David (Lindsay) Lindsay of Balcarres and Ninth Earl of Crawford (bef. 1513 - 1558)

Born before 1513 in Edzell, Forfarshire, Scotland

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Died 20 Sep 1558 after age 45 in Invermark Castle, Loch Lee, Forfarshire, Scotland

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David (Lindsay) Lindsay of Balcarres and Ninth Earl of Crawford is Notable.

David (Lindsay) Lindsay of Balcarres and Ninth Earl of Crawford is a member of Clan Lindsay.

David was the son of Walter Crawford and a daughter of John Werskine of Dun.^[1]

He was first known as, David Lindsay of Edzell, until he inherited the earldom from his uncle, David Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford by nomination on the 27th of November 1542, and was succeeded upon his death in 1558 by the 8th Earl's grandson David Lindsay, 10th Earl of Crawford.^[2] He went by the knickname of 'the Interpolated Earl'. He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1546. On 2 May 1546 he reinstated the son of his cousin, Alexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford to the Earldom of Crawford.^[1]

His first marriage was to Janet Gray before the 12th of June 1535. They did not have children.

His second marriage was to Katherine Cambell in 1550.^[2] They had seven children.

1. Sir David, Lord Edzell.^{[2] [1]}
2. Sir John, of Balcarres, Lord Menmuir^{[2] [1]}
3. Sir Walter^{[2] [1]}
4. James^[2]
5. Robert Lindsay, Laird of Balhall^[2]
6. Lady Elizabeth^{[2] [1]}
7. Lady Margaret^[2][1][3]

David passed away in 1558 at Invermark Castle, Lochlee, Angusshire, Scotland. He was buried in Edzell, Scotland.^[1]

Research Notes

• Cracrofts Peerage

• Stirnet

• The Peerage

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, London: St. Catherine Press, 1913, Ed. 2 Vol III, Archive.org, p. 515
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 511
3. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, London: St. Catherine Press, 1910, Ed. 2 Vol I, Archive.org, p. 314

See also:

• Wikipedia: David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford

• Wikidata: Item Q5236636, en:Wikipedia