| Clan Lindsay | |||
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 Crest: Issuing from an antique ducal coronet the head neck and wings of a Swan proper. | |||
| Motto | Endure Fort (Endure bravely) | ||
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| Region | Lowlands | ||
| District | Angus | ||
| Plant badge | Lime Tree | ||
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| Anthony Lindsay | |||
| 30th Earl of Crawford and 13th Earl of Balcarres | |||
| Seat | Balcarres House | ||
| Historic seat | Crawford Castle Edzell Castle | ||
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Clan Lindsay is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands. [1]
The Lindsays were prominent in both England and Scotland from the late 11th century. [1] The surname derives from the region of Lindsey in England (the name of which comes from the Old English for "island of Lincoln"), from where the family originated. [2]
In Domesday Book, Sir Baldric de Lindsey of Hemingby is recorded as holding a number of estates in Lindsey in 1086. [3] Sir Baldric's sons, Sir Walter and William de Lindsay accompanied David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, to claim his throne. [1] William's son, William de Lindsay, sat in the Parliament of 1164 and was later a justiciar. [1] William Lindsay held the lands of Crawford and Luffness. The chief's premier title was later Earl of Crawford. [1] His son, Sir William Lindsay, who sat in Parliament as Baron of Luffness in East Lothian, [1] married Alice de Limesi, and from their younger son Sir William Lindsay, dapifer to the High Steward of Scotland, descends the Earl of Crawford. [4]
Sir William Lindsay's elder son was Sir David Lindsay who married a member of the royal family named Margerie. [1] David died in 1214 and was succeeded as Lord Crawford and High Justiciar of Lothian by his son who was also called David. [1] This David also inherited the estates of Limesi and Wolveray. [1] One of his cousins was another Sir David Lindsay who was Chamberlain of Scotland in 1256. [1]
The aforementioned David Lindsay's grandson was yet another David whose seal was appended to the letter of 1320 to the Pope, asserting the independence of Scotland, that was more often known as the Declaration of Arbroath. [1] His second son, Sir James Lindsay, married Egidia, daughter of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjory Bruce, daughter of Robert The Bruce and Isabella de Mar, and half-sister of David II of Scotland, son of Robert the Bruce and his second wife, Elizabeth de Burgh. [1]
In 1390, Sir David Lindsay famously took part in a tournament at London Bridge, in the presence of Richard II of England. [1] At the tournament Lindsay won the day and the admiration of the English king. [1] Lindsay was created Earl of Crawford on 21 April 1398. [1] In 1403, he was Lord High Admiral of Scotland and in 1406, he was sent as an ambassador to England. [1]
The Lindsays fought at the Battle of Arbroath in 1445. [5] In 1452, Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford, joined in a rebellion against James II of Scotland and fought at the Battle of Brechin where the royal forces were victorious. [1] Alexander Lindsay was attained for treason but was later pardoned. [1]
The fifth Earl of Crawford rose high in royal favour. [1] He was successively Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Master of the Royal Household, Lord Chamberlain and High Justiciary. [1] In 1488 he was created Duke of Montrose by King James III, but this was annulled after the king's death. The sixth Earl of Crawford was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513, [6] while on close attendance to King James IV. [1]
Ludovic Lindsay, 16th Earl of Crawford, learned his trade as a soldier on the Continent. He later fought for King Charles I during the civil war where he commanded a cavalry regiment at the Battle of Marston Moor. [1] He was later captured supporting James, Marquis of Montrose, at the Battle of Philiphaugh in 1645. [1] The earldom of Crawford was succeeded to by his kinsman John Lindsay, Earl of Lindsay. [1] The Crawford title remained with this branch of the family until it passed to the Earl of Balcarres in the 19th century, who were descended from a younger son of the ninth Earl of Crawford. [1] This branch of the family had been created Earls of Balcarres in 1650 for services during the civil war. [1]
The first Earl of Balcarres was made hereditary governor of Edinburgh Castle. [1] He was also made Secretary of State for Scotland and High Commissioner to the General Assembly. [1] His younger son was Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres, who was a staunch Jacobite and fought during the Jacobite rising of 1715. [1] He only escaped being attained for treason through the intervention of the Duke of Marlborough who was a lifelong friend of his. [1] In 1739, John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford, was made Lieutenant-Colonel of the newly formed 43rd Regiment of Foot ("Black Watch" regiment) that supported the British Government during the Jacobite rising of 1745 and had been formed from the ten Independent Highland Companies of "Black Watch". [7]
Earl of Crawford is one of the most ancient extant titles in Great Britain, having been created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1398 for Sir David Lindsay. It is the premier earldom recorded on the Union Roll.
David Lindsay may refer to:
Gille Críst, Earl of Angus ruled until 1206 Mormaer of Angus. He was a son of Gille Brigte of Angus and younger brother of Adam of Angus.
Edzell Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle, with an early-17th-century walled garden. It is located close to Edzell, and is around 5 miles (8 km) north of Brechin, in Angus, Scotland. Edzell Castle was begun around 1520 by David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford, and expanded by his son, Sir David Lindsay, Lord Edzell, who also laid out the garden in 1604. The castle saw little military action, and was, in its design, construction and use, more of a country house than a defensive structure. It was briefly occupied by English troops during Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Scotland in 1651. In 1715 it was sold by the Lindsay family, and eventually came into the ownership of the Earl of Dalhousie. It was given into state care in the 1930s, and is now a visitor attraction run by Historic Environment Scotland. The castle consists of the original tower house and building ranges around a courtyard. The adjacent Renaissance walled garden, incorporating intricate relief carvings, is unique in Scotland. It was replanted in the 1930s, and is considered to have links to esoteric traditions, including Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry.
Clan Dundas is a Scottish clan.
Lord Spynie is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 4 November 1590 for Sir Alexander Lindsay, younger son of David Lindsay, 10th Earl of Crawford. The title became dormant on the death of the third Lord in 1671.
Clan Ogilvy, also known as Clan Ogilvie, is a Highland Scottish clan. Originating from Angus, Scotland, the progenitor of the Clan received a barony from King William the Lion in 1163. In 1491, King James IV elevated Sir James Ogilvy as Lord Ogilvy of Airlie.
Alexander or Alex Lindsay may refer to:
John Lindsay of Balcarres (1552–1598) was Secretary of State, Scotland. On 5 July 1581 he was appointed a Lord of Session under the title Lord Menmuir.
David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford was a regent to James II of Scotland. He was a member of Clan Lindsay, a Scottish Lowland clan. He was the son of Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford by his wife Marjorie.
Balcarres House lies 1km north of the village of Colinsburgh, in the East Neuk of Fife, in eastern Scotland. It is centred on a mansion built in 1595 by John Lindsay (1552–1598), second son of David, 9th Earl of Crawford. The house became the family seat of the Earl of Crawford. The present house is the result of substantial extensions in the early nineteenth century, using part of a fortune made in India, but preserves much of the original mansion.
Sir David Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell (1551?–1610) was a Scottish judge.
Alexander Lindsay, 1st Lord Spynie was a Scottish nobleman. His death is the subject of the ballad Lord Spynie.
Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord Spynie was a Scottish nobleman and soldier of fortune.
Lady Anna Mackenzie (1621–1707), also Ann MacKenzie, was a Scottish courtier, wife of the first Earl of Balcarres and the mother of the second and third. After her first husband died, she married Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll. She was a governess to William III when he was a child. Mackenzie suffered because she was a Jacobite and her second husband was executed for leading a rising against James VII and II which was intended to support the Monmouth Rebellion. She worked to keep together the estates of Balcarres despite the tumultuous times in which she lived and her family's support of the Jacobite cause. Her memoirs were published more than a century after her death.
John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford, 1st Earl of Lindsay was a Scottish nobleman.
Sir William de Lindsay (1155–1205), Lord of Crawford, Baron of Luffness, Justiciar of Lothian was a 12th-century Scottish noble.
David Lindsay, 10th Earl of Crawford (1527-1574) was a Scottish landowner.
Katherine Campbell, Countess of Crawford born Katherine Campbell was a Scottish noblewoman. She married twice and controlled a substantial inheritance.
Sir James (de) Lindsay, 9th Lord of Crawford, Knight Banneret, Lord of Crawford, Kirkmichael, Wigton, Symontoun, and of many other baronies, claiming also to be Lord of Buchan, was a Scottish feudal lord.
