Alan de Wyntoun

Sir Alan de Wyntoun (died c. 1347) was a Scottish soldier and crusader.

Alan abducted Margaret de Seton for the purposes of forcing her to marry him.

This marriage led to a sanguinary contest with rival and disappointed suitors, called ‘the Wyntoun’s war".

[1] Upon the entering into the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, of his father-in-law, Alan became known as Lord of Seton, jure uxoris of his wife.

Alan married Margaret, daughter and heiress of Alexander de Seton and Christian le Cheyne, they are known to have had the following issue,[2] who adopted the Seton arms and name: