Paternal Family Tree: Wyntoun aka Seton
Around 8th January 1426 [his father] Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley and Egidia Hay were married.
After 1438 [his father] Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley and [his mother] Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley [aged 27] were married.
Before 20th May 1455 George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley was born to Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley [aged 45].
On 20th May 1455 George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Dunbar were married. She the daughter of John Dunbar 1st Earl of Moray and Marjorie Stewart Countess Moray. He the son of Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley [aged 45].
In 1458 George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 2] and Anabella Stewart [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley [aged 47].
Around 1459 [his brother-in-law] John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl [aged 19] and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton [aged 51]. He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 15th May 1459 James Douglas 1st Earl Morton and [his sister-in-law] Joan Stewart Countess Morton [aged 31] were married. She by marriage Countess Morton. She the daughter of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 3rd August 1460 [his brother-in-law] King James II of Scotland [aged 29] was killed accidentally whilst besieging Roxburgh Castle when a cannon exploded and he was hit by debris. He was buried at Holyrood Abbey, Holyrood. His son James [aged 9] succeeded III King Scotland.
William Douglas 3rd Lord Drumlanrig [aged 20] was present.
On 15th November 1461 [his brother-in-law] Nicholas Hay 2nd Earl Erroll [aged 25] and [his half-sister] Elizabeth Gordon Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of [his father] Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley. He the son of William Hay 1st Earl Erroll [aged 38] and Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll.
Before 1467 [his brother-in-law] James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan [aged 24] and Margaret Ogilvy Countess Buchan were married. He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland.
Around 1469 [his brother-in-law] John Kennedy 2nd Lord Kennedy [aged 14] and [his half-sister] Elizabeth Gordon Countess Erroll were married. She the daughter of [his father] Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley.
In 1469 [his brother-in-law] James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan [aged 27] was created 1st Earl Buchan. Margaret Ogilvy Countess Buchan by marriage Countess Buchan.
On 15th July 1470 [his father] Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley died. His son George [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Earl Huntley. [his wife] Anabella Stewart [aged 34] by marriage Countess Huntley.
On 24th July 1471 the marriage of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 16] and [his wife] Anabella Stewart [aged 35] was annulled due to affinity.
On 18th August 1471 George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 16] and Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley [aged 21] were married; she having been his mistress. She by marriage Countess Huntley. She the daughter of William Hay 1st Earl Erroll and Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll. He the son of Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley [aged 61].
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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After 20th October 1474 Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley and Jean Stewart Countess Huntley [aged 13] were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl [aged 34] and Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl [aged 17]. He the son of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 19].
Before April 1475 [his brother-in-law] John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl [aged 35] and Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness [aged 65] and Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness. He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 9th June 1479 [his mother] Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley [aged 69] died.
On 20th November 1480 [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Stewart Duchess Austria [aged 47] died.
Before 14th October 1485 [his son-in-law] William Hay 3rd Earl Erroll [aged 36] and Isabel Gordon Countess Erroll were married. She by marriage Countess Erroll. She the daughter of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 30] and Anabella Stewart [aged 49]. He the son of William Hay 1st Earl Erroll and Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
After 16th October 1486 [his sister-in-law] Joan Stewart Countess Morton [deceased] died.
On 27th March 1489 Gilbert Kennedy 1st Lord Kennedy [aged 84] died. His son [his brother-in-law] John [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Lord Kennedy. [his half-sister] Elizabeth Gordon Countess Erroll by marriage Lord Kennedy.
On 21st February 1491 [his son-in-law] Patrick Hepburn 1st Earl Bothwell [aged 39] and Margaret Gordon Countess Bothwell were married. She by marriage Countess Bothwell. She the daughter of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 35].
On 13th October 1494 [his sister-in-law] Isabella Stewart Duchess Brittany [aged 68] died.
Before September 1496 [his son-in-law] Perkin Warbreck [aged 22] and Catherine Gordon were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 41] and Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley [aged 46].
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Around 1498 Andrew Gray 2nd Lord Gray [aged 52] and [his wife] Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley [aged 48] were married. She by marriage Lord Gray. She the daughter of William Hay 1st Earl Erroll and Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll.
In 1499 [his brother-in-law] James Stewart 1st Earl Buchan [aged 57] died. His son Alexander succeeded 2nd Earl Buchan. Margaret Ruthven Countess Buchan by marriage Countess Buchan.
On 17th April 1500 [his half-sister] Elizabeth Gordon Countess Erroll died.
On 8th June 1501 George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 46] died. His son Alexander succeeded 3rd Earl Huntley. Jean Stewart Countess Huntley [aged 40] by marriage Countess Huntley.
In 1509 [his former wife] Anabella Stewart [aged 73] died.
On 27th June 1509 [his former wife] Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley [aged 59] died.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Gordon was born to George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley.
[his son] James Gordon was born to George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley.
[his daughter] Isabel Gordon Countess Erroll was born to George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley and Anabella Stewart. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married before 14th October 1485 her third cousin once removed William Hay 3rd Earl Erroll, son of William Hay 1st Earl Erroll and Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll, and had issue.
[his daughter] Janet Gordon was born to George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley.
[his son] William Gordon of 1st of Gight was born to George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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[his daughter] Catherine Gordon was born to George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley. Mother not certain but likely. She married before September 1496 Perkin Warbreck.
[his daughter] Margaret Gordon Countess Bothwell was born to George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley. She married 21st February 1491 Patrick Hepburn 1st Earl Bothwell and had issue.
[his son] Adam Gordon Earl Sutherland was born to George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley. He married Elizabeth Sutherland 10th Countess Sutherland, daughter of John de Moravia Sutherland 8th Earl Sutherland, and had issue.
[his son] Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley was born to George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley. He married (1) after 20th October 1474 Jean Stewart Countess Huntley, daughter of John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl and Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl, and had issue (2) after 27th July 1511 his third cousin Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alan Wyntoun
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Seton 1st Lord Seton 7 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Seton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Seton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Seton 6 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Freskin Cheney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Christian Cheney 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Comyn 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Grandfather: Alexander Seton 8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
father: Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Adam Gordon
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Gordon
Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon
George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley 10 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Crichton of Crichton
Grandfather: William Crichton 1st Lord Crichton
mother: Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley