https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Seton
Sir Christopher Seton
Born 1278
England
Died 1306
Dumfries, Scotland
Spouse(s) Christina Bruce
Parents John de Seton
Erminia Lascelles
Sir Christopher Seton (1278–1306), also known as Christopher de Seton, was a 13th-century noble, who held lands in England and Scotland. He was a supporter of Robert the Bruce and obtained Robert's sister's hand in marriage. Present during the killing of John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, he also killed Sir Robert Comyn, who had rushed to Badenoch's aid. Seton was captured at Loch Doon Castle and executed at Dumfries in 1306.
Christopher Seton was the eldest son of Sir John de Seton of Skelton, Cumberland and Erminia Lascelles. His brothers were John and Humphrey de Seton. This branch of the Seton family had long served the Bruces in Yorkshire, Cumberland and Scotland. (No connection has as yet been discovered to Alexander Seton, Governor of Berwick, however it is claimed that Alexander was his grandson.)
In 1301, at the age of twenty-three, Christopher married Robert de Brus's sister Christina Bruce.
Seton was present on 10 February 1306 when Sir John Comyn of Badenoch was stabbed by Robert de Brus in Greyfriars Church, Dumfries.[1] As Sir Robert Comyn rushed to aid his nephew, Seton struck him down with a blow to the head.[2][3] A letter of excommunication was issued naming the Earl of Carrick and three other knights, Sir Alexander Lindsay, Sir Christopher and his brother John Seton as John Comyn's murderers.
Seton was also present at the coronation of his brother in-law King Robert I, King of Scots, at Scone on 25–26 March 1306.[1] Some accounts have him present at the Battle of Methven on 19 June 1306[4] but Duncan places him at Loch Doon Castle, an important castle for the Earls of Carrick and one of three that Robert tried to hang on to, but Loch Doon fell about 14 August.
Loch Doon Castle, Ayrshire, was besieged by the English and after the surrender of that castle by the Governor Sir Gilbert de Carrick, Christopher was hanged, drawn and quartered at Dumfries in accordance with Edward I's policy of giving no quarter to Scottish prisoners. His Cumberland estates, with the exception of his mother's dower, were given to Sir Robert de Clifford. A small chapel was raised by his wife Christina, at Dumfries to the memory of her husband in 1326.
http://www.greyfriarsdumfries.com/history.html
The present Greyfriars Church is a neo-Gothic building dating from 1868. The site and the adjacent area have been associated with Christian life and witness in the community for centuries. It is the Burgh Church of Dumfries and contains the Provost’s throne and Baillies' chairs. The clear identity of the building as being the people’s church lasted until 1925 when the Presbyterian establishment seized the ownership of all Scottish Burgh and Town Churches by Act of Parliament.
The Convent
In the mid 13th century Lady Devorgilla, wife of John Balliol (founder of Balliol College, Oxford), founded a convent in Dumfries. She invited members of the Franciscan Order – known as grey friars because of the colour of their habits – to come to Dumfries. There is no surviving image of the Convent of the Grey Friars. The written description of the Church of Our Lady is that it was in the early English style, made up of nave and aisle, chancel and choir. It is reasonable to think that the Convent of the Greyfriars in Dumfries would have been similar to other Minorite houses. This image of the Grey Friars in Leicester portrays what probably stood on the site west of the castle (illustrated left).
It was in the Convent Church of Our Lady, Dumfries, that the Blessed John Duns Scotus (1266-1308) received the habit. He was the main activist behind the scheme to place Robert the Bruce on the throne of Scotland. One of the most significant incidents in the history of Scotland occured 60 metres west of the present Church: in 1306 before the high altar of the church Robert the Bruce slew the Red Comyn in the incident that rekindled Scotland’s fight for independence, which was finally won at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314. For more information, see the Bruce Trust.
Sir Christopher Seton
Born 1278
England
Died 1306
Dumfries, Scotland
Spouse(s) Christina Bruce
Parents John de Seton
Erminia Lascelles
Sir Christopher Seton (1278–1306), also known as Christopher de Seton, was a 13th-century noble, who held lands in England and Scotland. He was a supporter of Robert the Bruce and obtained Robert's sister's hand in marriage. Present during the killing of John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, he also killed Sir Robert Comyn, who had rushed to Badenoch's aid. Seton was captured at Loch Doon Castle and executed at Dumfries in 1306.
Christopher Seton was the eldest son of Sir John de Seton of Skelton, Cumberland and Erminia Lascelles. His brothers were John and Humphrey de Seton. This branch of the Seton family had long served the Bruces in Yorkshire, Cumberland and Scotland. (No connection has as yet been discovered to Alexander Seton, Governor of Berwick, however it is claimed that Alexander was his grandson.)
In 1301, at the age of twenty-three, Christopher married Robert de Brus's sister Christina Bruce.
Seton was present on 10 February 1306 when Sir John Comyn of Badenoch was stabbed by Robert de Brus in Greyfriars Church, Dumfries.[1] As Sir Robert Comyn rushed to aid his nephew, Seton struck him down with a blow to the head.[2][3] A letter of excommunication was issued naming the Earl of Carrick and three other knights, Sir Alexander Lindsay, Sir Christopher and his brother John Seton as John Comyn's murderers.
Seton was also present at the coronation of his brother in-law King Robert I, King of Scots, at Scone on 25–26 March 1306.[1] Some accounts have him present at the Battle of Methven on 19 June 1306[4] but Duncan places him at Loch Doon Castle, an important castle for the Earls of Carrick and one of three that Robert tried to hang on to, but Loch Doon fell about 14 August.
Loch Doon Castle, Ayrshire, was besieged by the English and after the surrender of that castle by the Governor Sir Gilbert de Carrick, Christopher was hanged, drawn and quartered at Dumfries in accordance with Edward I's policy of giving no quarter to Scottish prisoners. His Cumberland estates, with the exception of his mother's dower, were given to Sir Robert de Clifford. A small chapel was raised by his wife Christina, at Dumfries to the memory of her husband in 1326.
http://www.greyfriarsdumfries.com/history.html
The present Greyfriars Church is a neo-Gothic building dating from 1868. The site and the adjacent area have been associated with Christian life and witness in the community for centuries. It is the Burgh Church of Dumfries and contains the Provost’s throne and Baillies' chairs. The clear identity of the building as being the people’s church lasted until 1925 when the Presbyterian establishment seized the ownership of all Scottish Burgh and Town Churches by Act of Parliament.
The Convent
In the mid 13th century Lady Devorgilla, wife of John Balliol (founder of Balliol College, Oxford), founded a convent in Dumfries. She invited members of the Franciscan Order – known as grey friars because of the colour of their habits – to come to Dumfries. There is no surviving image of the Convent of the Grey Friars. The written description of the Church of Our Lady is that it was in the early English style, made up of nave and aisle, chancel and choir. It is reasonable to think that the Convent of the Greyfriars in Dumfries would have been similar to other Minorite houses. This image of the Grey Friars in Leicester portrays what probably stood on the site west of the castle (illustrated left).
It was in the Convent Church of Our Lady, Dumfries, that the Blessed John Duns Scotus (1266-1308) received the habit. He was the main activist behind the scheme to place Robert the Bruce on the throne of Scotland. One of the most significant incidents in the history of Scotland occured 60 metres west of the present Church: in 1306 before the high altar of the church Robert the Bruce slew the Red Comyn in the incident that rekindled Scotland’s fight for independence, which was finally won at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314. For more information, see the Bruce Trust.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Seton
Sir Christopher Seton
Born 1278
England
Died 1306
Dumfries, Scotland
Spouse(s) Christina Bruce
Parents John de Seton
Erminia Lascelles
Sir Christopher Seton (1278–1306), also known as Christopher de Seton, was a 13th-century noble, who held lands in England and Scotland. He was a supporter of Robert the Bruce and obtained Robert's sister's hand in marriage. Present during the killing of John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, he also killed Sir Robert Comyn, who had rushed to Badenoch's aid. Seton was captured at Loch Doon Castle and executed at Dumfries in 1306.
Christopher Seton was the eldest son of Sir John de Seton of Skelton, Cumberland and Erminia Lascelles. His brothers were John and Humphrey de Seton. This branch of the Seton family had long served the Bruces in Yorkshire, Cumberland and Scotland. (No connection has as yet been discovered to Alexander Seton, Governor of Berwick, however it is claimed that Alexander was his grandson.)
In 1301, at the age of twenty-three, Christopher married Robert de Brus's sister Christina Bruce.
Seton was present on 10 February 1306 when Sir John Comyn of Badenoch was stabbed by Robert de Brus in Greyfriars Church, Dumfries.[1] As Sir Robert Comyn rushed to aid his nephew, Seton struck him down with a blow to the head.[2][3] A letter of excommunication was issued naming the Earl of Carrick and three other knights, Sir Alexander Lindsay, Sir Christopher and his brother John Seton as John Comyn's murderers.
Seton was also present at the coronation of his brother in-law King Robert I, King of Scots, at Scone on 25–26 March 1306.[1] Some accounts have him present at the Battle of Methven on 19 June 1306[4] but Duncan places him at Loch Doon Castle, an important castle for the Earls of Carrick and one of three that Robert tried to hang on to, but Loch Doon fell about 14 August.
Loch Doon Castle, Ayrshire, was besieged by the English and after the surrender of that castle by the Governor Sir Gilbert de Carrick, Christopher was hanged, drawn and quartered at Dumfries in accordance with Edward I's policy of giving no quarter to Scottish prisoners. His Cumberland estates, with the exception of his mother's dower, were given to Sir Robert de Clifford. A small chapel was raised by his wife Christina, at Dumfries to the memory of her husband in 1326.
http://www.greyfriarsdumfries.com/history.html
The present Greyfriars Church is a neo-Gothic building dating from 1868. The site and the adjacent area have been associated with Christian life and witness in the community for centuries. It is the Burgh Church of Dumfries and contains the Provost’s throne and Baillies' chairs. The clear identity of the building as being the people’s church lasted until 1925 when the Presbyterian establishment seized the ownership of all Scottish Burgh and Town Churches by Act of Parliament.
The Convent
In the mid 13th century Lady Devorgilla, wife of John Balliol (founder of Balliol College, Oxford), founded a convent in Dumfries. She invited members of the Franciscan Order – known as grey friars because of the colour of their habits – to come to Dumfries. There is no surviving image of the Convent of the Grey Friars. The written description of the Church of Our Lady is that it was in the early English style, made up of nave and aisle, chancel and choir. It is reasonable to think that the Convent of the Greyfriars in Dumfries would have been similar to other Minorite houses. This image of the Grey Friars in Leicester portrays what probably stood on the site west of the castle (illustrated left).
It was in the Convent Church of Our Lady, Dumfries, that the Blessed John Duns Scotus (1266-1308) received the habit. He was the main activist behind the scheme to place Robert the Bruce on the throne of Scotland. One of the most significant incidents in the history of Scotland occured 60 metres west of the present Church: in 1306 before the high altar of the church Robert the Bruce slew the Red Comyn in the incident that rekindled Scotland’s fight for independence, which was finally won at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314. For more information, see the Bruce Trust.
Sir Christopher Seton
Born 1278
England
Died 1306
Dumfries, Scotland
Spouse(s) Christina Bruce
Parents John de Seton
Erminia Lascelles
Sir Christopher Seton (1278–1306), also known as Christopher de Seton, was a 13th-century noble, who held lands in England and Scotland. He was a supporter of Robert the Bruce and obtained Robert's sister's hand in marriage. Present during the killing of John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, he also killed Sir Robert Comyn, who had rushed to Badenoch's aid. Seton was captured at Loch Doon Castle and executed at Dumfries in 1306.
Christopher Seton was the eldest son of Sir John de Seton of Skelton, Cumberland and Erminia Lascelles. His brothers were John and Humphrey de Seton. This branch of the Seton family had long served the Bruces in Yorkshire, Cumberland and Scotland. (No connection has as yet been discovered to Alexander Seton, Governor of Berwick, however it is claimed that Alexander was his grandson.)
In 1301, at the age of twenty-three, Christopher married Robert de Brus's sister Christina Bruce.
Seton was present on 10 February 1306 when Sir John Comyn of Badenoch was stabbed by Robert de Brus in Greyfriars Church, Dumfries.[1] As Sir Robert Comyn rushed to aid his nephew, Seton struck him down with a blow to the head.[2][3] A letter of excommunication was issued naming the Earl of Carrick and three other knights, Sir Alexander Lindsay, Sir Christopher and his brother John Seton as John Comyn's murderers.
Seton was also present at the coronation of his brother in-law King Robert I, King of Scots, at Scone on 25–26 March 1306.[1] Some accounts have him present at the Battle of Methven on 19 June 1306[4] but Duncan places him at Loch Doon Castle, an important castle for the Earls of Carrick and one of three that Robert tried to hang on to, but Loch Doon fell about 14 August.
Loch Doon Castle, Ayrshire, was besieged by the English and after the surrender of that castle by the Governor Sir Gilbert de Carrick, Christopher was hanged, drawn and quartered at Dumfries in accordance with Edward I's policy of giving no quarter to Scottish prisoners. His Cumberland estates, with the exception of his mother's dower, were given to Sir Robert de Clifford. A small chapel was raised by his wife Christina, at Dumfries to the memory of her husband in 1326.
http://www.greyfriarsdumfries.com/history.html
The present Greyfriars Church is a neo-Gothic building dating from 1868. The site and the adjacent area have been associated with Christian life and witness in the community for centuries. It is the Burgh Church of Dumfries and contains the Provost’s throne and Baillies' chairs. The clear identity of the building as being the people’s church lasted until 1925 when the Presbyterian establishment seized the ownership of all Scottish Burgh and Town Churches by Act of Parliament.
The Convent
In the mid 13th century Lady Devorgilla, wife of John Balliol (founder of Balliol College, Oxford), founded a convent in Dumfries. She invited members of the Franciscan Order – known as grey friars because of the colour of their habits – to come to Dumfries. There is no surviving image of the Convent of the Grey Friars. The written description of the Church of Our Lady is that it was in the early English style, made up of nave and aisle, chancel and choir. It is reasonable to think that the Convent of the Greyfriars in Dumfries would have been similar to other Minorite houses. This image of the Grey Friars in Leicester portrays what probably stood on the site west of the castle (illustrated left).
It was in the Convent Church of Our Lady, Dumfries, that the Blessed John Duns Scotus (1266-1308) received the habit. He was the main activist behind the scheme to place Robert the Bruce on the throne of Scotland. One of the most significant incidents in the history of Scotland occured 60 metres west of the present Church: in 1306 before the high altar of the church Robert the Bruce slew the Red Comyn in the incident that rekindled Scotland’s fight for independence, which was finally won at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314. For more information, see the Bruce Trust.
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