David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford

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David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford (died 24 January 1445) [1] 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.

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At the Battle of Arbroath in 1445 the Clan Lindsay, led by the Master of Crawford, advanced with over 1000 men. Their enemy was the Clan Ogilvy who were also supported by men from the Clan Oliphant, Clan Gordon, Clan Seton and Clan Forbes of Pitsligo. The Earl, who was the Master of Crawford's father, rode between the two armies in an attempt to call a truce. However, an ill-advised Ogilvie, thinking that this was the start of the Lindsay's attack, threw his spear at the Earl, hitting him in the mouth and killing him instantly. So the battle began which went in the Clan Lindsay's favour.

Marriage and issue

Crawford married Marjory Ogilvie, daughter of Alexander Ogilvie of Auchterhouse. By her he had issue:

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Notes

  1. Lindsay family, earls of Crawford (per. c.1380–1495), nobility by Alison Cathcart and David Ditchburn, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  2. Vol i pp. 18–20
  3. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. 28th edition. BURKE, SIR BERNARD

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Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Crawford
1438–1445
Succeeded by