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  • Name Alexander Lindsay 
    Nickname The Tiger Earl and Earl Beardie 
    Born 1423 
    Address:
    Glenesk
    Glenesk, Scotland 
    Christened 1440  Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 4th Earl of Crawford, Earl of Crawford, Knight 
    Occupation 1450 
    Sheriff of Aberdeen  
    Address:
    Aberdeen Scotland
    Aberdeen
    Scotland 
    Occupation 1453 
    Guardian of the Marches  
    Address:
    Scotland
    Scotland 
    Died Sep 1453 
    Address:
    Finhaven Castle
    Finhaven Castle, Scotland 
    Buried Greyfriars Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Dundee
    Dundee, Scotland
    United Kingdom 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lindsay,_4th_Earl_of_Crawford

      Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford

      Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford acceded 1446, died September 1453.

      Father: David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford Mother: Marjory Ogilvie

      Married Margaret Dunbar and had 3 children, Elizabeth, David 5th Earl born 1440 and Alexander the 7th Earl.

      Known as "the Tiger Earl", Alexander 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 of 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 May 18, and he submitted to James II in 1452.

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

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      From thePeerage.com:

      Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford was the son of David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford and Marjory Ogilvy. He married Margaret Dunbar, daughter of Sir David Dunbar of Cockburn. He died in September 1453 at Finhaven Castle, Angus, Scotland. He was buried at Grey Friars Church, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.

      Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford also went by the nick-name of 'Earl Beardie'. Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford also went by the nick-name of 'the Tiger'. He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Aberdeen between 1446 and 1452. On 13 January 1445/46 at Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, he was the victor of the bloody fray in which his father was fatally wounded. He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Crawford [S., 1398] on 17 January 1445/46. He held the office of Scottish Ambassador to England in 1451. In 1452 he rebelled against the King, after the murder of Douglas by the King. He fought in the Battle of Brechin on 18 May 1452, where he was defeated by the Earl of Huntly, and was declared forfeit. He held the office of Guardian of the Marches in 1453. In April 1453 he was restored.

      Children of Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford and Margaret Dunbar

      * Lady Elizabeth Lindsay+ d. a 22 Nov 1509
      * David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose+ b. 1440, d. 25 Dec 149
      * Alexander Lindsay of Auchtermonzie, 7th Earl of Crawford+ b. c 1443, d. May 1517



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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lindsay,_2nd_Earl_of_Crawford

      Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford

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      Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford (c. 1387 - 1438), 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 succeeded in the Earldom of Crawford by David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford.

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      Information on his connection to Robert II here:

      http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH29,21169

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      He was knighted at the coronation of King James in 1424, and was a hostage for the King, being detained at the Tower of London, York, and Pontefract 1424-27. He was ambassador to England 1430-31.


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      Alexander 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, but he submitted in 1452, after the Battle of Brechin.


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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lindsay,_4th_Earl_of_Crawford

      Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford

      Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford acceded 1446, died September 1453.

      Father: David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford Mother: Marjory Ogilvie

      Married Margaret Dunbar and had 3 children, Elizabeth, David 5th Earl born 1440 and Alexander the 7th Earl.

      Known as "the Tiger Earl", Alexander 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 of 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 May 18, and he submitted to James II in 1452.

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

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      From thePeerage.com:

      Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford was the son of David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford and Marjory Ogilvy. He married Margaret Dunbar, daughter of Sir David Dunbar of Cockburn. He died in September 1453 at Finhaven Castle, Angus, Scotland. He was buried at Grey Friars Church, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.
      Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford also went by the nick-name of 'Earl Beardie'. Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford also went by the nick-name of 'the Tiger'. He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Aberdeen between 1446 and 1452. On 13 January 1445/46 at Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, he was the victor of the bloody fray in which his father was fatally wounded. He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Crawford [S., 1398] on 17 January 1445/46. He held the office of Scottish Ambassador to England in 1451. In 1452 he rebelled against the King, after the murder of Douglas by the King. He fought in the Battle of Brechin on 18 May 1452, where he was defeated by the Earl of Huntly, and was declared forfeit. He held the office of Guardian of the Marches in 1453. In April 1453 he was restored.
      Children of Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford and Margaret Dunbar

      * Lady Elizabeth Lindsay+ d. a 22 Nov 1509
      * David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose+ b. 1440, d. 25 Dec 1495
      * Alexander Lindsay of Auchtermonzie, 7th Earl of Crawford+ b. c 1443, d. May 1517


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      Information on his connection to Robert II here:

      http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH29,21169

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      He was knighted at the coronation of King James in 1424, and was a hostage for the King, being detained at the Tower of London, York, and Pontefract 1424-27. He was ambassador to England 1430-31.

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      Alexander 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, but he submitted in 1452, after the Battle of Brechin.
    • He obtained a new entail of his comitatus in 1421, an early example of a royal charter containing both name and description of coat of arms. He was knighted at the coronation of King James on 21 May, 1424. He served as a hostage for the King and was emprisoned in the Tower of London in 1424.
    • From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
    • Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford1 (M) b. before 1424, d. after September 1453, #4805d. a Sep 1453|p481.htm#i4805|David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford|b. b 1410d. bt 17 Jan 1445 - 1446|p2038.htm#i20371|Marjory Ogilvy|b. b 1391|p2038.htm#i20372|Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford|b. c 1387d. 1438|p10812.htm#i108114|Marjorie Dunbar|b. b 1394d. a 1429|p10812.htm#i108115|Sir Walter Ogilvy of Auchterhouse|b. b 1374d. 1391|p291.htm#i2908|Isabel Ramsay|b. b 1365|p291.htm#i2909|');"Pedigree Last Edited=22 Aug 2003
      Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford was the son of David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford and Marjory Ogilvy . He was born before 1424. He died after September 1453. He gained the title of 4th Earl of Crawford.
      Children of Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford and Margaret Dunbar :
      David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose + b. 1440, d. 25 Dec 1495 Elizabeth Lindsay+ b. b 1457, d. a 22 Nov 1509 Alexander Lindsay, 7th Earl of Crawford + b. b 1460, d. May 1517
      Citations
      [S2 ] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 27. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
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      [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 9, Ed. 1, Tree #2956, Date of Import: Nov 17, 1998]

      my sources are from the wft2 2130,1329,3320,[strayhorn.FTW]

      [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 9, Ed. 1, Tree #2956, Date of Import: Nov 15, 1998]

      my sources are from the wft2 2130,1329,3320,
    • Alexander de Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford, knighted 1424, a hostagefor James I and imprisoned Tower of London 1424, obtained a new entailof his comitatus (county, here in the sense of domains appertaining toan earl of a county) 1421 (an early example of a royal chartercontaining a name and arms clause). [Burke's Peerage]

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      Sir Alexander Lindsay, Knight, Earl of Crawford, b. c 1387, d. 1438,after 31 March, ambassador to England 1429-1430; m. before 1410,Marjory, probably a daughter of the Earl of Dunbar. [Magna ChartaSureties]
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      second Earl of Crawford * k. January 13, 1445-6. *(Footnote) He was the son of Sir David Lindsay, of Glenesk, created, in 1389, Earl of Crawford,d. bef. 1412,and his wife Princess Catherine Stewart, dau. of Robert II.,King of Scotland--. (MCB, 1898, p.434).
    Person ID I6000000015801218335  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2020 

    Father David Lindsay,   b. Abt 1405,   d. 24 Jan 1445, Finhaven Castle Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Marjory Ogilvy of Auchterhouse,   b. Abt 1400, Of,Auchterhouse,Angusshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1476, Crawford,Clydesdale,Lanarkshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F6000000013901559135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Dunbar,   b. 1425,   d. Abt Jan 1500  (Age 75 years) 
    Married Bef 1440 
    Address:
    Crawford
    Crawford, Scotland 
    Children 
     1. Alexander Lindsay,   b. 1443,   d. May 1517  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F6000000015801218339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart