Elizabeth GORDON Heiress of Gordon [7473] 1750
- Born: 1384, Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland 1750
- Marriage (1): Alexander SETON [7472] in 1401 in Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland 1765
- Died: 16 March 1438, Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland at age 54 1750
- Buried: 16 March 1438, Aberdeen, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1750
FamilySearch ID: L1C8-286. Find a Grave ID: 148419156.
General Notes:
Lady Elizabeth Gordon Seton
BIRTH
1384
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
DEATH
16 Mar 1438 (aged 53\endash 54)
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
BURIAL
Saint Nicholas Churchyard
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
PLOT
St. Mary's Chapel
MEMORIAL ID
148419156 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 25
Born at Huntly Castle. Lady Elizabeth Gordon of Huntly "Heiress of Gordon" endowed the building of St. Mary's Chapel. She was buried before the altar upon her death. Born at Huntley Castle, she died in Strathbogie.
Daughter of Sir Adam Gordon, Lord of Gordon and Elizabeth Keith of Aboyne & Cluny. Wife of Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon, Mother of Elizabeth Seton; Alexander Gordon (Seton), 1st Earl of Huntly; William Seton, Baron Meldrum; Katherine Janet Dunbar; Henry Seton and 1 other
Sister of John Gordon. She was a Scottish baroness and progenitress of the Gordon Earls and Marquesses of Huntly. Elizabeth married Alexander Seton, who in 1406 was a prisoner along with the future king James I of Scotland. In 1428, Alexander and Elizabeth were granted a dispensation from the pope long after their marriage when it was determined they were within the forbidden degrees of consanguinity. Elizabeth died at Strathbogie (now Huntly) on 16 March 1439 while Alexander died in 1440?41. Elizabeth was buried at St. Nicholas Church in Aberdeen.
Burial Notes:
St Nicholas Churchyard, Aberdeen, Scotland
St. Mary's Chapel
Noted events in her life were:
1. Title Of Nobility: Lady Elizabeth Gordon, in 1408, in , , Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 1766
2. Clan: Gordon, on an unknown date,. 1766
Elizabeth married Alexander SETON [7472] [MRIN: 5664], son of William SETON [7484] and Janet FLEMING [7485], in 1401 in Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland.1765 (Alexander SETON [7472] was born in January 1382 in , , Aberdeenshire, Scotland,1750 died about 31 August 1440 in Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland 1750 and was buried on 3 April 1441 in , , Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1750.)
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