Elizabeth Stewart, Princess, Countess of Crawford: Lanark County Families

Elizabeth Stewart, Princess, Countess of Crawford

1362 - 1446 (~ 84 years)

Generation: 1

Elizabeth Stewart, Princess, Countess of Crawford was born in Jan 1362 in Dundonald Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland; died in Feb 1446 in Crawford Castle, Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; was buried in The Howff, Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland.

Other Events and Attributes:

_UID: AB48B41C991F4AEA86BC373C8BD4DA6C095D

Notes:

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

She married David Lindsay on 22 February 1375. Her dowry was the barony of Strathnairn in Inverness-shire. In 1398, her father granted Lindsay the title of Earl of Crawford. They had seven, possibly eight, children:

Gerard Lindsay (d. before 1421)
Ingram Lindsay, Bishop of Aberdeen (d. 1458)
Marjorie Lindsay, married Sir William Douglas. They were parents of Catherine Douglas.
Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford (c. 1387? 1438)
David Lindsay, Lord of Newdosk (1407? ?); he later became a priest
Elizabeth Lindsay; she married Sir Robert Keith.
Elizabeth Lindsay (1407? ?); married Robert Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine; she may have been confused with her sister of the same name, and it is possible that they were one and the same person.
Isabella Lindsay (1407? ?), married Sir John Maxwell of Pollok, and had issue.
They presumably lived at Crawford Castle.

Family/Spouse: Sir Robert Logan, of Restalrig, Edinburgh, Admiral of Scotland. Robert was born in 1371 in Scotland; died in 1439 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Sir David Lindsay, of Glenesk, 1st Earl of Crawford, Knight Banneret, 10th Baron of Crawford on 22 Feb 1375. David (son of Sir Alexander Lindsay, Lordof Glenesk, Knight Banneret and Catherine Stirling) was born in 1359 in Scotland; died in 1407 in Finhaven (Finavon) Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland; was buried in Church of the Greyfriars, Dundee, Aberdeen, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford was born about 1387; died in 1438-1439.

Generation: 2

Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford

(1.Elizabeth¹) was born about 1387; died in 1438-1439.

Other Events and Attributes:

Occupation: a business magnate
_UID: 7F6AEB0604F54A04A5C556B902023B411AFE

Notes:

(Research):Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford (c. 1387? 1438/1439) was a Scottish magnate. He was the son of David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford and Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of King Robert II and Euphemia de Ross. He was knighted at the coronation of King James I on 21 May 1424, and subsequently was one of the hostages for King James given over to the English from 1424 until November 1427.

Family
He married Marjory of Dunbar, daughter of Sir David of Dunbar, and had issue.

David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford, who succeeded his father as Earl.
Elizabeth, who married John Drummond and had issue.
Janet, who married Thomas, Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine and had issue.
Christian, who first married William Douglas of Lochleven (evidently in lieu of her sister) by whom she had at least a son Alexander, and a daughter Elizabeth who married Richard Lovel of Ballumbie. She married secondly David Wemyss of that Ilk (d. 1430), by whom she was the mother of John Wemyss of that Ilk and two daughters, Helen and Euphemia. She married lastly Sir James Auchinleck of that Ilk (d. 1449), by whom she was the mother of Sir John Auchinleck of that Ilk (d. 1502) among others
References

Occupation:
A business magnate, also known as an industrialist or tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the creation or ownership of multiple lines of enterprise. A business magnate typically controls, through personal enterprise ownership or a dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed.

Family/Spouse: Marjorie Ogilvie, of Dunbar. Marjorie (daughter of Sir Alexander Ogilvie, of Auchterhouse) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Christian Lindsay was born about 1400; and died.
4. Sir David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford was born in 1405 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 24 Jan 1445 in Arbroath, Angus-shire, Scotland; was buried in Jan 1445 in Howff? Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland.
5. Elizabeth Lindsay and died.
6. Janet Lindsay and died.

Generation: 3

3.	Christian Lindsay (2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) was born about 1400; and died. Other Events and Attributes: _UID: 3807594562AC441DA30474F612BBDCCED4AA Family/Spouse: William Douglas, of Lochleven. William and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sir David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford

(2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) was born in 1405 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 24 Jan 1445 in Arbroath, Angus-shire, Scotland; was buried in Jan 1445 in Howff? Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland.

Other Events and Attributes:

FamilySearch ID: LR84-XQV
Occupation: politics and military affairs; supporter of Scotland in Rough Wooing
_UID: 0B01AE905A994220AD4F164884AD2FF44DF8

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

7. Alexander Lindsay, Knight, 4th Earl Crawford was born in 1423 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 13 Sep 1453 in Oathlaw, Forfarshire, Scotland; was buried in Monikie, Forfarshire, Scotland.

Family/Spouse: Marjory Ogilvy. Marjory was born about 1400 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire, Scotland; died about 1476 in Crawford, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

7. Alexander Lindsay, Knight, 4th Earl Crawford was born in 1423 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 13 Sep 1453 in Oathlaw, Forfarshire, Scotland; was buried in Monikie, Forfarshire, Scotland.
8. Walter Lindsay, of the Arde and Beaufort, Inverness-shire, Edzell, Kynblethmont, County Forfar and died.
9. William Lindsay, of Lekoquhy and died.
10. Sir John Lindsay died on 1 May 1450 in Battle of Brechin.
11. James Lindsay, Countess Douglas and died.
12. Janet Lindsay and died.
13. Elizabeth Lindsay died in 1498.

5.
Elizabeth Lindsay (2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) and died.
Other Events and Attributes:
_UID: 41E492217DA14198BBF7B79C913957EEE338

6.	Janet Lindsay (2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) and died. Other Events and Attributes: _UID: 3FC9C56EEFA84B5F854C43050A597BF669CA Family/Spouse: Thomas Erskine. Thomas and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 4

Alexander Lindsay, Knight, 4th Earl Crawford

(4.David³, 2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) was born in 1423 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 13 Sep 1453 in Oathlaw, Forfarshire, Scotland; was buried in Monikie, Forfarshire, Scotland.

Other Events and Attributes:

FamilySearch ID: G93D-YD9
Name: Beardie
Name: Tiger
_UID: 493AC4581B874CAE90E7154BDC9B6A44376C
Occupation: 1450; Sheriff of Aberdeen

Notes:

(Research):Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford (1423? 1453) was a late medieval Scottish nobleman, and a magnate of the north-east of that country.

Life
Alexander Lindsay was the son of David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford and Marjory Ogilvie, the daughter of Sir Alexander Ogilvie of Auchterhouse.

Known as the Tiger Earl or Earl Beardie, Crawford was one of the most powerful of the Scottish nobles. For some time he was in arms against King James II as part of the Douglas rebellion. In February 1452, William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas was personally killed at Stirling Castle by James II for refusing to dissolve his league with Alexander. The Tiger Earl was defeated at the Battle of Brechin on 18 May, and he submitted to James II in 1452.

J. B. Burke imagined the colourful scene of the earl's submission, thus:

The decree of forfeiture, both as to life and lands, which had been passed before, was now renewed and, after having gallantly struggled for a long time against all odds? even after the total defeat and submission of his ally Douglas? he found himself compelled, for the sake of his house and followers, to sue for mercy. In this last extremity it is that all the better parts of his character stand out in full relief; there is neither fear, nor meanness, nor self seeking in his frank and manly prayers for mercy: but, mingled with the courage that we might reasonably look for, is a tenderness for others that we certainly did not expect to find in such a character. For himself, as he boldly tells the king, he was willing to underlie any fate, "either to be hangit [hanged], to be riven with wild beasts, to be drowned, or cassen [cast] over ane craig;" it was not even the sufferings of his dear wife, nor the weeping of his bairns [children], nor the lamentable sobbings of his friends that moved him, so much "as the decay and falling of our House, and lamentable chance and fortune of the noblemen of Angus, with the rest of my adherents, whose lives, lands, and guids [goods] stands in danger for my cause and surname of Lindsay. Have compassion on the noblemen, men that concordit to my faction, that they, at the least, be not spoilzied (spoiled) of their lives and heritages for my offence".

The king granted Lindsay clemency, but when he had been angry with the earl, he had sworn he would make the highest stone on Finavon Castle become the lowest. Therefore, to keep his oath while yet remaining true to his grant of clemency, the king climbed to the top of the castle and threw one of the loose stones on the battlements down to the ground below. J. B. Burke recorded that two hundred years later it could still be seen where it had fallen "secured to the spot with a strong chain of iron".

Legend has it that he is the infamous "Earl Beardie" featured in one of the myths of Glamis Castle.

Marriage and issue
Alexander, Earl of Crawford married Margaret Dunbar, daughter of Sir David Dunbar of Cockburn, himself a son of George I, Earl of March, and had issue:

Lady Elizabeth Lindsay (died 1509), married to John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond
David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose (1440? 1495)
Alexander Lindsay, 7th Earl of Crawford (died 1517).

The most important of the early earls of Crawford are the 4th and the 5th earls. Alexander Lindsay, the 4th earl (d. 1454), called the "tiger earl," was, like his father David the 3rd earl, who was killed in 1446, one of the most powerful of the Scottish nobles; for some time he was in arms against King James II., but he submitted in 1452. His son David, the 5th earl (c. 14401 495), was lord high admiral and lord chamberlain; he went frequently as an ambassador to England and was created duke of Montrose in 1488, but the title did not descend to his son.

Alexander married Margaret de Dunbar, Countess of Crawford in 1440 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Sir David Dunbar, of Cockburn, son of George 1, Earl of March and Beatrice Colquhoun) was born in 1425 in Cockburn, Berwickshire, Scotland; died before Jan 1499 in Berwickshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

14. David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford, 1st Duke of Montrose was born in 1440 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 25 Dec 1495 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland; was buried in 1495 in Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland.
15. Walter Lindsay was born in 1440 in Scotland; and died.
16. Alexander Lindsay, of Auchtermonzie, 7th Earl of Crawford was born in 1443 in Crawford Castle, Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in May 1517 in Oathlaw, Angus, Scotland; was buried in Dundee, Angus (Forfar), Scotland.
17. Lady Elizabeth de Lindsay was born in 1445 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 22 Sep 1509 in Castle Lochinvar, Kircudbrightshire, Scotland; was buried in Castle Lochinvar, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
18. Marjory Lindsay was born about 1443 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.
19. Reginald Lindsey was born in 1446 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.

8.	Walter Lindsay, of the Arde and Beaufort, Inverness-shire, Edzell, Kynblethmont, County Forfar (4.David³, 2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) and died. Other Events and Attributes: _UID: 9E9CAFDD97534DCBB78B493E71E23E395B29

9.
William Lindsay, of Lekoquhy (4.David³, 2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) and died.
Other Events and Attributes:
_UID: EAED09A10FC348FA9D21D9AD9F5ED7A5520C
10.
Sir John Lindsay (4.David³, 2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) died on 1 May 1450 in Battle of Brechin.
Other Events and Attributes:
_UID: DDC93D7089824DF38F11226A35433AEF6BF9
11.
James Lindsay, Countess Douglas (4.David³, 2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) and died.
Other Events and Attributes:
_UID: 1BAAA054A63940DABC0CD2C6A12AFC9B74A2

12.	Janet Lindsay (4.David³, 2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) and died. Other Events and Attributes: _UID: C559BC968AEB4F4C89AF095BA63C48E1278B Family/Spouse: William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Duke of Touraine. William and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.	Elizabeth Lindsay (4.David³, 2.Alexander², 1.Elizabeth¹) died in 1498. Other Events and Attributes: _UID: 61DC1FE39B9746FC83CF0D9EB79B3D418013 Family/Spouse: Thomas Maule, of Panmure. Thomas and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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