Former Barons of Urquhart
LANDS OF URQUHART AND PLUSCARDEN ERECTED INTO A BARONY BY MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
On 6 April, 1611, the first Baron of Urquhart, Alexander Seton received a charter of novodamus of the lands and Baronies of Urquhart and Fyvie, the lands of Dalgety and Danduff, which were all incorporated into the Earldom of Dunfermline and Lordships of Urquhart and Fyvie. In 1605, Seton was appointed Lord Chancellor of Scotland, a post he held until his death in 1622. Alexander Seton had been one of the most prominent civil servants during the reign of James VI.
Since its formation 400 years ago as a gift by Mary Queen of Scots to her god-son Alexander Seton, the Barony of Urquhart and the feudal title of Baron of Urquhart have been past chronologically to these eighteen gentlemen:
