Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Huntly, who adopted the family name of Gordon from about 1457, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish magnate. He was knighted in 1439/1440 and was Lord of Badenoch, Gordon,
Tomb of Alexander Gordon, in Elgin Cathedral
Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon
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Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon was a Scottish baron, Lord of Parliament and progenitor of the Gordon Earls and Marquesses of Huntly.
Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly
…was a powerful 15th-century Scottish magnate. He was knighted in 1439/1440 and was Lord of Badenoch, Gordon, Strathbogie and Cluny. He was the son of Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon (died 1440) (2nd son of Sir William Seton of that Ilk), by his spouse Elizabeth Gordon (died 16 March 1439), daughter and heiress of Sir Adam Gordon…
Huntly Castle, originally called Strathbogie, erected by Sir Adam de Gordon, Lord of Gordon, Elizabeth's father.