David de Lindsay

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David de Lindsay
Died1214
Noble family Lindsay family
FatherWilliam de Lindsay
MotherAleanora de Limesay

Sir David de Lindsay (died 1214), Lord of Crawford and Ercildum (now Earlston), known as "the elder" to distinguish him from his son, was an Anglo-Scottish baron of the 12th and 13th century.

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Life

Lindsay was the eldest son of William de Lindsay and Aleanora de Limesay. [1] David held the position of Justiciar of Lothian, a post which his father had once held, with Gervase Avenel from 1208 until his death in 1214.

Marriage and issue

He married Marjorie, said to be an illegitimate daughter of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon, [2] however more chronologically likely to have been an illegitimate daughter of David, Earl of Huntingdon, they are known to have had the following issue: [3] [1]

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