Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of Crawford

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Elizabeth Stewart, Princess of Scotland was the daughter of Robert II of Scotland and Euphemia de Ross. [1] She was born between 1356 and 1370, well after her parents' marriage on 2 May 1355. [2] Her brothers were David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn and Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, and her half-brother was Robert III of Scotland. [3]

She married David Lindsay on 22 February 1375. [3] Her dowry was the barony of Strathnairn in Inverness-shire. In 1398, her father granted Lindsay the title of 1st Earl of Crawford. Elizabeth was styled as Countess of Crawford following the grant. They had seven, possibly eight, children:

They presumably lived at Crawford Castle.

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