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Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston

Index 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. [1]

24 relations: Andrew Fletcher (patriot), Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormond, Cavalier, Charles I of England, Charles II of England, College of Justice, Dirleton, Drumelzier, Duns, East Lothian, Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll, Garvald, East Lothian, George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton, James Balfour Paul, James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington, John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven and Stenton, North Berwick, Oliver Cromwell, Richard Maitland, Stoneypath Tower, Tantallon Castle, The Scots Peerage, Tranent, Whittingehame.

Andrew Fletcher (patriot)

Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655 – September 1716) was a Scottish writer and politician, remembered as an advocate for the non-incorporation of Scotland, and an opponent of the 1707 Act of Union between Scotland and England.

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Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormond

Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, 1st Earl of Ormond (1609–1655) was the eldest son of William Douglas, 1st Marquis of Douglas, from whom he obtained the courtesy title of Earl of Angus.

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Cavalier

The term Cavalier was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier Royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679).

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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College of Justice

The College of Justice includes the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and its associated bodies.

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Dirleton

Dirleton is a village and parish in East Lothian, Scotland approximately east of Edinburgh on the A198.

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Drumelzier

Drumelzier, is a village and civil parish on the B712 in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders.

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Duns

Duns (historically Dunse) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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East Lothian

East Lothian (Aest Lowden, Lodainn an Ear), is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area.

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Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll

Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll (30 April 1564 – 16 July 1631) was a Scottish nobleman.

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Garvald, East Lothian

Garvald (derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Garbh Allt', meaning a rough burn or stream) is a village south-east of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland.

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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 Eglinton.

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James Balfour Paul

Sir James Balfour Paul (16 November 1846 – 15 September 1931) was the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the officer responsible for heraldry in Scotland, from 1890 until the end of 1926.

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James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington

James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington (born 1651), succeeded his father William Douglas, 2nd Lord Mordington, It is recorded in The Great Seal of Scotland (charter number 294) confirmed at Edinburgh on 2 August 1662, that James Douglas, Master of Mordington, eldest son of William Douglas, 2nd Lord Mordington, acquired the estates of Nether Mordington, as well as Edrington and its castle, which occupied the lower half of the parish.

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John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven and Stenton

John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven and Stenton (died 17 June 1679), known as Sir John Hamilton, 2nd Baronet from circa 1645 to 1647, was a Scottish peer.

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North Berwick

North Berwick (Bearaig a Tuath) is a seaside town and former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland.

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Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English military and political leader.

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Richard Maitland

Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington and Thirlstane (1496 – 1 August 1586) was a Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord of Session from 1561 until 1584, and notable Scottish poet.

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Stoneypath Tower

Stoneypath Tower, is an L-plan tower house dating from the late sixteenth century, about south of East Linton, and east of the Whittinghame Water in East Lothian, Scotland.

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Tantallon Castle

Tantallon Castle is a semi-ruined mid-14th-century fortress, located east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland.

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The Scots Peerage

The Scots Peerage is a nine-volume book series of the Scottish nobility compiled and edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, published in Edinburgh from 1904 to 1914.

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Tranent

Tranent is a small town in East Lothian (formerly Haddingtonshire), in the south-east of Scotland.

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Whittingehame

Whittingehame is a parish with a small village in East Lothian, Scotland, about halfway between Haddington and Dunbar, and near East Linton.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Seton,_1st_Viscount_of_Kingston

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