David Lindsay, 10th Earl of Crawford

Abt 1527 - 1574  (~ 47 years)

• Name	David Lindsay
  Suffix	10th Earl of Crawford
  Birth	Abt 1527
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8279876C6B0C48F4A2216C1995EAAA697BCC
  Death	1574
  Notes	(Research):avid Lindsay, 8th earl of Crawford (d. 1542), son of Alexander, the 7th earl (d. 1517), had a son Alexander, master of Crawford (d. 1542), called the "wicked master," who quarrelled with his father and tried to kill him. Consequently he was sentenced to death, and the 8th earl conveyed the earldom to his kinsman, David Lindsay of Edzell (d. 1558), a descendant of the 3rd earl of Crawford, thus excluding Alexander and his descendants, and in 1542 David became 9th earl of Crawford. But the 9th earl, although he had at least two sons, named the wicked master's son David as his heir, and consequently in 1558 the earldom came back to the elder line of the Lindsays, the 9th earl being called the "interpolated earl." David Lindsay, 10th earl of Crawford (d. 1574), was a supporter of Mary Queen of Scots; he was succeeded by his son David (c. 1547-1607) as 11th earl. This David, a grandson of Cardinal Beaton, was concerned in some of the risings under James VI.; he was converted to Roman Catholicism and was in communication with the Spaniards about an invasion of England. After his death the earldom passed to his son David (d. 1621), a lawless ruffian, and then to his brother, Sir Henry Lindsay or Charteris (d. 1623), who became 13th earl of Crawford. Sir Henry's three sons became in turn earls of Crawford, the youngest, Ludovic, succeeding in 1639.
  Person ID	I70280	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Alexander Lindsay, Lord Lindsay, Master of Crawford   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Janet Gordon   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Beaton   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	10 Apr 1546
  Children	1. David Lindsay, 11th Earl of Crawford   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Henry Lindsay, 13th Earl of Crawford   d. Bef 16 Jan 1622/23   3. Sir John Lindsay, of Ballinscho and Woodwray   d. 1609   4. Alexander Lindsay, Lord Spynie, Chamberlain to King James 6th   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sir James Lindsay   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Helen Lindsay   d. 1579
  Family ID	F25038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024