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George (Seton) Seton Second Lord Seton (1449 - bef. 1508)

Born in Seton Manor, Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire, Scotlandmap
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Husband of — married before 23 Apr 1475 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 59 in Seton Palace, Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire, Scotlandmap
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Profile last modified | Created 3 Oct 2011
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Preceded by
George, 1st Lord Seton
George, 2nd Lord Seton
1478-1508
Succeeded by
George, 3rd Lord Seton

Biography

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George (Seton) Seton Second Lord Seton is a member of the Seton.
George (Seton) Seton Second Lord Seton is a member of Clan Seton.

George Seton, 2nd Lord Seton was the son of John Seton, Master of Seton and Christian Lindsay.[1]

He married Lady Margaret, daughter of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll and Isabel Stewart, circa 14 September 1469.

He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Seton on the death of his Grandfather, his father had died a few years earlier, circa July 1478. In 1493 he was the founder of the Collegiate Church of Seton. He was invested as a Privy Counsellor in Scotland in 1496

George died between 11 Jun 1507 and 6 Apr 1508.

Research Notes

  • He bore: 1st and 4th: Three crescents without tressure (Seton). 2nd and 3rd: Three garbs (Cumming of Buchan). Crest: On a helmet with chapeau, two spears or pennons erect. Supporters : Two lions rampant guardant.[2]
  • Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1285.

Sources

  1. Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1911, Vol. VIII, Archive.org, p. 578
  2. Scottish Armorial Seals; McDonald; Seal no. 2430, page 307




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