Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly

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Alexander Seton, later Alexander Gordon, was a 15th century Scottish noble. He was the son of Alexander Seton and Elizabeth Gordon, daughter and heir of Adam, lord of Gordon. Alexander developed a strong relationship with William Crichton, the Chancellor of Scotland after 1439. He divorced his wife Egidia Hay in 1438 to marry Crichton's daughter Elizabeth. In either 1439 or 1440 Seton was knighted, and in June 1445, King James II of Scotland made Alexander Seton earl of Huntly, a new earldom. This was part of deal to make peace between the Crichton and Douglas-Livington factions in the Kingdom. Seton remained a powerful magnate. He was embroiled in struggles against the Douglases, against the Lords of the Isles and against the Lindsay earls of Crawford. Seton had one son by his first wife Egidia, and four sons and four daughters by his second wife Elizabeth. His eldest by Elizabeth, George, directed his family affairs in Alexander's later years and succeeded him to the earldom. Alexander died on July 15, 1470 at Huntly Castle. He was buried in Elgin Cathedral.

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  • Appleyard, Simon C., ‘Seton , Alexander, first earl of Huntly (d. 1470)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 14 Nov 2006
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New Creation		 Earl of Huntly
1445–1470		 Succeeded by:
George
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