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Scottish peerage
Earl of Dunfermline
was a title in the
Peerage of Scotland
. It was created in 1605 for
Alexander Seton, 1st Lord Fyvie
, fourth son of
George Seton, 7th Lord Seton
(see
Earl of Winton
for earlier history of the family). Seton had already been created
Lord Fyvie
in the Peerage of Scotland, in 1598, with remainder to his elder brother, John Seton. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He was
Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
between 1661 and 1672. His younger son, the fourth Earl (who succeeded his childless elder brother), was a supporter of the deposed
James II
and had his titles forfeited by parliament in 1690. He died in
France
in 1694 and the male line of the first Earl died out with him.
Earls of Dunfermline (1605)
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