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Alexander SETON, 1st Earl of Huntly

Alexander SETON, 1st Earl of Huntly

Male Abt 1417 - 1470  (53 years)


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  • Name Alexander SETON 
    Suffix 1st Earl of Huntly 
    Birth Abt 1417  Of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Jul 1470  Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18516  Coombs
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2014 

    Father Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon,   b. Abt 1378, Seton, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1440 (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth GORDON,   b. Abt 1380, Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1439, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 27 Mar 1407  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth CRICHTON,   b. Abt 1427, Of Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1479 (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage Bef 19 Mar 1440 
    Children 
     1. George GORDON, 2nd Earl of Huntly,   b. Abt 1441, Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1501 (Age 60 years)
     2. Adam GORDON, Dean of Caithness,   b. Abt 1443, Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Alexander GORDON, of Midmar, later of Abergeldie,   b. Abt 1443, Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jan 1504 (Age < 60 years)
     4. William GORDON,   b. Abt 1445, Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Margaret GORDON,   b. Abt 1447, Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Elizabeth GORDON,   b. Abt 1449, Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1500 (Age 51 years)
     7. Christian GORDON,   b. Abt 1451, Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Catherine GORDON,   b. Abt 1453, Huntly, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7381  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 
    • He was given the name of Alexander Seton at birth. His marriage to Egida Hay was annulled before 1438.2 He was created 1st Earl of Huntly [Scotland] from 30 October 1444 to 3 July 1445.1,2 In 1451 he had Crown grants of the territorial Lordship of Badenoch.2 He inherited from his grandmother, Elizabeth Keith, Aboyne, Cluny and Glenmuick, Aberdeenshire.2 Circa 1457 his name was legally changed to Alexander Gordon.5