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John Lindsay ( – 1679),
Earl of Crawford Earl of Crawford is one of the most ancient extant titles in Great Britain, having been created in the Peerage of Scotland for Sir David Lindsay in 1398. It is the premier earldom recorded on the Union Roll. Early history Sir David Lindsay, who ...
and
Earl of Lindsay Earl of Lindsay is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for John Lindsay, 10th Lord Lindsay, who later inherited the ancient Earldom of Crawford. The two earldoms remained united until the death of the 22nd Earl of Crawf ...
, was a Scottish noble.


Early life

Lindsay was born . He was the eldest son of
Robert Lindsay, 9th Lord Lindsay Robert Lindsay, 9th Lord Lindsay PC (died 9 July 1616), was a Scottish landowner. Early life He was the second son of James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay and Lady Eupheme Leslie. His elder brother was John Lindsay, 8th Lord Lindsay (who married Ho ...
and Lady Christian Hamilton. His younger sister, Helen Lindsay, married Sir William Scott of Ardross in 1634. After the death of his father in 1616, his mother married
Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd (November 1595 – 28 August 1628),Also known as Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock was a Scottish noble. Early life Robert Boyd was born in November 1595. He was the son of Jean ( Kerr) Boyd and Robert Boyd, Master of Boyd, w ...
. His paternal grandparents were James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay (a gentleman of King James's bedchamber) and Lady Eupheme Leslie (eldest daughter of Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes). His mother was the eldest daughter of
Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington (1563 – 29 May 1637), designated before his peerage as 'of Drumcarny, Monkland, and Binning', was a Scottish administrator, Lord Advocate, judge, and Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire. Family The son ...
and the former Margaret Borthwick (only child of James Borthwick of Newbyres). Upon the death of his paternal uncle, John Lindsay, 8th Lord Lindsay, the estate of Byres was sold on his death to his maternal grandfather, Lord Haddington.


Career

Upon the death of his father in 1616, he became the 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres. In 1633, he was created
Earl of Lindsay Earl of Lindsay is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for John Lindsay, 10th Lord Lindsay, who later inherited the ancient Earldom of Crawford. The two earldoms remained united until the death of the 22nd Earl of Crawf ...
. He also received the earldom of Crawford following the forfeiture of his cousin,
Ludovic Lindsay, 16th Earl of Crawford Ludovic Lindsay, 16th Earl of Crawford (1600–1652), was a Scottish landowner and Royalist. He was the son of Henry Lindsay, 13th Earl of Crawford and Helen Chisholm. In 1633-1634 Lindsay served the Polish king and commanded a unit composed par ...
, in November 1652 (under the terms of the 1641/2 regrant of the Earldom of Crawford). He became
Treasurer of Scotland The Treasurer was a senior post in the pre-Act of Union 1707, Union government of Scotland, the Privy Council of Scotland. Lord Treasurer The full title of the post was ''Lord High Treasurer, Comptroller, Collector-General and Treasurer of the Ne ...
in 1644, and in 1645 President of Parliament. During the
Wars of the Three Kingdoms The Wars of the Three Kingdoms were a series of related conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, then separate entities united in a pers ...
he played a complex role, but his position was basically a moderate Presbyterian "Engager" one. He fought for the army of the Scots Parliament at the
Battle of Marston Moor The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639 – 1653. The combined forces of the English Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester and the Scottish Covenanters und ...
, and against the royalist general Montrose at the
Battle of Kilsyth The Battle of Kilsyth, fought on 15 August 1645 near Kilsyth, was an engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The largest battle of the conflict in Scotland, it resulted in victory for the Royalist general Montrose over the forces of ...
, and was eventually captured by the English at Alyth. He then changed sides, and in 1647 he signed the "engagement" for the release of
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, losing all his offices when his enemy, the
Marquess of Argyll A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman w ...
, obtained the upper hand. After the defeat of the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, however, Crawford regained his influence in Scottish politics, but from 1651 to 1660 he was a prisoner in England following his capture at Alyth in an incident known as 'the Onfall of Alyth'. In 1661 he was restored to his former dignities, but his refusal to abjure the covenant compelled him to resign them two years later.


Personal life

Around 1630, Lord Lindsay married Lady Margaret Hamilton (d. 1678), a daughter of
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton and 4th Earl of Arran KG PC (1589 – 2 March 1625), styled Lord Aven from 1599 to 1604, was a Scottish politician. He was the son of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton and Margaret Lyon. Career Ha ...
and Lady Anne Cunningham (fourth daughter of
James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn (1552–1630) was a Scottish peer and member of the Privy Council of Scotland. Early life The eldest son and heir of William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn by his spouse Janet, daughter of Sir John Gor ...
). Together, they were the parents of: *
Lady Anne Lindsay Lady Anne Barnard (née Lindsay; 8 December 17506 May 1825) was a Scottish travel writer, artist and socialite, and the author of the ballad ''Auld Robin Gray''. Her five-year residence in Cape Town, South Africa, although brief, had a signific ...
(1631–1689), who married
John Leslie, 1st Duke of Rothes John Leslie (c. 163027 July 1681), son of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes, was the 7th Earl of Rothes and 1st Duke of Rothes. According to tradition, he was a descendant of Princess Beatrix, sister of King Malcolm III of Scotland. His family had ...
in . * Lady Christian Lindsay (–1704), who married
John Hamilton, 4th Earl of Haddington John Hamilton, 4th Earl of Haddington (1626 - 31 August 1669) was a Scottish nobleman. Life Haddington was born in 1626, second son of Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington and Lady Catherine Erskine, a daughter of John Erskine, Earl of Mar. ...
in 1648. * Hon. Margaret Lindsay (b. 1635), who died young. * Hon. James Lindsay (b. 1636), who died young. * Hon. James Lindsay (b. 1637), who died young. * Hon. John Lindsay (b. 1639), who died young. *
William Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford William Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford and 2nd Earl of Lindsay (April 1644 – 6 March 1698) was a Scottish noble and politician. Lindsay was the eldest son of John Lindsay, 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, 17th Earl of Crawford, and 1st Earl of L ...
(1644–1698), who married Lady Mary Johnstone, eldest daughter of
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and Lady Henrietta Douglas (a daughter of
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and 11th Earl of Angus (1589–1660) was a Scottish nobleman. Life Master of Angus William Douglas was the eldest son of William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus and his Countess, Elizabeth Oliphant, elde ...
), in 1670. After her death in 1681, he married Lady Henrietta Fleming (widow of
William Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigtown William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
), the eldest daughter of
Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline PC (November 1615 – 11 May 1672), styled Lord Fyvie until the death of his father in 1622, was a Scottish peer. Seton the son of Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline and Margaret, daughter of James ...
and Lady Mary Douglas (a daughter of
William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton (1582 – 7 August 1648) was a grandson of the 6th Earl of Morton. He was Treasurer of Scotland, and a zealous Royalist. Life He was the son of Robert Douglas, Master of Morton, and Jean Lyon, daughter of ...
). * Hon. Patrick Lindsay (later ''Crawford'' of Kilbirnie) (1646–1681), who married Margaret Crawford, a daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Crawford of Kilbirnie, in 1664. * Lady Helen Lindsay (d. 1669), who married
Sir Robert Sinclair, 3rd Baronet, of Stevenston The Sinclair (later Sinclair-Lockhart) Baronetcy of Stevenson in the County of Haddington, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 18 June 1636 for John Sinclair of Stevenson, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. Th ...
in 1663. * Lady Elizabeth Lindsay (d. 1688), who married
David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk (November 1643 – 3 October 1688) was a Scottish aristocrat and landowner. Early life Carnegie was born in November 1643. He was the son of David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk and Lady Jean Maule. His young ...
in . He was succeeded by his son
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.


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Further reading

* 1596 births 1678 deaths Scottish soldiers Earls of Crawford Earls of Lindsay {{Scotland-earl-stub