Seton family
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The Seton family is a historic Scottish noble lineage prominent in the northeast of Scotland and long associated with estates such as Fyvie Castle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seton family canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish noble family ⓘ |
| associatedWithEstate |
Fyvie Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seton Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Winton Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Families associated with Fyvie Castle
ⓘ
Medieval Scottish nobility ⓘ Scottish noble families ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | or, three crescents within a double tressure flory counter-flory gules ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Scottish ⓘ |
| hereditaryRole | Scottish peerage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
prominent Scottish noble lineage in the Middle Ages
ⓘ
supporters of the House of Stuart ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
Jacobite risings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedClan | Clan Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitleHeld |
Earl of Dunfermline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Winton NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
loyalty to Mary, Queen of Scots
ⓘ
ownership of major estates in East Lothian and Aberdeenshire ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton NERFINISHED ⓘ George Seton, 3rd Lord Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ George Seton, 4th Lord Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ George Seton, 5th Lord Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Royalist ⓘ |
| region | northeast of Scotland ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat |
Fyvie Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seton Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Winton Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct in male line for principal titles ⓘ |
| supportedDynasty | House of Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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