure uxoris'' (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife"), citing . describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title '' suo jure'' ("in her own right"). Similarly, the husband of an heiress could beco ...
of his wife. He took up the cross in 1347 and died while on his way.
Marriage and issue
Alan married Margaret, daughter and heiress of
Alexander de Seton and Christian le Cheyne, they are known to have had the following issue, who adopted the Seton arms and name:
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William Seton, 1st Lord Seton, married Janet Fleming had issue.
*Christiana Seton, married
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Family
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had issue.
Citations
References
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Year of birth unknown
1340s deaths
Year of death uncertain
14th-century Scottish people
Medieval Scottish knights