SETON, Marion ²

   Cause of her death was poisoning.¹

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Marion married John GRAHAM 4th Earl of Menteith, son of William GRAHAM 3rd Earl of Menteith and Margaret MOUBRAY, 8 October 1548(contract).^{1 2} (John GRAHAM 4th Earl of Menteith was born about 1521 and died January 1564(1565) ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"The Earl married (contract dated 8 October 1548) Marion Seton, daughter of John, Lord Seton. She survived him, and married, as his third wife, John, tenth Earl of Sutherland, and was poisoned with him at Dunrobin 23 June 1567. The Earl had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 6)

Note: Marion's father was George, not John, Seton.




"Marion, who in her youth was a member of the household of Queen Mary of Lorraine. She was married first (contract dated 8 October 1548), with issue, to John, fourth Earl of Menteith, who died in January 1564-65 ; and secondly, as third wife, without issue, to John, tenth Earl of Sutherland. She died at Dunrobin from the effect of poison 23 June 1567."

from Scots Peerage (vol 8) ^{1 2}

Marion next married John GORDON 11th Earl of Sutherland,'the Good Earl John', son of Alexander GORDON Master of Sutherland and Janet STEWART, after 1564.² (John GORDON 11th Earl of Sutherland,'the Good Earl John' was born about 1522 and died on 23 June 1567 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"Marion .... was married .... secondly, as third wife, without issue, to John, tenth Earl of Sutherland."

from Scots Peerage (vol 8)

Note: John Gordon was the 11th Earl of Sutherland; the system whereby he is referred to as 10th Earl discounts the earlship status of Countess Elizabeth, younger sister of the 9th Earl, who was married to Adam Gordon. ²