Earl of Winton
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The title Earl of Winton was once created in the Peerage of Scotland, and again the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is presently held by the Earl of Eglinton.
The title was first bestowed on Robert Seton. His descendants held it until George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton was convicted of high treason in 1716, when the title was forfeit. Lord Winton was also condemned to death, but he managed to escape the Tower of London, and went to Rome, where he later died.
The second creation of the title was for the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, a kinsman of the last Earl from the first creation.
Earls of Winton, First Creation (1600)
The subsidiary title in this creation of the earldom was Lord Seton, created 1451 in the Peerage of Scotland. This title became also forfeit in 1716.
- Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton (d. 1603)
- Robert Seton, 2nd Earl of Winton (c. 1583-1636)
- George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton (1584-1650)
- George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton (1642-1704)
- George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton (d. 1749) (forfeit 1716)
Earls of Winton, Second Creation (1859)
See Earl of Eglinton