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George Seton 3rd Earl Winton 1584-1650

Paternal Family Tree: Wyntoun aka Seton

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Dunbar Countess Crawford 1425-1499

In 1582 [his father] Robert Seton 1st Earl Winton [aged 29] and [his mother] Margaret Montgomerie Countess Winton were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Hugh Montgomerie 3rd Earl Eglinton [aged 51] and [his grandmother] Agnes Drummond Countess Eglinton [aged 59]. They were second cousins.

In December 1584 George Seton 3rd Earl Winton was born to Robert Seton 1st Earl Winton [aged 31] and Margaret Montgomerie Countess Winton. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.89%.

On the 22nd or 24th March 1603 [his father] Robert Seton 1st Earl Winton [aged 50] died. His son [his brother] Robert [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Earl Winton.

On 1st May 1603 [his brother] Robert Seton 2nd Earl Winton [aged 19] and [his sister-in-law] Ann Maitland Countess Winton [aged 14] were married. He, apparently, went mad on his wedding night - see A History of the Seton Family. She by marriage Countess Winton. She the daughter of John Maitland 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane and Jean Fleming Countess Cassilis [aged 49]. He the son of [his father] Robert Seton 1st Earl Winton and [his mother] Margaret Montgomerie Countess Winton. They were half third cousins.

On 26th June 1606 [his brother] Robert Seton 2nd Earl Winton [aged 22]resigned as Earl Winton on account of his being insane; see A History of the Seton Family. His brother George [aged 21] succeeded 3rd Earl Winton. [his future wife] Anne Hay Countess Winton [aged 14] by marriage Countess Winton.

On 26th April 1609 George Seton 3rd Earl Winton [aged 24] and Anne Hay Countess Winton [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Francis Hay 9th Earl Erroll [aged 44] and Elizabeth Douglas Countess Erroll. He the son of Robert Seton 1st Earl Winton and Margaret Montgomerie Countess Winton. They were fifth cousins.

On 22nd June 1612 [his brother] Alexander Seton aka Montgomerie 6th Earl Eglinton [aged 24] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Livingstone Countess Eglinton were married. She the daughter of Alexander Livingston 1st Earl Linlithgow and Helen Hay. He the son of [his father] Robert Seton 1st Earl Winton and [his mother] Margaret Montgomerie Countess Winton. They were half third cousins.

On 15th May 1613 [his son] George Seton Master of Seton was born to George Seton 3rd Earl Winton [aged 28] and [his wife] Anne Hay Countess Winton [aged 21]. He married 1630 his second cousin Henrietta Gordon, daughter of George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly and Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly, and had issue.

In 1620 [his son] Alexander Seton was born to George Seton 3rd Earl Winton [aged 35] and [his wife] Anne Hay Countess Winton [aged 28].

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The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342

The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.

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In 1621 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seton Countess Marischal was born to George Seton 3rd Earl Winton [aged 36] and [his wife] Anne Hay Countess Winton [aged 29]. She married 1637 her third cousin William Keith 7th Earl Marischal, son of William Keith 6th Earl Marischal and Mary Erskine, and had issue.

1625. Adam de Colone [aged 53]. Portrait of George Seton 3rd Earl Winton [aged 40] with his two sons George Seton Master of Seton [aged 11] and Alexander Seton [aged 5].

George Seton Master of Seton: On 15th May 1613 he was born to George Seton 3rd Earl Winton and Anne Hay Countess Winton. In 1630 or 1639 he and Henrietta Gordon were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly and Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly. He the son of George Seton 3rd Earl Winton and Anne Hay Countess Winton. They were second cousins. On 4th June 1648 he died.

Alexander Seton: In 1620 he was born to George Seton 3rd Earl Winton and Anne Hay Countess Winton. In 1691 he died.

Before 1628 George Seton 3rd Earl Winton [aged 43] and Elizabeth Maxwell Countess Winton. Elizabeth Maxwell Countess Winton by marriage Countess Winton.

In 1628 [his wife] Anne Hay Countess Winton [aged 36] died.

In 1630 or 1639 George Seton Master of Seton [aged 16] and Henrietta Gordon were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly [aged 38] and Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly. He the son of George Seton 3rd Earl Winton [aged 45] and Anne Hay Countess Winton. They were second cousins.

In 1631 [his nephew] Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton [aged 18] and Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Eglinton. She the daughter of John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes [aged 31] and Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes [aged 33]. He the son of [his brother] Alexander Seton aka Montgomerie 6th Earl Eglinton [aged 43] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Livingstone Countess Eglinton. They were fourth cousins.

On 30th September 1634 [his daughter] Anne Seton was born to George Seton 3rd Earl Winton [aged 49] and Elizabeth Maxwell Countess Winton. She married April 1654 her fourth cousin John Stewart 2nd Earl Traquair, son of John Stewart 1st Earl Traquair and Catherine Carnegie Countess Traquair, and had issue.

In 1637 [his son-in-law] William Keith 7th Earl Marischal and Elizabeth Seton Countess Marischal [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Countess Marischal. She the daughter of George Seton 3rd Earl Winton [aged 52] and Anne Hay Countess Winton. He the son of William Keith 6th Earl Marischal and Mary Erskine. They were third cousins.

On 4th June 1648 [his son] George Seton Master of Seton [aged 35] died.

In 1650 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seton Countess Marischal [aged 29] died.

On 17th December 1650 George Seton 3rd Earl Winton [aged 66] died. His grandson [his grandson] George [aged 9] succeeded 4th Earl Winton.

Royal Ancestors of George Seton 3rd Earl Winton 1584-1650

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 2 Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 14 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of George Seton 3rd Earl Winton 1584-1650

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Seton Master of Seton 2 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Seton 4th Lord Seton 3 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Seton 5th Lord Seton 4 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 1st Earl Argyll 2 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell Lady Seton 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Stewart Countess Argyll 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Seton 6th Lord Seton 2 x Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Hepburn 1st Lord Hailes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Patrick Hepburn 1st Earl Bothwell

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Home Lady Hailes

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna Hepburn Lady Seton Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 1st Earl Morton Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Douglas Countess Bothwell Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Stewart Countess Morton daughter of King James I of Scotland

Grandfather: George Seton 7th Lord Seton 3 x Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hay 1st Lord Hay of Yester Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hay 2nd Lord Hay of Yester 2 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cunningham of Belton

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hay 3rd Lord Hay 3 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Crichton 3 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marion Stewart 10 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hay Lady Seton 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas 5th Earl Angus 2 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Douglas 3 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boyd Countess Angus

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Douglas Lady Hay 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Drummond 1st Lord Drummond

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drummond m Douglas

Father: Robert Seton 1st Earl Winton 4 x Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hamilton of Sandquhar

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hamilton 4 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Kennedy 2nd Lord Kennedy Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis 2 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montgomerie

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland

Grandmother: Isobel Hamilton Lady Seton 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland

George Seton 3rd Earl Winton 2 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 1st Earl Eglinton 2 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy Lady Montgomerie Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Montgomerie Master of Eglinton 3 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 1st Earl Argyll 2 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Campbell Countess Eglinton 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Stewart Countess Argyll 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 2nd Earl Eglinton 4 x Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 3rd Earl Eglinton 3 x Great Grandson of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Seton Master of Seton 2 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Seton 4th Lord Seton 3 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Seton 5th Lord Seton 4 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 1st Earl Argyll 2 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell Lady Seton 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Stewart Countess Argyll 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marion Seton Countess Eglinton 2 x Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Hepburn 1st Lord Hailes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Patrick Hepburn 1st Earl Bothwell

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Home Lady Hailes

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna Hepburn Lady Seton Great Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 1st Earl Morton Great Grandson of King Robert III of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Douglas Countess Bothwell Granddaughter of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Stewart Countess Morton daughter of King James I of Scotland

Mother: Margaret Montgomerie Countess Winton Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Drummond 2nd of Innerpeffray

Grandmother: Agnes Drummond Countess Eglinton Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James II of Scotland son of King James I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James III of Scotland son of King James II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: King James IV of Scotland son of King James III of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian I King of Denmark

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart daughter of King James IV of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Drummond 1st Lord Drummond

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Drummond 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Lindsay 4th Earl Crawford 2 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lindsay Lady Drummond 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dunbar Countess Crawford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland