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, 6th Lord Seton. His descendants held it until George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton was convicted of high treason in 1716, when his titles were 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.
In 1834 there were two claimants: the Earl of Eglinton, and George Seton as a descendant of Sir George Seton of Garleton.
The title had a second creation for the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, a kinsman of the last Earl from the first creation.
Read more about Earl Of Winton: Lords Seton (1371), Earls of Winton, First Creation (1600), Earls of Winton, Second Creation (1859)
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